Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Make your own steel weight calculator! Download this, print it out, cut out the windows, glue them onto something, what ever: Use the link to go to Photobucket to download. http://s979.photobucket.com/albums/ae274/nakedanvil/?action=view¤t=steelweightcalc.jpg Or just right click on this image and save it: Go here if you haven't seen how it works: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thanks Grant. That'll be a handy tool. How's progress on the "ANVOLUTION"? (Sorry. Had to water the seed a little.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I've had some distractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Before some genius mentions the size or scale, I thought about that and as long as they are both the same, the size won't matter. It doesn't measure, it just compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thanks Grant I just printed it on some presentation paper now I just need to cut it out and I will be up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 In case you are ever in the feild, with out your handy sliderule calculator, this is how I figure it. One square foot 1/4" thick weighs 10(.2?) lbs. Double for 1/2", halve for 1/8" etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Arftist, yeah it's handy to know a few references like that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Time for "Show and Tell". Let's see what some of you guys came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Time for "Show and Tell". Let's see what some of you guys cam up with. Hmmm, 0.28lbs/ cu/in, tape mesure, calculator or pencil and paper. Or if you're into precision mild steel is 495lbs/cu/ft. Actually, that's more about which one you can remember. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 The calculator comes into it's own when you're working on forgings, Frosty. Say I want to make a part with a 1" ball on each end and 10" of 5/8 hexagon between them. If I start with 1" bar, how long do I want to cut it? Well, I know that the balls will take a little over 3/4 inch each. Then I set my calculator for 5/8 hex and see that 10" length is just about 1 pound. I re-set to 1" round, look at 1 pound and it tells me I need to allow about 4-1/2 inches. So, a little over 6 inches to cut the piece. Bada-Bing Bada-Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 thats really neat. i fear maths but that doesnt sound toooo bad.... thanks for that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Time for "Show and Tell". Let's see what some of you guys came up with. Hello grant - Here's my show and tell...just this last week - I needed to make a 1" ball on the ends of a part that totals 20" long w/ 1/2" round between. I calculated the volume of 1" round stock to make this forging. The picture shows the starting 1" x 5-7/8" blank, then after balling the ends, then drawing down the center, then the final shape of the parts for a coat stand. http://www.farwestforge.com/Forum/bsgview.php?photo=3571&cat=&by=Jeremy K - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thanks jeremy, that's exactly the kind of problem that the calculator is useful in solving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Time for "Show and Tell". Let's see what some of you guys came up with. Sorry Grant, too tempting, just couldn't resist it......mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 This is the sort of blatant pedantry up with which I will not put! I thought you were going to <female dog> me out for it not being metric. Dang Metric Nazis! Why, back in my day we were perfectly happy with the cubit! There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 This is the sort of blatant pedantry up with which I will not put! I thought you were going to <female dog> me out for it not being metric. Dang Metric Nazis! Why, back in my day we were perfectly happy with cubit! There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't! now thats back in the day! Egyptian, Babylononian or that new fangled Roman cubit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 1 "man cubit" = 45.72 centimeters = 18 inches. Really useful too..............if you're building an ark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 1 "man cubit" = 45.72 centimeters = 18 inches. Really useful too..............if you're building an ark! centimetres???? who does dem widgets? m and mm all (most) of the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sorry, we don't work with them sissy numbers here! Want me to show you a quick way to convert CM to MM? Just so you don't have to get your panties in a knot! Just when I finally got used to my car holding 44 litres of petrol and going 700 Kilometers on a tank, someone would come along and ask me how many miles per gallon I get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 I was happy knowing that My Austin-Healey Sprite had a 948 cc engine, that is until I found out that was only 61 cubic inches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sorry, we don't work with them sissy numbers here! Want me to show you a quick way to convert CM to MM? Just so you don't have to get your panties in a knot! Just when I finally got used to my car holding 44 litres of petrol and going 700 Kilometers on a tank, someone would come along and ask me how many miles per gallon I get! Might be some sorta false memory psychobabble thing but I'm suure I remember going on holoiday to Ireland in the mid 90's and the the distances were in km and the speed limits in mph. As you guys say "go figure" .... literally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sorry, we don't work with them sissy numbers here! Want me to show you a quick way to convert CM to MM? Just so you don't have to get your panties in a knot! Me? I get my conversion tables out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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