Links
Tech stuff
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx if your wintel machine is running, this download will tell you what’s clogging your cpu.
http://www.easycalculation.com/decimal-converter.php simple hex converter – useful for modbus programming
http://www.spcanywhere.com/smartcable.html looking to make a recording dilatometer? This site has a piece of hardware you’ll need.
http://www.techniks.com/ Film for making printed circuit boards.
http://www.macrium.com/ReflectFree.asp Disk imaging freeware. If you are running dedicated processors, this is the fastest way to restore a corrupted machine. Miraculous.
http://www.autohotkey.com/ Maps a combination of keys to a macro for any program. Great for repetitive mouse moves.
http://www.silvaloy.com/techsheets.php makers of a vast array of solders
http://www.threeplanes.net/toolsteel.html A great explanation of the hardening process and different alloys
http://home.comcast.net/~hardandsoftware/NETCommOCX.htm a subroutine that communicates with peripherals. Serial communications.
http://www.cnjradio.net/fenderamps/ Schematics of classic fender tube amps.
http://grapevine.abe.msstate.edu/~fto/calculator/convertv.html the best volume calculator ever.
Suppliers
http://www.smallparts.com/ ‘the hardware store for R/D’ – lots of very useful, hard to find items – fast shipping
http://www.waxwear.com/ Where filson gets/got their fabric (according to them). Excellent for tool rolls and covers, anything you want to keep.
http://www.glass-cast.com/ some excellent high temperature mold materials.
http://www.glasscolor.com/ All of the crew at Olympic Color rod are great. They sell my bronze optic molds
http://stores.ebbatchcolor.com/ Highly recommended
http://www.greenfootglass.com Evan is a really talented glassmaker and equipment builder. Check out his site and buy one of his furnaces.
Http://www.squareup.com If you want to take credit cards, this is the only way that makes sense. At least that’s what I think.