Where to find 1018 bars - 1/8" x 3/16"

[David Schwab]

I think 12L14 is pretty standard for pole piece screws.

[ReWind]

I didn't know that. Where can one find 12L14 5-50 screws? I've not seen them. I can get screws made to my specs, but I don't think I'd use enough in 12L14 to warrant buying 10,000 pieces. In my post above, I was referring specifically to use in slugs and keepers when I mentioned 12L14. I have plenty of bar stock.

[David Schwab]

I didn't know that. Where can one find 12L14 5-50 screws? I've not seen them. I can get screws made to my specs, but I don't think I'd use enough in 12L14 to warrant buying 10,000 pieces. In my post above, I was referring specifically to use in slugs and keepers when I mentioned 12L14. I have plenty of bar stock.

I don't see any around either, but I know of at least one instance where it was used for pole piece screws.

[Beef Coon]

Phil Luthier has 12L14 screws

[Joe Gwinn]

MAPP gas speeds up the heating and helps get larger pieces up to temperature evenly. It used to be widely available but it's been a while since I've shopped for it. A bottle lasts me a long time. Straight butane doesn't seem to cut it except on really small pieces.

MAPP gas is no longer made. What is sold as MAPP gas these days comes from a different manufacturer and isn't quite the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPP_gas

The problem was that the original maker of MAPP cylinders allowed manufacturing to get sloppy. The problem was that the brazing wasn't done properly, yielding a weak neck joint, so side forces on the torch was sufficient to break the neck off. Some consumers were very badly burned when the screw fitting broke off the bottle while the torch was in use, enveloping the hapless user in a fireball.

http://www.chemaxx.com/mapp-gas-cylinder-fire3.htm

[David King]

Ouch!