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  1. MickE

    Need times for "hand finishing" stainless

    I am developing a spreadsheet for cost estimating custom built, stainless steel tanks. Can anyone help with average times per unit area (or point me in the right direction) for finishing to 0.3Ra microns (240 grit) and to 0.1Ra (320 grit) from say No.1 Mill Finish 304 or 316 plate. A typical...
  2. MickE

    Seeking a simple formula to find deflection of flat ends on tanks

    Does anyone know a simple way to determine the deflection of flat suspended tank bottoms? Or if the maximum deflection was set to a percentage of the diameter, say by visual acceptability, how should I go about finding the required thickness? For simplicity and if it is a part of the solution...
  3. MickE

    From Excel data to 3D drawing anyone??

    Can anyone point me in a direction? I am trying to locate a mid to low end drawing program for generating rendered sketches of tanks from Excel data. Does such an interface exist? I think "mid to low end" because I don't need all the power to do everything else that the...

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