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=== Drill Bits ===
=== Drill Bits ===
a #68 wire gauge dill bit with (diameter = 0.031 inches = 0.787 mm) can be useful for loading & packing powder inside the standard 11-BM mail-in 0.8 mm Kapton tubes
A #68 wire gauge size Jobber drill bit (diameter = 0.031" = 0.787 mm) can be useful for loading & packing powder inside the standard 11-BM mail-in 0.8 mm Kapton tubes


These small diameter drill bits cost $2 or less, and can easily be purchased online.  If you intend to use it frequently, you might consider also purchasing a small pin vise (Starrett makes good ones) to more easily hold the small bit.
These small diameter drill bits cost $2 or less, and can easily be purchased online.  If you intend to use it frequently, you might consider also purchasing a small pin vise (Starrett makes good ones) to more easily hold the small bit.


=== Powder Sieves ===
=== Powder Sieves ===

Revision as of 15:58, 30 May 2012

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Tools

Drill Bits

A #68 wire gauge size Jobber drill bit (diameter = 0.031" = 0.787 mm) can be useful for loading & packing powder inside the standard 11-BM mail-in 0.8 mm Kapton tubes

These small diameter drill bits cost $2 or less, and can easily be purchased online. If you intend to use it frequently, you might consider also purchasing a small pin vise (Starrett makes good ones) to more easily hold the small bit.

Powder Sieves

11-BM has a selection of powder sieves available for use by on-site users.

Small and large agate mortars and pestles are also available for grinding powders.

The available sieve sizes are as follows.

Sieve # Mesh (microns)
40 425 μm
70 212 μm
140 106 μm
200 75 μm
325 45 μm