Here's how to install a new internal drive as extra storage or as a new boot drive. Here, we installed Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10, a $124, 320GB Serial ATA (SATA) drive, inside a Dell Dimension 8400 running Windows XP Home Edition.
The tamping rod is a round, straight steel rod used with concrete cylinder molds, slump cones, and unit weight tests. Measures 5/8 diameter by 24 length. Both ends are rounded to a hemispherical tip. The tamping rod is plated for rust resistance and has a 6 scale in 1/4 increments engraved on end of the rod for measuring the slump. The Cat# TR375 is a 3/8 diameter by 12 length, rounded hemispherical tips, less scale.
Taps and dies are tools used to create screw threads, which is called threading. Many are cutting tools; others are forming tools. A tap is used to cut or form the female portion of the mating pair (e.g., a nut). A die is used to cut or form the male portion of the mating pair (e.g., a bolt).The process of cutting or forming threads using a tap is called tapping, whereas the process using a die is called threading. tap is used to cut or form the female portion of the mating pair (e.g., a nut). A die is used to cut or form the male portion of the mating pair (e.g., a bolt). The process of cutting or forming threads using a tap is called tapping, whereas the process using a die is called threading.