The Virtual Toolbox

Unlike most shops, you are welcome to look through our toolbox to see if there are any tools that might help you with your project.

We have reference charts, calculators, and drawers full of useful tools. These tools won't break, you don't have to clean them off, and you don't have to worry about putting them back in the drawer!

(And WE don't have to worry about you not returning them!)

Links marked with an asterisk (*) are off the Shopdawg.com site, and will open a new window.

Bolt / Fastener Tools

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Bolt Torque	How tight should a bolt be? Don't guess, this chart shows you exactly!
Bolt Head / Wrench Size	Chart showing the wrench size for a given size bolt.
Bolt Grade Markings	Guide to the bolt grading system and the corresponding head markings

Calculators

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Timing Belt / Pulley Calculator*	Calculations for center to center distance and ratio of timing belt drives from our friends at Stock Drive Products
US/Metric Conversion	Convert length, area, volume, pressure, force, torque, and weight.
Right Angle Calculator*	Calculate the remaining values for right triangles when you only know length of two sides, or one side and one angle. REALLY HANDY!
Bolt Circle Calculator*	Calculates the coordinates on your DRO for bolt circles.
Linear Pattern Calculator*	Calculates the DRO coordinates for a linear pattern.
Hydraulic Pump Calculator*	Calculated the displacement and horsepower required for hydraulic pump applications NEW!
Hydraulic Motor Calculations*	Speed and torque calculations for hydraulic motors. NEW!
Hydraulic Cylinder Force*	Calculates the push / pull force of hydraulic cylinders. NEW!
Ohms Law Calculator	Enter any two values you have, and it will calculate the rest.

Angles and Trig Tables

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Tube Notch Calculator	Calculate the correct angles for cutting tube on a chop saw to saddle or "cope" on another tube
Right Angle Calculator*	Calculate the remaining values for right triangles when you only know length of two sides, or one side and one angle.
Sine Bar Settings Chart	Formula for setting a sine bar, plus charts for the most common whole angles.
Trig Table	Chart of trigonometry values for angles

Material Properties Charts

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MatWeb	Online Materials Information
Steel Pipe Dimension Chart	Dimensions of schedule 40 steel pipe
Sheet Metal Gauge Thickness	Chart of thicknesses and weights of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet metal

Design Resources

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eFunda	Pay-per-view site featuring engineering fundamentals and calculators
The Engineers Club	Web resources and links for engineers and technical professionals
EEVL	Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library
iCrank	The Mechanical Engineering Portal
QuickMath	Automatic math Solutions
GlobalSpec	The engineering search engine.
Engineers Edge	Online destination for engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals to quickly find information to help in the solution of typical and complex technical problems.

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