... some people I work with are REALLY stupid!

good thing you don't work with me...I would make them seem like geniuses

Do you know of a simple test to determine if a part is made from stainless steel vs plain carbon steel?

I work with a 4 yr degreed mechanical engineer who didn't until just a few minutes ago.

Lay it in the driveway for three months and see if it rusts?

Touch a magnet to it. Most stainless steel are non-magnetic.

This same guy e-mailed me a drawing of a part that he found in a miltary specification. It's a regtangular part about half inch wide, two inches long with two holes in it.

He asks, "Do you know where we can buy these off the shelf?"

I reply, "What is it? Does it have a name? What's it used for?"

His reply is, "It's called a bracket, flat."

Boy, now THAT"S helpful. I'll just start calling supply houses and ask them if they sell a "bracket, flat." Maybe something will turn up if I google "bracket, flat."

Here ya go!!! Even has a screw!!!

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/440235-dinrail-bracket-flat-w-screw-1201060.html 

Nope. I specifically said "bracket, flat." That one is not flat. An nowhere did I mention a screw.

LOL!!

... some people on this board are REALLY stupid!