Recent content by Bri2012

Okay, I see. Thanks for taking the time to explain that to me. This is not stuff I normally do but am branching out and appreciate the kindness.

Is there a mathematical way to determine the time? I was told that I could take FPM, divide by the length of the wood, and convert to seconds to get the time. But, I agree it is not seeming like the correct approach. I want to be able to say if the speeds are this, you will need a gap this big...

Belt Speed: 29 inches per second Time in Seconds Item dropped: (InchesPerSecond/length of piece in inches) ---- (29/37) = 0.7838 Pitch: 29 * .7838 = 22.7302 Length: 37 inches Gap: p - x = -14.2698 Get gap between two: (29 * .7838) - 37 = -14.2698***The last part I am hoping I did correctly is...

145/ 60 = 2.4166 2.4166 * 12 = 29 inches per second Thanks for that! I'm not sure about that. I was trying to follow this example: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/conveyor-speed-distance-calculations.582817/

Shoot! I did not catch that, thank you! Besides that, am I finding the gap correctly?

I am needing to find the gap between two pieces of wood on a conveyor belt. I am new t this and am having trouble knowing what to Google to find the right formulas. I found one answer on here that helped a little, but it was dealing with two conveyors, and I am not sure if I adjusted the formula...