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Thanks. Once I realized it was only a point where they contact each other, then I understood you really can't give it a dimension. I still can't get my head around the idea that although they are touching, that area can't be defined. I guess I don't have a good imagination...

Thanks, Russ. I assume a tangent point can't be defined by a dimension? (Sorry, totally math impaired...)

What if there was no force to flatten it?

Greetings All, I have a rather odd question which has been bothering me. If you have a perfectly round sphere sitting on a perfectly flat plane, what is the area of surface contact between the two? Is there an actual value, or is it something which can't be calculated. I'm assuming the diameter...

Since the diameter of the part is rather small, it would be difficult to balance 100 lbs on top of it & still get an indicator in there somewhere to measure the height.

Thanks, but due to the budget and harsh environment (next to a punch press), we need something fairly stout and rugged, hence the milling vise.

Thanks for the data. I'm thinking about putting a load cell in between the vise jaw and test part so we have a definitive compression reading.

Thanks for the input, but due to the budget for this, and the fact that we already have a milling vise, hydraulic isn't an option.

Greetings All, We have a stack of parts which needs to have the height measured with 100 lbs of force applied. The plan is to put the stack in a vise and, using a torque wrench, tighten to handle to 100 ft/lbs. This doesn't seem right to me. Will 100 ft/lbs of torque equal 100 lbs of...