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Hi Phinds, Thank you for the reply. I am designing a mechanism that will use a flexible pivot bearing (basically a spring bearing) at the rotate point in the diagram, http://www.c-flex.com/ . For the bearing I want to use, i know that a downward force of 1 pound will give me a rotation...

How would I calculate the force acting on the bottom beam in the arrow shown? http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_other_shots/5726954751/