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All, I have been going back and forth in my head on if I should shorten my extension or increase it and I need a second opinion to straighten me out. PN: 5T-I-SET https://snaponindustrialbrands.com/DSN/wwwsnaponindustrialbrandscom/Content/PDF/Snap-on%20Industrial%20Brands%20CAT4%20113.pdf Its...

We are the designers and owner of the design for a product we own and manufacture

Thanks for the reply guys

We did it primarily for the color, we are using a very light turquoise and when you go up even a few tenths in thickness it changes the color dramatically. Our components are anodized primarily for cosmetic preference and marketing wanted this color. Of course we could have done .0005-.0008 but...

I didnt put exactly like you suggest however I did put Anodize per MIL-xxx-xxx Anodize Thickness .0004"-.0008" Thanks for the reply

Hi all, I ran across something today and wanted to get other engineers opinions. I design products for a company and we routinely use mil specs to identify process parameters for our products. Recently, I released a drawing that said process per the anodize mil-spec-xxx.xxx and below it I...

I would say no because the sheet metal is tearing at the bottom of the bracket.

It's bolted to the plate with 4 10-32 screws. I assume it is almost line to line contact and has a huge stress riser. Just not sure how to calculate.

I do the basic calculation of Fmax using stress = F/A Assuming Yield stress = 100ksi, the sheet metal being 1/6" thick and the flange being 2" tall 100ksi=F/(2*.0625) -> F=100ksi*.125 -> Fmax =12500lb This seems way wrong considering the gas shock only applies a few pounds of force. Am I...

Hi All. I am working on a problem at work that is basically sheetmetal tearing due to a force being applied. We have a sheetmetal door which we added a gas cylinder to help lift, the problem is the sheetmetal is tearing at the mounting location of the gas cylinder. I know that the stress is...

In my senior year of college they brought in a group of high school kids that wanted to be engineers, one of the projects they did was make catapults or trebuchets out of just scrap material and compared to see who could throw the penny the farthest. Was pretty cool, and way more fun than my...

Hi guys, I am working on a project at work where we make part a which weighs 10 pounds and part b which weighs 13 pounds. Parts a and b both get packaged in a foam container. I have test data on part a that says it will survive drop tests, I was hoping to do analysis to say part b will also...

Hi guys, I am working on a project at work where we make part a which weighs 10 pounds and part b which weighs 13 pounds. Parts a and b both get packaged in a foam container. I have test data on part a that says it will survive drop tests, I was hoping to do analysis to say part b will also...

For whatever reason this equation is slipping by me, I don't want to use a calculator though because I am building a spreadsheet. Can someone please tell me the equation to calculate o-ring compression? Thanks

Also, Maybe it would be easier to just calculate the force on the flute and turn it into a torque that way? I am not having a lot of luck calculating the force though. Thanks