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    Resistance seam welding - where?

    Hi all, I'm looking for a job shop that can do resistance seam welding, preferably in Western Canada or Washington state. If anyone knows of a shop, please let me know. Thanks, Dean
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    Trying to find a part like a Kipp handle

    I'm trying to find something that operates like a kipp handle, but isn't. I have a cylindrical part that I would like to be able to index around its axis using a kipp handle concept: pull out to rotate, spring return to lock in place. Does anyone know if I can buy an assembly of the mating...
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    "Where-used" for a component part

    Awesome. Thanks for the quick responses. I'm a new user of SW, hence the question.
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    "Where-used" for a component part

    Does SW have a utility or function that will allow you to list all the assemblies that reference a specific component? For example: I have an adjustable lever, my part number 35-080. I'd like to know all of the assembly drawings in which it appears. I'm using SW 2006 right now. Thanks, Dean
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    This is killing me! [Or: Serving different masters] - LONG POST

    We are a manufacturer of industrial machinery. Our machinery comes in many different optional configurations, with occasional customization (10-20% of machines). Our bills of material have traditionally been structured along functional areas. An engineer would then select a bill for each...
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    "Chance" of a lifetime

    And remember, if you seal something outside your area of professional competence, it's YOUR ass in a sling. He will just say "Well the PE signed it, I thought it was fine." If, on the other hand, he is happy to sub out engineering work for which you are not competent to sign off, then go for it.
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    Take a day off after attending a conference

    I don't see anything remotely unethical about that, provided that any expenses (hotel, meals, etc.) that you incur on your own time are paid for by you. I suspect the manager is more worried about the perception among others at the company that you are getting a company-paid mini-vacation, and...
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    Material callouts

    Tunalover: if we don't assign a part number to raw material, our MRP system can't plan for us to have sufficient quantity on hand to meet our production requirements. Certainly it would be redundant if we were a design-only operation, but as a manufacturer we do need that information...
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    Material callouts - cross post from GD&T forum

    From MikeHalloran: "Given that you have a B/M already in the MRP system, maintaining a parallel copy on the field of drawings is, well, insane." I agree. It is insane and it leads to frequent errors. On our legacy ACAD stuff the information is just text in a title block, so it isn't linked to...
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    Material callouts - cross post from GD&T forum

    I originally posted this in the "Drafting Standards & GD&T" forum, but I figured I would crosspost it here as well. I know there are a lot more participants in this forum! ____________________________________________ I'd like to survey the participants in this forum regarding material callouts...
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    Material callouts

    From ewh: "As far as engineering is concerned, whatever the size of material used doesn't matter, as long as the finished part meets the drawing. " That's my point exactly. But I get resistance on this, even from some of my engineering staff who have worked with our existing system for so long...
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    Material callouts

    drawoh: Good question. Because we are using MRP, we will usually search the most logical materials to use, then find which we normally use the most. In your example, if we use 60' of 3" wide flat bar every year, and only 5' of 8" wide, we'll probably call for the 3". I'm not saying I like it...
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    Material callouts

    I'd like to survey the participants in this forum regarding material callouts on part drawings. I'm especially interested in companies that design and fabricate their own parts (rather than design only). Our company uses an MRP system, and as such every raw material we use has a part number...
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    Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for Aluminum

    What's an order of magnitude between friends? ;)
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    Estimating wear of hard anodized aluminum

    Wow. Thanks for all the info. It will take some time for me to digest it all! We will have the prototype version ready to test next week. In the event we are concerned with cracking or wear, we have actually found a urethane coated bearing that look like it would work exceptionally well in...
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