Well, in the interest of safety, I'll just ignore the non-disclosure paperwork. He wants me to make bicycle seat posts. Bent ones, like the 80's BMX bikes had. No reputable company makes them anymore, and he thinks there's a big market. I'm trying to convince him that everyone stopped making...
Ron,
Thanks for the input.
We already have one prototype bent, and it has small but clear stress fractures all the way around. The guy who wants these parts doesn't want to deal with heat treatments. (he's a carpenter, with no understanding of metals) I'll see if I can talk him in to more...
Hello all.
I'm in need of a little help on a structural problem. I'm a machinist, and I've been asked to make a part that I don't think will be safe. It involves a bent aluminum rod, which will need to hold a man's weight, on a moving vehicle, in an awkward position. (pages of lawyereese...
