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Thanks TVP for the link.

Does anyone know of published fatigue curves for metric socket head cap screws? Thanks keebs

Hemibuell/Kenneth I appreciate the response, and will try these guys this afternoon.

HemiBuell Do you have phone #, I am having a hard time finding this company. Thanks Keebs

I am looking for a material supplier that would stock thin walled tubing. In steel I would need 1.75" diameter x .008" wall, and in aluminum 1.75" diameter x .025" wall. Lengths for each tube need to be over 70". Currently I can only find minimum runs of a 1000', which doesn't work well for...

I was curious on whether you were able to get this to work.

I am trying to manufacture a straight rubber tube. Similar to an inner tube. I have been told that an RF welder is necessary, but not sure how that works with butyl rubber. Can someone explain or direct me to a link on how to manufacture an inner tube?

I am having a great deal of trouble with the Loctite Encap potting material. I have been touble shooting for months and am getting little support from our area rep. I am wondering if anyone else is having trouble with inconsistent curing of the Encap material? I purchase the material in quart...

This process involves molding the material to the belt. How much force is on the suction devices?

Thanks TVP for the link.

I am going to continue using the adhesive and roughen the aluminum surface with a steel shot. I found several companies that will media blast with different materials. This should give a better surface for the adhesive to bond too.

Thanks TVP on the update to the 3M products. Currently we are using a PRO-SET adhesive, is great for laminates. The lap shear is 2864 psi and the tensile adhesion is 3415 psi on aluminum. I am not sure how this compares to the 3M products.

This is a carbon fiber laminate. Pure strands of carbon fiber held together with an adhesive. Will the solder attach to a laminate?

I am having issues bonding an aluminum plate to a carbon fiber structure. It is a 2"x3" aluminum plate bonded inside a carbon fiber square. The aluminum plate sees a fair amount of shock due to the application. The seperation occurs between both the aluminum plate and the adhesive...