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  1. carnage1

    Units, formulas, anyone?

    If you were a civil engineer in Oregon and did not include units you would find yourself out of a job. There are enough calculations in metric and in English units due to difference in supply that you have to specify. There were some very costly examples of this that made our highway department...
  2. carnage1

    Where has Engineering Gone In The Last 5 Years

    58670 ml is a good beer size, and you never end up with warm beer in the bottom :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  3. carnage1

    3D CAD simulation Leonardo DaVinci's self propelled cart

    Don't knock the star trek writers, after all half our society is based off of cool gadgets they thought up. My favorite three are the 3.5in floppy disk, the flip open cell phone and the tablet computers :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  4. carnage1

    Document Control

    I agree with IR, increase the money requirements if you don't get the information you need. Also if I got a hand drawn sketch on a piece of copy paper and they complained that I wasn't magically done I would give them back a sketch on a paper napkin and ask for payment :) Luck is a difficult...
  5. carnage1

    Hazard of Sourcing to China

    Greg I am surprised, you are quite experienced and should know that whining is the best way to accomplish anything as evidenced by its prevalence throughout society :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  6. carnage1

    Where has Engineering Gone In The Last 5 Years

    that's why I always write 31 Aug 2008, as for the convention of having the days between the month and year in the US I just can't understand it. it makes no sense at all. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  7. carnage1

    Sound attenuating enclosure?

    I suggest looking at an industrial supply catalog. They usually have good explanations about the different types of sound reduction and the basics behind how they work. (mcmaster and msc were the two I used to use most often) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested...
  8. carnage1

    Where has Engineering Gone In The Last 5 Years

    But think of the economic hardship in Liberia and Burma if we switch, what about the children, and the cute kitty cats? We can't abandon the Burmese and Liberians, and their kitty cats :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  9. carnage1

    Hazard of Sourcing to China

    The prevailing attitude I have seen in the Chinese business world is that if you wont sell them intellectual property than they will just take it, they don't seem to have any concept that it is not theirs. The good news is that their engineering capability is quite lacking. Their culture still...
  10. carnage1

    Which sub-discipline in mechanical to pursue?

    only till you finish the air conditioning, than they are quite cool :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  11. carnage1

    Engine starting and stopping..

    On modern motors the electric starter only turns one direction. If you get old enough, like my family's 1910 Michigan, then the electric starter does not guarantee rotation direction. The starter works by filling the cylinders with an explosive gas, then you press the button and all 4 cylinders...
  12. carnage1

    Guidelines for placement of a hydraulic cylinder

    I found a nice calculation for doing exactly this application on a gas spring vendors website. I don't remember which one though. As for the attachment point on the moving portion consider your basic bending moment diagram, while it may be easiest to just attach to the end this would not be...
  13. carnage1

    suspension adaptation

    It does sound correct and like a better option as long as you enjoy the extra work. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  14. carnage1

    frame question 800 ft lbs of torque

    we have a motor that is rated at 800 ft lbs (1080 NM) of torque. we are planning on putting this in a triumph tr4 for drag racing. What is the likelihood of the frame turning into a pretzel? Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  15. carnage1

    suspension adaptation

    you mention the brakes, have you considered the stock disk front brakes? For handling maybe a reinforcement bar between the shock towers. It just seems like their might be an easier way to get where your going if you are just after solid street handling. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and...
  16. carnage1

    suspension adaptation

    I would double check that the 240 ball joints will have enough motion left for full suspension travel if they are being mounted at a different angle, it might matter. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  17. carnage1

    Chevy Volt - How's it work?

    The generator in the volt should be less than its peak HP. The generator just needs to provide the average power plus a bit extra to recharge the batteries. the smaller ic engine will weigh less and will not suffer throttling losses. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be...
  18. carnage1

    This has got to be snake oil

    I thought cheap whiskey was what you were supposed to use to reduce diesels viscosity :) Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me
  19. carnage1

    Inspection tools for 0.15mm scratch

    you are looking for a glass scale. for your measurement size you need one that has multiple marks of varying thickness as opposed to just being laid out like a ruler. You might search for optical comparators to get an idea of the types of things available. Luck is a difficult thing to verify...
  20. carnage1

    suspension adaptation

    yes it could, you can also adjust your scrub radius some by changing the offset on your wheels, as long as you have enough room in your wheel wells. Luck is a difficult thing to verify and therefore should be tested often. - Me

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