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    How to specify and check roller chain tension

    I have a roller chain that drives a mechanism. It actually rotates back and forth about 120°. I have a turnbuckle in the middle to allow for tensioning since it's not a continuous running chain and both sprockets are fixed. My question is how to specify the required tension to the assemblers and...
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    Roller Chain Connection

    I need to use roller chain to operate a mechanism over a 41 inches center to center distance. Speed is almost negligible, but the force of operation is high. My center distance is fixed with no room for adjustment of chian tension. I will like to be able to find some adaptor for connecting the...
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    plastic or composite material search

    I have a part that sees a lot of impact and torsion during operation. I need to make this part out of some plastic or composite with dielectric strength in the range of 380-450v/mil and below are the anticipated mechanical specs: Tensile strength: 25000-35000 psi impact strength 20-30 ft-lb/in...

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