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  1. Buck61

    I'm working on a tolerance stack an

    I'm working on a tolerance stack analysis to determine the minimum GAP in vertical direction between the BEZEL and CASTING via four parts in assembly shown in attached drawing. A Summary of two issues I’ve encountered (details in items 1 & 2 below): -How to perform a loop analysis to...
  2. Buck61

    Rework Molded Plastic Part

    Is there a practical machining method or other process that can uniformly remove about .001”-.005" of material consisting of shut-off flash around the rectangular opening [circled in 1st photo attached]? The opening measures .083 +/-.005" high x .177 +/-.005" wide x .110 +/-.005" deep. The part...
  3. Buck61

    Formed Spring Steel Material

    Hello, The project I'm working on requires a last minute part added (formed spring, drawing attached) to be used in a closed plastic enclosure. Its intent is to exert force on the far side a stamped metal speaker frame to compress a water seal. I have designed this spring very similar to a...
  4. Buck61

    Sheet Metal Problem Part_ Need New Material or Design?

    Hi, I have a 301 Stainless steel, 1/2 Hard, sheet metal component AKA, Lift [see attachment] that needs improvement: The Lift is part of a printer sub-assembly, a somewhat complex mechanism so, for the sake of of your time & available writing space, I won't go into detail. The Lift itself...
  5. Buck61

    Help! How to handle Unequal Bilateral Tolerance using RSS/MRSS method?

    Help! I posted the following question last week and basically got nowhere- please submit solid approach/solution only. Best Regards, Buck61 Hi, I need to know how to go about using an unequal bilateral tolerance when calculating total variation using the RSS tolerance analysis method. All...
  6. Buck61

    RSS using unequal bilateral tolerance

    Hi, I need to know how to go about using an unequal bilateral tolerance when calculating total variation using the RSS tolerance analysis method. All RSS examples I have seen use uniform bilateral tolerances. A text I have at work "Dimensional Management" (by Mark Curtis c2002) which...

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