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  1. TomBrooklyn

    What's the strength of the nut on a mild steel eye bolt?

    I have an application where I want to use a 1/2" folded eye bolt to support a load of 300 lbs with a safety factor of 3x. Without doing any calculations, intuitively I'm sure a 1/2" folded eye bold can easily hold 300 lbs and has an ultimate breaking point somewhere north of 900 lbs. I plan...
  2. TomBrooklyn

    Actual Finish and Duration are Whacky

    1. I have subtasks that are supposed to last 7 days each and you have to finish one to start the next. I have entered actual start and finish dates on the tasks completed so far. They all took longer than 7 days. Durations are being generated that seem to make no sense in relation to...
  3. TomBrooklyn

    Where Is Priority Coming From?

    Under Task Infomation/General, my tasks all seem to have a Priority of 500. I didn't set it to that. - What is Priority? and - Why do my tasks show 500 when I didn't specify anything? I looked up "priority" in Help and it didn't return a topic with that in the title.
  4. TomBrooklyn

    How Change Decimal Points in Duration?

    Hi, How can I change decimal points in Duration? It is now showing me Duration in days to 2 decimal point accuracy. I would like it to show in days rounded to the nearest day (no decimal points.)
  5. TomBrooklyn

    Pool Table Rails: What Causes Them To Die?

    What causes pool table rails to lose some of their bounciness and become, what is termed in the game, as "dead rails".
  6. TomBrooklyn

    Sizing Metal Studs For Residential Sheet Rock Ceiling

    What size and gauge should metal studs be for a residential sheet rock ceiling in a kitchen that is 10' x 12'? What is the proper thickness of sheet rock? =TB
  7. TomBrooklyn

    What is The Difference Between Visible Light and Heat Radiation

    What is the difference between visible light, invisible light, and radiation that causes a perceptible feeling of heat? Thanks, =TB
  8. TomBrooklyn

    Does Forced Convection Reduce Radiated Heat?

    Would air blowing over a hot lamp (lightbulb) reduce any heat effect due to radiation?
  9. TomBrooklyn

    Sizing Metal Studs For Residential Ceiling

    Does anyone know of an on-line resourse that would indicate size and guage for metal studs to be used in a residential cieling? The application at hand is for two ceilings on the second floor of a two story wood frame residence in two adjoining rooms, 12'L x 12'W and 10'L x 12'W. The...

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