Apologies in advance, I'm sure this has been asked before, I just can't find the right combination of keywords to find a post about it.
I have a small rectangular shape inside a larger one, and I have rib-like components in a linear pattern on each edge spanning the distance between them. For...
I'm trying to find an elegant way of reliably grounding a sheet metal housing that's been powder-coated, without masking off the hole where the grounding lug attaches. If I do it that way, I'll have to make the part out of aluminum instead of steel to prevent corrosion. That's doable, but I feel...
At my previous job, my employer utilized a particular symbol (an octagon with some three-letter acronym inside, I think) to indicate dimensions which were crucial for performance, and should be inspected both after manufacturing and before assembly. He assured me that it was a standard. (I...
The following story is probably patently untrue. It is, however, awesome.
Amalie M. heard a loud clanking sound coming from the back of the factory, near the ovens, where there ought not be any clanking whatsoever. Curious, and a bit worried, she grabbed a hard-hat and headed onto the floor...
I was wondering if anyone had any bright ideas for rendering a crystalline surface on a part. My company is making some cradles for amethyst rocks, and I'd like the SW models in the cutsheets to have something more resembling the actual item than "an extruded spline loop with one purple face."...
