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    Dimensioning and Tolerancing of Flexible Parts

    Does anyone have any recommended resources (specialty standards, guide books, etc) that explains the best practices for dimensioning and tolerancing flexible parts such as seals and gaskets? We use ASME Y14.5-2009 as our standard for rigid and nonrigid parts (subject to free state variation -...
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    Geometric control of long thin walled tube with varying cross sections

    I wanted to get a few opinions on how to control the features on a specific type of part. Imagine a complex surface of revolution, much like a bowling pin or a coke bottle. The features along the part are circular in nature, but not all features are cylindrical. Now imagine the same bowling...
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    Semi Rigid Bearing Housing - Feature Size and Form

    I have a question about a thin walled aluminum bearing housing (semi rigid?) in regards to feature size and form. My application requires a tight tolerance for the bearing housing bore in which a deep groove radial ball bearing will be installed via a press fit. These bearings are custom made...

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