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  1. ewans

    Subscribe to forum functionality

    Thanks to all for the replies... appreciated. JNieman, Thanks... however, what I was looking for was functionality that sends an email notification when a new thread is posted to the forum, not when a new reply is posted to a thread. Cheers, Ewan
  2. ewans

    Subscribe to forum functionality

    Hi all, Apologies for this general forum question... I've searched the FAQs and elsewhere on Eng-Tips and can't find any information. Does the "subscribe to forum" functionality, accessed from the top RH corner "Forums" tab --> "Subscribe to Forums" not work? I've tried it multiple times...
  3. ewans

    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Hi 3DDave, Are you referring to the shoulder on the datum feature A bearing journal, or on the datum feature B bearing bore? For the datum A journal, if the shoulder is not perpendicular to the axis it may result in a gap, but more likely it will result in a very unhappy cross-roller ring. I...
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    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Hi pylfrm Thanks for your input to this discussion... appreciated. I did have concerns about the short length of datum feature A relative to the overall size of the part. It is, however, the most functionally significant feature on the part. Cheers, Ewan
  5. ewans

    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Morning drawoh, Thanks for your reply... appreciated. Ewan
  6. ewans

    Runout or Perpendicularity?

    Hi Mod, If you opted to use runout at discrete cross-sections (vs. over a partial length), I would say that your proposal to use a chain line normal to the axis, located with basic dims, is a good approach, albeit perhaps not completely compliant with Y14.5-2009. For clarity, I would add a note...
  7. ewans

    Runout or Perpendicularity?

    Hi ModulusCT, As you may be aware, per Y14.5-2009, it is acceptable to apply a runout tolerance to a only a portion of a surface. This is designated using a chain line adjacent to the surface, dimensioned using basic dimensions. Cheers, Ewan
  8. ewans

    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Hi drawoh, My sense is (and I am quite possibly incorrect) that the datum feature B does not require much length to constrain the rotation of datum axis A. Would the datum feature simulator for datum B not simply be required to expand until it makes contact with datum feature B as the part is...
  9. ewans

    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Hi drawoh, Thanks for your reply... appreciated. Agreed... a hard fixture to establish Datum B at RFS (or RMB as I gather it's now called) would be challenging. Fortunately, the supplier has a CMM ;) I had considered using |A|B-C| as the datum reference frame, but every example I found of using...
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    Constraining rotation of primary datum axis with a secondary orthogonal datum axis

    Morning all, Hoping for some input/feedback on whether or not an orthogonal datum axis feature can be used to constrain the rotation of a primary datum axis. I can't find an example of this scenario in Y14.5-2009 or in any other online resources. The closest reference I could find was section...
  11. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Morning all, Many thanks for your replies... much appreciated. Regards, Ewan
  12. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Hi byrdj and tr1ntx, Thanks to both for your replies... appreciated. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure with the switch and target placement you proposed the following occurs: - when going CW, you get a/A and b/B at 180°, not 200° - when going CCW, you get b/B and a/A at -180°, not -200° Do you...
  13. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Hi MintJulep, From a center home position, the turntable travels 200° CW or 200° CCW, for a total travel range of 400° end-to-end. When the turntable hits either the CW or CCW end limit, it needs to stop. Regards, Ewan
  14. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Hi IRstuff, Thanks for your follow-up, and for confirming that the direction of rotation needs to be evaluated, either by hardware or software... this is the conclusion I had come to (albeit reluctantly). Ideally, I would like to avoid a software solution, and can envision mechanical levers or...
  15. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Thanks to all for the replies so far... much appreciated. quark, My goal is to have the proximity switches fixed to the moving turntable with stationary targets. This is the configuration I've been trying to make work, so far unsuccessfully. IRstuff, I don't think I can get away with a single...
  16. ewans

    Travel limit switch placement for rotary turntable

    Hello all, Looking for some help with a problem that has me stumped... I've got a rotary turntable that travels ±200° and I'm trying to locate inductive proximity switches and targets around the circumference of the turntable to provide CW and CCW limit signals. Ideally, I would like to...
  17. ewans

    Stress in hub due to press/shrink fit or keyless locking assembly

    Hi rb1957, I'm an FEA novice, but I'm pretty sure it was a linear FE analysis (I'm using basic Pro/Mechanica). I applied a uniform pressure load to the hub ID (using the value from the mfg catalog for hub pressure), and constrained rotation and axial displacement of the hub ID. I got good...
  18. ewans

    Stress in hub due to press/shrink fit or keyless locking assembly

    Thanks to all for your replies... appreciated. I presumed that you would want to keep all hub material, including directly around the contact interface, below the yield stress. The problem I'm having is reconciling the hub pressure and minimum hub diameter values from the Ringfeder/B-Loc...
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    Stress in hub due to press/shrink fit or keyless locking assembly

    Hello all, I'm looking at the stresses generated in a hub due to press fitting on a shaft or due to an internal keyless locking assembly (such as from Ringfeder, B-Loc, Bikon etc). I'm wondering if exceeding the yield strength of the hub material at the contact interface (i.e. hub ID/shaft OD)...
  20. ewans

    Force/moment resolution for shaft loading

    Many thanks to all for the replies... much appreciated. Particular thanks to swearingen for the sketch and rb1957 for sticking with this thread. To quickly respond to some of the suggestions... - Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with an FEA package, otherwise I would certainly have...

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