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OT: A company specializing in longer machine screws?

Not having any luck with Google searches. Can't find a company that specializes in unusually long machine screws. Looki...
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posted by sporkedUNDERLINEagainMUNGE
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by sporkedUNDERLINEagainMUNGE

screws

Does someone know why: 1 Slotted screws are still being manufactured? 2 Phillips screws have tapered slots? As far as I...
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posted by ottnott
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DIN 2505/AD Merkblatt B7/B8

Hello people, Because I am not familiar with these flange-calculation methodes. I am looking for a calculation sheet or...
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posted by tom.oudshoorn
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Why does a pot hiss?

When you are boiling water in a pan on the stove, why does it make that hissing noise as it approaches boiling? Don
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posted by eromlignodNOSPM
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Dimensionless Number for Heat Exchangers

If no one else has done it I may claim it for myself -- the Cahill No. Divide the pressure drop energy for a given heat...
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posted by bretcahill1
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Functional modeling in design practice?

This is a question mainly for professional engineering designers. I'm interested in assessing the extent to which produ...
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posted by bikelane
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Linkage Assemblies

Hello, I am completing a robotic project and just need a few parts to finish it. All they are are small linkage assembl...
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posted by sjg_18_
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150psi 500fahr valve, help!

I'm looking for a relatively easy to make or off-the-shelf valve that will be used to quickly release the steam from a...
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posted by tracy_ching_
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three dimensional spring

I'm modelling a 3D structure including some linear mechanical springs. When the connected points are displaced, I assum...
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posted by Hakan.NOLane
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Ways to reduce entrance length

For a cylindrical tube with diameter D leading to a rectangle channel with width 3D-4D, what kind of inlet condition is...
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posted by pcywong
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Re: anti-seize goop has a service life?

service life? all over the place, depending on compound.. >Anti-seize goop works on the principle of sacrificial anodes...
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posted by hobdbcgv
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I think I may fancy my integral

I've developed a crush on my favourite integral. What should I do?
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posted by charlie123
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rigid body rotation in 3 dimensions

Dear Group, I am looking for a program to solve rigid body rotations in 3 dimensions, preferably using matlab. Any sugge...
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posted by jopkoam
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Using hydraulic cylinder as pump

Hi guys: I have an application where I need a foot-operated, reciprocating hydraulic pump for a lift cylinder. The load...
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posted by eromlignodNOSPM
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