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Does anyone know the relationship between total length of power and earth cable to / from a welding set and the diameter of the consumable which can used? I have a job for which it may not be possible to get the welding set close to the job, and I'm concerned that too big a consumable and too...

Crikey !

unclesyd Thanks - I'd exhausted about every permutation of cutting /pasting/ dragging etc, so I went for the "stick with what you know" option !

The use of Lock Washers was extensivly and informatively discussed in thread 404-161524 in the Mech Eng Other Topics forum. I recommend it.

I don't know if the economics of the job would stand this answer, but if you need accurate pre-tension measurement you might want to consider the Boltsafe product offered by Scansens (see link below). It's a load sensing washer reading in real time. I know they offer larger sizes (I've...

Are you thinking of the Dzus type quarter turn fasters used a lot on aircraft panels?

CorBlimeyLimey Careful! Screwman said "or" not "and" !!! It makes a difference !

In my admittedly cynical experience, it's the ones with the bs that appear on management radar as promotion candidates, whilst the ones who can do the job and get on with it are left to their own devices since they are "more important where they are"! Management easily confuse...

Yates said "On flywheels as an energy storage device, despite what common sense might tell you, the lighter the material used, the more energy you can store in rotation (square-cube law)" Could you expand on that please? My common sense is shouting so loud I can't hear anything else!

In my experience, the most dangerous people are the ones who believe they DO know all the answers and are totally confident they're right. The best boss I ever had told me that the trick to being able to sleep at night is knowing what you don't know, and never being afraid to say you've reached...

I feel you might have opened the flood gates here! Member number 3!

jmw - starting handles! My Lada came with one of those and the most complete tool kit you could imagine, circa 1990! You're old if you can remember the sense of achievement if you managed to get your car past 50k miles before it needed it's first decoke (can you still get Redex??).

nur12 - "Have you noticed how many engineers are married to nurses?" Just a thought, but you don't suppose it could have anything to do with the uniform do you??

Likewise - my better half is very caring, everything from children (ours and anybody elses'), old people, rescue dogs, you name it. I guess I wouldn't have it any other way, but just sometimes.............! Nice to know i'm not suffering alone tonight!

bpz "The two major benefits as I see it are (1) I don't talk shop at home, because she won't understand/care/listen and (2) she introduces me to a lot of things that I wouldn't be exposed to otherwise" So mine is not the only household where the evening debriefing is one way traffic !!

fglass Harsh, but regretably true !!

dhyperman The first and best reference I ever had was BS 308 - I think it's now part 2 of the Standard that covers dimensioning and the effects of cumulative tolerances. As you say in your example, you can't have the cumulative sum of tolerances within a feature exceeding the overall tolerance...

dhyperman The first and best reference I ever had was BS 308 - I think it's now part 2 of the Standard that covers dimensioning and the effects of cumulative tolerances. As you say in your example, you can't have the cumulative sum of tolerances within a feature exceeding the overall tolerance...

Quantum50 I remember sending off for a free model of Fireball XL5 from Kellogs! So excited when it arrived ! That was around the same era as Supercar/Mike Mercury/Mitch ?

Ziggi Would that also be when you just got on with life and took the knocks without becoming a "victim" who needs counselling and/or protecting from themselves and everyone else under health and safety legislation! I may be looking through the old rose tinted, but I'm sure it was a healthier...