We have been using parker cylinders for our hydrualic needs for 10 years or longer, and I personally have always chosen them, because I knew they were a quality cylinder that I could trust to be problem free in the field. That being the case I know we pay alot for the name when we purchase them...
I've searched high and low to try and find a formula that would fall under this situation, with no luck. I'm trying to find the force required to push a knife edge blade through a piece of polyethlene pipe, like the hand held plastic pipe cutters. I know how to calculate the force required to...