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  1. Orange_kun

    How to fix a planetary gear

    Doesn't look like it to me. You are concerned about the operator overloading the radial capacity on the gearbox input? Dunno what that capacity is, or who's using it, and how often. I'd be concerned about it as well.
  2. Orange_kun

    Force Required to Crush a Tube

    The KISS rule is 3 or 4 mesh elements across a wall thickness. Your mesh is horribly coarse, unless that's just ANSYS displays it. EDIT: I'm usually running garbage Solidworks Simulation, but I'm not sure that Explicit Dynamic is the best simulation type for this scenario. ANSYS describes it as...
  3. Orange_kun

    Are Linear guideways overkill in this design?

    ? You don't need more than 2 rails. Mount 2 carriages on each rail. And consider finding some shorter length carriages if things are super close. Or make your platform bigger. Have you calculated the torsional moment that will be acting on the carriages to keep the plate flat when the green...
  4. Orange_kun

    Are Linear guideways overkill in this design?

    Not sure if this is relevant, but when designing things with plastic guide bushings, you need to achieve a specific minimum aspect ratio if you're using 4 blocks on a platform, otherwise you risk binding due to overconstraint and bearing play. IGUS has a good guide about designing with plastic...
  5. Orange_kun

    How to fix a planetary gear

    Or if you really don't want to deal with verbal communication (and sometimes incorrect info at that), reach out to the gearbox vendor. Or the manufacturer. They will have a document describing the best way to use their device.
  6. Orange_kun

    Pneumatic Differentiator

    To me, it looks like the differentiator will act to limit the rate of change of pressure in the inlet. If inlet pressure tap rises too quickly, the screw adjust needle valve damps flow to the spring loaded side of the differentiator. This allows the pressure spike to move the piston (up, as...
  7. Orange_kun

    Confusion about positional tolerance for rectangular pins

    You want as many datums as you need. A turned, radially symmetric part? 2 might be fine. A cast and post machined frame with many secondary features to mount other components? You might have dozens of datums. Generally, for a 3D part, 3 datums is a good starting point. Remember, the datums...
  8. Orange_kun

    Design

    I've seen such a condition successfully repaired by drilling out the old holes, adding weld buildup to the enlarged holes, and retapping to the original thread size. Not sure what material you have, and how well it accepts the heat. This was on some nickel alloy that was relatively insensitive...
  9. Orange_kun

    Vehicle Anti-lock brake rotor system, increase horsepower, Brake Rotor takes 175 ft-lbs, 36 Hp to spin up, really? free wheeling the brake rotor

    I suspect Brembo has already built a better compromise than this. Something to do with ultralight carbon/carbon discs and 1-piece calipers. It's pretty wild watching those test videos of F1 brake simulators. The disc goes beyond red-hot and back in less than a few seconds. Fantastic heat...
  10. Orange_kun

    Vehicle Anti-lock brake rotor system, increase horsepower, Brake Rotor takes 175 ft-lbs, 36 Hp to spin up, really? free wheeling the brake rotor

    I still don't understand the problem statement. EVs have already solved this with regenerative braking. You lose energy getting the brake rotor up to the same rotational speed as the rest of the wheel. Yes. You can also regain nearly all of that energy with very little added complexity if you...
  11. Orange_kun

    Threaded Connection of Aluminium Components

    Nobody has mentioned galling yet? Aluminum on aluminum threads is asking for trouble, particularly where vibration is present. It's a virtual certainty your threads will gall together, possibly even with an excellent anti-seize compound being used. That's not to say it can't be done. Just be...
  12. Orange_kun

    Redesigning an elevation mechanism, does this make sense?

    Your design goal is "I want to redesign it to eliminate the need for a central shaft and have the full torque applied on one side while the other side moves freely." Uh, if the other side is moving freely... it's unconstrained. I'm guessing this is for something like an elevator or rudder. You...
  13. Orange_kun

    Brainstorming Ideas for 90 degree movement for arms on a drone

    If there's a human nearby when this thing is launched or recovered, I have no idea why you'd eschew manual deployment. Talk about over-complicating it. Spring loaded locking mechanism and two detent locations. It'll take all of 20s to deploy. Save the weight that would be frittered away on...
  14. Orange_kun

    Reciprocating Compressors

    I think TugBoatEng already explained this one. Sounds like a seal longevity and fluid compatibility/explosion constraint that really benefits from the additional piston rod seal.
  15. Orange_kun

    Pool cover design

    Park an excavator beside the pool. Seems about as practical as a 1000lb pool cover. What on earth...
  16. Orange_kun

    Failure of a bonded joint that has a thread

    Is the thermistor removed and reinstalled often? What kind of loads is that bracket subject to? I don't see a pressing need for the helicoil. Just tap and bolt directly to the plastic. Use a coarser thread, and possibly a nylon screw. How certain are you that: 1. The tapped threads are deep...
  17. Orange_kun

    Flanged wheels ball bearing loads

    I would have assumed the 3T load rating had some margin for this kind of unequal loading. What does the caster mfg say? The 3T has perfect distribution? Remember that changing bearing loads, within reason, is only going to affect bearing life. It maybe a case that the bearings, evenly loaded to...
  18. Orange_kun

    Cantilever Lifting Device

    What are you trying to do? Beat that Barnhart company's offerings? Good luck.
  19. Orange_kun

    Predictive maintenance with torque wrenches VS vibration

    We use in-line torque sensors between motor and the device under test. It gives us characterization data for the device, and also serves as an e-stop triggering sensor. The devices vary in terms of vibration levels and required torque input, but any changes in torque once things are running is a...
  20. Orange_kun

    Approximating the forces on a beam for recovery towing operation

    I don't understand how you can begin to model the beam loads without being clear on how the rigging attaches to the beam. Your diagram shows the pull force at the extreme left end of the beam. Is that where it is, or is it centered/distributed? Are we assuming the pull force is applied parallel...

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