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  1. JLarMan

    Tolerance Stacking Using The RMS method?

    roseda,GregLocock and Viktor, Thank you very much for your input and help. I have investigated all the links that you have refered and they have been very helpful. Viktor, I understand the complexity of this process now and your apprehension in giving out information that was too simplified...
  2. JLarMan

    Tolerance Stacking Using The RMS method?

    Viktor, Thank you for your response. I have a group of plastic parts that interact with eachother via locating pins and screws. The screws are not used to locate, just fasten. The locators are positioned by holes from other parts. When I determine the best tolerance we can hold in our molding...
  3. JLarMan

    Tolerance Stacking Using The RMS method?

    Viktor, Thank you for your useful reply. If you have anything pertinent to add to the top thread question please expound, I assume you do. I am open to any and all info that can be shared, that IS the purpose of this forum site. Respectfully, -JLarMan
  4. JLarMan

    Tolerance Stacking Using The RMS method?

    Thanks for your reply. I found all the info I need from a paper by NASA. The link is: http://klabs.org/DEI/References/design_guidelines/design_series/1219msfc.pdf
  5. JLarMan

    Tolerance Stacking Using The RMS method?

    I have run into a customer that uses an RMS (root-mean-square) method to calculate tolerances. Does anyone have info on this?

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