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  1. roadkingreggae

    Beam Calculation

    I hope someone can help thro the calculation necessary to determine the size of an I beam or other section. 20 years ago I used to do it but no longer remember. So if I have a beam say 3000 mm long supported at each end and want to apply a UDL of 1500 kg can you take me thro it step by step...
  2. roadkingreggae

    Double Locking Nuts?

    How about a binks nut. that is a nut that is part squashed to an oval and after a couple of turns becomes very tight. Or how about a nyloc nut which has a plastic insert to create a stiffness on the bolt.
  3. roadkingreggae

    Wood to steel deck fastener

    Hi We have just been fixing 38mm chipboard to thin wall structural steel profiles with a tek screw. These were 55 or 60mm long with a couple of snap off ears just behind the self tapping point, with a cross head csk head to the fixing. Method attach the screw to the tool in the drill chuck and...
  4. roadkingreggae

    Running lines (safety)

    Many years ago on tomorrows world there was an item about a new device that enabled a safety line attached to a person about 2mtrs long to run along a taught wire rope to provide a safe working situation. The clever bit was that when the line came to an eye bolt for support somehow or other this...
  5. roadkingreggae

    Liftng 180kg chipboard floor panels

    I need to lift and reposition a 38 mm chipboard floor panel from a stack to its final location with suction pads. I have designed a track mounted lifting frame all I need now is the suction pads. Does anybody know of a supplier of non powered suction pads that are similar to the things that you...
  6. roadkingreggae

    slab loadings from columns

    How do I calculate the slab loading in kN/m2 from a leg load of say 9000kg down to a base plate size of 120 x 210 mm. Please try to explain this in a very simple way. Thanks

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