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  1. jjg1ttes

    Hot Forming Acrylic, Surfaces Not Smooth

    I'll pass that tip on to production and we'll see if we have any luck with it. Thanks, Rob
  2. jjg1ttes

    Crane Naval?

    Having done some biz with Crane I'd say they're one of the more sane offices under the DoD. If you friend had to go DoD, he or she could do a lot worse.
  3. jjg1ttes

    Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America

    I gotta say, if you have to ask, you should think about putting someone else in charge. Do a shorter trip, with a slightly smaller group first. Then you'll start to find out what's important. Something not yet mentioned above is timing. When and where to you plan to traverse the Rockies? It...
  4. jjg1ttes

    Hot Forming Acrylic, Surfaces Not Smooth

    Howdy - Problem: acrylic sheet has pitted texture after hot forming in restraining mold. We're making a curved acrylic window. Dimensions of the acrylic blank are roughly 7x 8 x 1/4 inches flat. We've made a sandwich mold with a convex solid base (cast from epoxy i believe) and a thin...
  5. jjg1ttes

    Obtaining an engineering career in US defense.

    focus on getting yourself an internship at Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, AM General, or the like, perhaps even a smaller DoD contractor. see where the military stuff gets built. get a chance to see what military technical data (i.e. blue prints & specs) really looks like. That...
  6. jjg1ttes

    Calculating Overhead, Salaried Employees & Direct Labor

    griffengm - I think it's interesting that you find my idea to be: Since I'm a fairly new manager in the dawn (early morning?) of his career, I'd like to think my ideas are freshly contemporary... perhaps I'm just an old soul when it comes to matters of the shop floor. Old idea or new, I...
  7. jjg1ttes

    Muffler Testing Suggestions?

    gt6racer2 - I know it's a silly requirement, but the customer gets what the customer wants.
  8. jjg1ttes

    Muffler Testing Suggestions?

    Reidh - Thanks for the tip. And as for I wouldn't have it any other way!
  9. jjg1ttes

    Muffler Testing Suggestions?

    I need to test a muffler - The performance requirements are as follows: "Muffler shall be capable of quietly discharging air at a flow rate of 300 to 450 SCFM with a static pressure of 30 to 60 PSIG." We wouldn't even know where to begin with this in my shop. Can anyone recommend a lead on...
  10. jjg1ttes

    Calculating Overhead, Salaried Employees & Direct Labor

    IRstuff - i'd be glad to clarify if you'd like to comment on what is unclear. I think I get the idea of what you're saying - spread the DL cost of the managerial staff across the cost of the 6 employees in direct labor staff. now consider this - what if there are 2 or 3 or more salaried...
  11. jjg1ttes

    Calculating Overhead, Salaried Employees & Direct Labor

    dcasto - thanks for the input. Your feedback is related to the issued swimming around in my head, but a little to the outside of what I'm concerned with presently. Allow me to clarify. Let's assume that the average hourly direct labor wage of the 6 employees in my shop is $15.82/hr. Now...
  12. jjg1ttes

    Calculating Overhead, Salaried Employees & Direct Labor

    Unless I'm provided with compelling evidence to the contrary, I believe that a portion of the management salaries of my Plant Manger and my Quality Inspector should be included as direct labor for the purposes of calculating realistic overhead. Does this make sense? The real question is...

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