Are You a Wrench-Free Facility? I often find myself looking back to the days when, as a "wannabe" toolmaker, I had my butt (frequently) kicked because I failed to allow for the machine backlash or I overestimated the speeds and feeds for the HSS tooling of the time. Trying to clamp the workpiece without distorting it was an art-form and quite tricky to master. As we fast-forward to the present day, significant advances have been...more
Pain Channel - Overcoming Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) This week on The Pain Channel, we take an in-depth look at Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), and how it truly affects those living with this chronic condition. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy as well as CRPS can be excruciatingly painful, frustratingly misdiagnosed, and often reduces patients to depression and anxiety....more
Test Standards for Lifting Magnets In November, 2005, I wrote to the B30 Committee at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). I had just completed my design for a new permanent magnetic lifter and wanted to make sure that in every respect, it met the standards as laid out in ASME's B30.20 "Close Proximity Operated Magnets."As I poured through the details, I became concerned that the standard combined Manually Operated (Permanent) Lifting Magnets with Battery Operated (Electro) Magnetic Lifters and that the subject of test loads were based on the original "electro-magnetic" principle with a safety factor of 2:1 with little consideration for the disparity of air-gap performance between the two technologies.In my letter, I provided scientific data to support the claim; in addition, I cited reference to the fact that the majority of manufacturers adopted a minimum 3:1 safety factor suggesting that the industry recognized the inadequacy of the standard. Indeed, for some of us even a 3:1 standard is not enough.I received a "polite" response which thanked me for my concern. Five years later, the 2010 (ASME) standard for test loads remains unchanged at 2:1.To my...more
4/4/2011 WWE Tough Enough Report 4/4/2011 WWE Tough Enough ReportBy The Reporter - WrestleSite.com The show started just after quarter past the hour. [Q2] The show opened with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin putting himself over with his history and said that he was on a personal mission to find someone to continue his legacy. He...more
Prison Reform: Is "Joe The Boss" Ready For Prime Time? Copyright (c) 2011 Stan MoodyAs the first to jump on board in support of the nomination of Joseph Ponte as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, I am getting the uneasy feeling that he may be inching toward the end of an illustrious career that attracted...more
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Understanding Magnetic Flux Behavior Magnetic flux is a measurable quantity of a magnetic field over a given area. Flux lines are often used to depict the direction of flux as it flows from the north to the south pole of a magnet. The...more
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Comparing the Top Open Source CMS Vendors If your company is looking for new open source content management solutions then you must read this article. By comparing some of the top open source CMS vendors you will have a better...more
Pricing - An Added Convenience? If you haven't looked at pricing as a way of adding convenience......maybe you should.One of my clients, a horse trainer who specialized in training horses and riders to win hunter/jumper events, offered...more
Use Ginger to Soothe a Sore Throat It is the worst feeling in the world to have an upset stomach, whether it be from nausea or from indigestion. One common way to treat such an affliction to get quick results without taking a bunch of...more
Folding Hunting Knives There are many different things that you will have to consider when picking out a hunting knife, as a number of different styles exist. You will have to determine your reasons for getting a hunting knife before...more