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Pull a belt too tight, it’ll snap off after a week. Leave it too loose and anytime you hit full torque the belt will slip … Read more

Flange failures is not usually caused by an unexpected spike in pressure, or the fact that metal got too hot. Flange failures are caused by … Read more

Ever work in a shop and get nervous? Ever lay out forty-five degree piece of pipe and look at it and try to figure out … Read more

In two dimensions, pipe coping sounds easy; just draw a sketch and it will look easy. Until you pick up that piece of steel in … Read more

So now you have a machine which converts power to movement. With the right motor specs and pulley ratios selected, it look solid on paper. … Read more

When you start your vehicle in the early morning after a night in the cold and experience high pitched squeal, it’s the belt. And while … Read more

How do I use it? This pipe bend radius calculator will determine the tangent length, take up, centerline arc, offset multiplier, bend deduction, and setback. … Read more

This is a handy tool for calculating following parameters based off a real-world description of a raceway: Mark Location, Take-Up Context, Parallel Conduit Stagger, Rolling … Read more

Bending a tube seems easy enough until it’s released from the die and springs back some. That springing back are called springback or the elastic … Read more

At first glance, perforated sheets seem like straightforward industrial products, but each design choice impact look, cost, strength and airflow. In order for the sheet … Read more

When you order expanded metal, you’ll be surprised how heavy a single sheet can get. It appears lightweight… Easily carried by hand, until you order … Read more

A saddle bend is two or four offsets stitched together to step up over an obstacle and back down again. The geometry are unforgiving. Any … Read more

Okay, so you’ve measured both offsets with a tape measure. You now know by how much the pipe has to climb and how far it … Read more

How much clearance is there between your punch and your die? If it’s too little, part made from sheet metal will have rough edges and … Read more