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  1. Eggbert

    Thread length

    Thanks guys, problem solved...looks like 1 to 2 threads will be OK for this product.
  2. Eggbert

    Thread length

    Hi all, Is there a minimum protrusion length for bolts after the washer and nut have been fitted and tightened? I work for an abrasive company who are looking to make a front loading mandrel for nonwoven abrasive discs and need to know how much thread should be showing after the whole thing...
  3. Eggbert

    FIE approval: what is it and does it exist?

    This is now resolved. Apparently abrasive products don't need any official governing body approval as the companies themselves do their own approvals of consumables.
  4. Eggbert

    FIE approval: what is it and does it exist?

    Forgot to mention; have tried googling but that only brings up things on Fencing and Chinese legal things...
  5. Eggbert

    FIE approval: what is it and does it exist?

    Hi, I work for an abrasive company manufacturing Scotchbrite type products that we supply to the aerospace industry for deburring, edge radiussing and finishing various components. Recently we have been asked, by a Dutch company who want to supply KLM, for an FIE approval number which KLM...
  6. Eggbert

    MOOS hardness

    Nope, asked him about that and it's definitely Moos.
  7. Eggbert

    MOOS hardness

    Hi all, I work for an abrasives company and we've just had a request from a customer regarding plastic automotive badge finishing. The plastic type was not known by our rep (always useful), but he quoted a moos hardness of 4. I have never come across Moos hardness before; could someone please...
  8. Eggbert

    hot / cold rolled crystalline structure

    Which has the largest crystal structure between hot or cold rolled metals, especially Brass and Aluminium, and why? Also, which of the two is used most for stamping parts from? I work for a manufacturer of abrasives, one of which is a polishing product which, on some non-ferrous stampings...
  9. Eggbert

    surface roughness profilometer

    Not sure about the schematics, but we have a Mitutoyo surftest where the stylus died and the only place to get a replacement was Mitutoyo. Bloody expensive though...in the end we actually bought a new machine because it was cheaper! Eggbert Dobry Brus
  10. Eggbert

    Orange peel on metal surfaces

    Hi, Working for a nonwoven abrasive company we occasionally come up against our products causing orange peel effects on metal surfaces. This happens mostly on Aluminium, Titanium & Brass which we rarely know the composition of. We know it has to do with the grain size on the metal's surface...
  11. Eggbert

    Composite Beam Design

    masterseries and csc both offer stand-alone modules for just the composite beam design
  12. Eggbert

    Composite Beam Design

    www.masterseries.co.uk www.cscworld.com

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