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    Setting up CAD system standards - help!!

    Hello, The engineering group that I am in has just purchased a new CAD system. Over the past years each person in the group has developed their own little ways of drawing, so now all of our drawings look somewhat different. I see the new system as a perfect opportunity to standardize our...
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    Belt Conveyor Pulley Question

    thank you both for your informative answers. One more quick question: What is a good belt design software program to use? I see that georgy mentioned "helix"...how good is it? One important key being that it is cheap, if not even free... :) paperboy
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    Belt Conveyor Pulley Question

    I am currently designing a belt-conveyor system and have a question: Why do most belt conveyors have a smaller tail pulley that head pulley? I think that it is simply for cost savings because the tail pulley doesn't need to the same contact area as the driving (head) pulley, but would like...

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