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    Low Cost Rotary to Linear Motion

    How about a ball-reverser mechanism? Travel speed will be directly proportional to shaft speed and virtually no dwell at reversal.
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    Pulleys, wire ropes, and cranes

    When you say the pulleys are horizontal, I assume you mean the wire rope movement horizontal. If this is the case and all work is done horizontally, then gravity does not come into play and the wire rope weight can be neglected. Some of the frictional loses due to the rope wrapping around the...
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    Fastener Catalog

    Goto to Thomas Register site( <A HREF="http://www.thomasregister.com" TARGET="_new">www.thomasregister.com</A>) and do a search for fasteners.
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    Welding Titanium

    Phil,<br> You might try the International Titanium Association (ITA). They have many publications on titanium welding. (303) 443-7515
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    Tilt-Rotary Tables

    Mike,<br> Check out www.allfabcorp.com<br> They make welding positioners.<br> Hope they help.

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