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    Memory Wire (Nitinol) questions

    [copied from the Electrical Engineering Other Topics forum] Here's a question about memory wire, also known as nitinol wire. I'm looking for something that is difficult to cut, and extremely flexible. I'm thinking that the nitinol wire meets my flexibility requirements, but I can't find a...
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    Shim washer/extremely thin stand-off source

    Greetings, I have need for a shim washer of 1" OD, and ideally 0.9" ID, but possibly as small as 0.85" ID. Any thickness from 0.005" to 0.010" would work. Material is unimportant, other than it be reasonably tough and bondable with cyanoacrylate adhesive (loc-tite, crazy-glue, etc.). This...
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    Making Wrist Alarm Louder

    Hi all, I'm assisting with the design of a wrist-based alarm that must fit into a wrist-watch enclosure. We've sourced a wristwatch case (plastic with rubber-like overmold and integrated rubber strap) that has a screw-on metal (stainless) back. We've also sourced the largest piezo-electric...

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