I'm looking for some advice/ideas about how I can seal a drive shaft that turns a concrete delivery screw. At the moment the drive shaft is sealed by a gland packing material called Duramid (manufacturer James Walker). The drive shaft passes through a replaceable steel ring which fits through...
I've been tasked with investigating the noise levels in my workplace.
This task has never been carried out and I have no experience of using sound measuring equipment.
The workplace is a foundry and fettling shop based in the UK, so as you may imagine it can get very noisy.
I have read the...
I was tasked with designing and manufacturing a test rig to be used to ensure that aluminium castings are not porous. The customer for these aluminium castings had been testing the castings previously, however we have now been tasked with carrying out the testing.
The customers test procedure...
I'm currently designing a parts catcher for a machine. Doing detailed design work is something relatively new to me so I'm unsure about drawing standards and dimensioning.
I have a shaft that is 45mm in diameter. A 'sleeve' will slide over the shaft. I require a clearance fit (H11). According...
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I've been tasked with designing and fabricating a steel structure to support a sand hopper. I have done a lot of MIG welding in the past which has been successful, but due to the weight of the sand hopper acting vertically on the steel framed structure I am seeking advice as to the gaps...
