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by swsh 6y ago
I think you will find that material prices are <20% of the capital cost.
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by swsh 6y ago
I assume as transistor density increases, you get more chips per wafer.
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by swsh 6y ago
Pretty difficult to get any form of accuracy with this because you can't easily account for tyre sidewall stiffness
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by swsh 6y ago
Well it also covers all of the sub-systems on the aircraft as well, from countermeasures to communications down to how to evacuate the aircraft toilet waste. The information in that manual is probably spread over the domain of 100's of
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by swsh 7y ago
Seems novel in that they are combining the best of current rotary atomizers and electrostatic guns, and removing the need for compressed air. If you look at current electrostatic guns, they mostly seem to use compressed air to atomize the p
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by swsh 7y ago
No idea what the stock seal would be made from. Nitrile is commonly used in hydraulics as natural rubber doesn't play nice with hydrocarbons.
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by swsh 7y ago
In terms of a general statement, its a bit misleading to state that sintered metal gears retain the improved strength of traditional metal gears. They are a lot stronger than plastic gears, but in the majority of cases (particularly in hand
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by swsh 7y ago
Read the sentence immediately preceding the one you quoted, her reasoning is to "bask in a glorious downhill". She needs the full width of the road to give a larger margin of error due to speed and to maximize her enjoyment. A sim
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by swsh 7y ago
I cycle and also occasionally tow (which puts me in the group of annoying slow road users). My frustration with these type of articles is they only ever ask for the road to be shared, but do not share the road themselves. As a slower road u
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Bank settles discrimination claim by blind Australians over touchpad devices(mobile.abc.net.au)
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by swsh 8y ago
We don't have the luxury of McMaster Carr here, but a quick search suggests that they have history and expertise in supplying engineering equipment which explains why they are so much better than Amazon. It does seem like large tech co
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by swsh 8y ago
Yeah wire gauge fasteners is definitely weird, not something I've used, but from a quick look they exist, although I'm not sure if they get much use. Castle nuts are a bit of an oddity too. Id assume your friend is possibly using
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by swsh 8y ago
Stainless I would argue belongs in material not in grade and class as these are different attributes. You can get grade 10.9 bolts in stainless, black, zinc plated and possibly in other materials and finishes. If it doesn't specify the
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by swsh 8y ago
Fastener classification does tend to be a bit vague at best. Generally I find generic terms are used for low grade products, and often for products which you may struggle to find proper material certs for. Fine for general use home use, but
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by swsh 8y ago
The difference between zinc plated fasteners and hot dip galvanised fasteners is actually quite significant. Zinc is usually around the 20micron thickness possibly less, whilst galvanised is usually >60micron usually quite a bit more. Th
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by swsh 9y ago
By not marketing it as a replacement for the 7, Apple has managed to significantly bump the price of the device with barely anyone the wiser. Anyone hazard a guess at the increase in apples profit margin on the X. The price appears to have
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by swsh 10y ago
Does this imply that the well educated wall street folk might be out of touch with 'America'?
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by swsh 10y ago
The HiMAT basically demonstrated this. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much information online about the program, however some books I've read note that the program was a success. http://www.boeing.com/histo