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Engineering: Calculate Beam Loading (Intro)

March 4, 2022May 27, 2021 by Mechanic

As a simplistic introduction to beam loading, this article discusses the complications in calculating stresses and deflection.  While it’s pretty easy to calculate beam loading for simple theoretical cases, very few beams

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9 Essential Tools For Your DIY Shop

October 28, 2021October 19, 2020 by Mechanic
What Are Your Essential Tools

We’ve been asked many times about “What are the most essential tools for your shop?” Well, that’s a hard question, because frustration and wailing are the result when the right tools are not available.

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Reasonably Accurate Way To Bend Metal

June 15, 2021August 18, 2020 by Mechanic
Bend A Metal Bracket

There are a bunch of ways to bend metal for a bracket.  Do a search on YouTube and you’ll likely find several techniques.  Well, we don’t want to dis any of those because

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4 Pressing Issues

June 16, 2021May 4, 2020 by Mechanic
Using A Workshop Hydraulic Press

A shop press is a fantastic tool, and when you need it, there’s not much that can really substitute.  On the other hand, we need to keep things in order because when things go bad, they can easily go really bad in a hurry.

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Force, Displacement & Bloody Knuckles

June 24, 2021June 22, 2017 by Mechanic
Applied Force vs Movement With Shop Tools

Is there anything more annoying (painful and frustrating) than busting a knuckle when working on things in the shop?  To many of us, blood sacrifices are just part of getting a project done, but it doesn’t have to be that way.  This article is NOT about iron gloves or

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