On Jan 15, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Tom wrote: > Dave Engvall <dengv...@...> writes: > > snip... > >> One trick is to machine the part out of plexiglas and then heat to >> stress relieve. >> Then stress the part and view with polarized light; one can see the >> stress points and engineer the >> design to compensate from that knowledge. >> > > > Hi Dave, > > Wow! Thanks for the idea. I have designed & made R/C aircraft parts > before, and > have been asked to do some full-scale work (manufacture, not > design). The > stressed plexi sounds like a super idea. > > Tom
You'll have to check someplace (google) to find the critical temp for the stress relief. > Dave > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users