There is a lot that goes in to that. The bar's shape, the type of material it's made from (ever check out how many types of steel there are?), etc. Maybe start here: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/beams-support-forces-d_1311.html
It's probably easier to do it the other way: You have a location for the weight (length) and how much it weighs, then you figure out what type of material you need. ---- Julian On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Thane Sherrington < [email protected]> wrote: > Here's a question for you engineers out there. > > How do I calculate how much weight a bar can support the further out I go? > > For instance: > > ================================================ <--- Metal bar > /\ /\ > Can support 10 pounds here. How many pounds here? > > T > > >
