Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-19 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
To the group: I hope someone can provide insight on this. In a situation where the machinery maintenance people routinely use wood blocks to support parts of machinery while it is being worked on management has ordered all wood to be thrown away and replaced with load-rated substitutes made of we

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Many thanks to those of you who replied with helpful information. The powers-that-be are re-thinking the situation. Scott Lacey On 19 Mar 2006 at 9:42, Scott Lacey wrote: > To the group: > > I hope someone can provide insight on this. > > In a situation where the machinery maintenance peopl

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
For the second link once you get to the class page, click lecture notes and then Chapter 17 From: drcuthbert Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:07 PM To: 'Scott Lacey' Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks Scott, Here are some links that may h

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
: Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks Many thanks to those of you who replied with helpful information. The powers-that-be are re-thinking the situation. Scott Lacey On 19 Mar 2006 at 9:42, Scott Lacey wrote: > To the group: > > I hope someone can provide insight on this.

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-21 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Design/Compliance Engineer Anritsu _ From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Price, Ed Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:22 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks > -Original Message- > From: ej

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-21 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
> -Original Message- > From: ejearnst [ mailto:ejear...@accuray.com] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:10 PM > To: emc-p...@ieee.org > Subject: RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks > > Hi, > As an ex-nuclear submariner, one of the neatest things I&#

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
0with%20Sub.JP G Eric From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Scott Lacey Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:42 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks To the group: I hope someone can provide insight on this. In a situation where the mach

RE: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
] On Behalf Of Scott Lacey Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:42 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks To the group: I hope someone can provide insight on this. In a situation where the machinery maintenance people routinely use wood blocks to support parts of

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message , dated Mon, 20 Mar 2006, ted.eck...@apcc.com writes >As a side note, would automobile jack stands work for your application? >They are designed to support heavy weights for long periods, they are >load rated, they are designed for oily conditions and they have a >cradle on top to p

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-20 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Call your insurance provider and ask them to send out a risk analyst. This person will look at the situation and determine if it is acceptable to use wood or if metal supports are required. Both you and your insurance company should have three goals. First, you want to make sure that nobody is i

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-19 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
From your comments, I picture you as being involved in repairs and installations etc. on large machines (e.g big presses). I've also done a fair amount of this in my time. For this sort of application, wood has a vitally important benefit over metal - it squashes. The deformation means that t

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-19 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
I seem to recall HUD having a specification for load bearing 2x4s and 2x6s. I have never seen a specification for hardwoods except I know ironwood and mahogany are used for ships shaft bearings. What did the Egyptians use on their pyramids. Seems like they used wooden rollers for 20 ton slabs o

Re: Off Subject - Load Rating of Wood Blocks

2006-03-19 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message <441d2774.3567.2e4...@scottl.world.std.com>, dated Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Scott Lacey writes >management has ordered all wood to be thrown away and replaced with >load-rated substitutes made of welded steel. This is the sort of thing that implies that management should be thrown away an