[TheForge] Induction Forge?

[John Husvar]

Er, that was supposed to be 20"X20"! That other one I'd call "Sir" no matter
what gender or lack thereof! :)


On 8/21/06 8:16 AM, "John Husvar" <jhusvar at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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> On 8/20/06 6:21 PM, "Ries Niemi" <rniemi at fidalgo.net> wrote:
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>> The germans have a word for this- they would call it an
>> "egglayingwoolmilkpig"-  something that tries to do everything.
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> That's just flippin' priceless!
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> I have to remember that one for some power wheelchair so-called engineers.
> They're masters of the one-size-fits-nobody-but-it-does-everything school of
> design.
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> E.g: One company put out a really nice compact power base, but they forgot
> that a user who weighed 350 pounds and needed a 20'X20' seat would have
> pretty heavy legs. They had the footrest mounts made out of 5" of .060 wall
> square tubing, supported at only one point where square tubing telescoped
> into square tubing at a right angle. Kind of a "T" arrangement with the
> crossbar MIG butt-welded.
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> <Mr_Rogers-mode ON>
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> Can you say: "Torque -- and Crrrrack!" I knew you could.
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> <Mr_Rogers_mode OFF>
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> I ended up making new mounts with extra support points and a nice long lever
> arm to counter the user weight. The manufacturer (ahem) adopted the design.
> 
> Shoulda sent 'em a bill -- and a Copyright notice! :)
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