Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XXXIII!
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yeayea~Originally posted by the Bear:that's great
soooo.. saturday dropping in for drinks with us right?
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your suggestion?Originally posted by Fatum:why does it have to be welding ? ....
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Yeah. Everyone knows that DUCT TAPE will join two parts together more permanently that any weld could. Heck, it's even used to hold together some Northwest Airlines aircraft.Originally posted by Fatum:why does it have to be welding ? .... 
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if you're talking about tape, the most powerful tape we have at work is what we call HST, high speed tape aka silver tape.
paste on any carbon fibre for an instant fix. -
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well ... in my poly days we were drill to factor manufacturing into everything ....Originally posted by the Bear:your suggestion?
welding is an expensive task, design sockets and fits the joints together ...
I assuming that tis some industrial design project ? .... -
you're not serious ? .....Originally posted by kopiosatu:if you're talking about tape, the most powerful tape we have at work is what we call HST, high speed tape aka silver tape.
paste on any carbon fibre for an instant fix.
tape over carbon fibre ? ... -
Yup, we have it here too. It's referred to as just speed tape, and it is FAA approved for certain temporary and expedient field fixes. Strong stuff! I've personally used it to hold down a recalcitrant latch on the engine cowling of one of our club's PA-28s.Originally posted by kopiosatu:if you're talking about tape, the most powerful tape we have at work is what we call HST, high speed tape aka silver tape.
paste on any carbon fibre for an instant fix. -
yeahOriginally posted by Fatum:you're not serious ? .....
tape over carbon fibre ? ...
if there's a bullet hole, paste the HST and its fixed
if something is coming off, slap on the HST.
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Do you often find bullet holes on the aircraft you work on?Originally posted by kopiosatu:yeah
if there's a bullet hole, paste the HST and its fixed
if something is coming off, slap on the HST.
its better than duct tape, tough to take it off.
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I was actually planning on revising my notes.
But I think my brain has atrophied after one month of holidays.
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Yup it's an industrial design project. My group is designing and manufacturing a low-cost sports wheelchair for disabled athletes.Originally posted by Fatum:well ... in my poly days we were drill to factor manufacturing into everything ....
welding is an expensive task, design sockets and fits the joints together ...
I assuming that tis some industrial design project ? ....
As for welding, we've got the tungsten inert gas device in the labs. The techs said that they can do the welding for us for free.
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yeps, but you still got to factor manufacturing into the final product mah right ? ...Originally posted by fudgester:Yup it's an industrial design project. My group is designing and manufacturing a low-cost sports wheelchair for disabled athletes.
As for welding, we've got the tungsten inert gas device in the labs. The techs said that they can do the welding for us for free.
Even the filler rods will be provided by them.
you can't see it as a one off piece of thing, and with welding, quality assurance is difficult, remember how to spot flaws in welds ? ... the process is not really suited for mass production ...
think of a few sockets and simply fit the parts together, trust me ... you'll score points if you factor the manufacturing aspect into the design as well ... -
Yeah we did work on the idea of using sockets and brackets initially.Originally posted by Fatum:yeps, but you still got to factor manufacturing into the final product mah right ? ...
you can't see it as a one off piece of thing, and with welding, quality assurance is difficult, remember how to spot flaws in welds ? ... the process is not really suited for mass production ...
think of a few sockets and simply fit the parts together, trust me ... you'll score points if you factor the manufacturing aspect into the design as well ...
But the thing is that we have to keep the frame weight below 10kg. As dumb as it may sound, those sockets and brackets as a whole add lotsa weight to the chassis.
As it is, we already have an overweight chassis, and we're scratching our heads furiously trying to figure out how to reduce weight without compromising structural integrity. We've cut down on the redundancies, and are using a smaller safety factor, but it still doesn't seem to be enough.
Carbon fiber is a big no-no, considering our limited budget of just $1500. So we're pretty much stuck with aluminium. -
nope but we find structural damages caused by rifles and pieces falling off.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Do you often find bullet holes on the aircraft you work on?
High Speed Tape, the answer to all structural problems -
plastic .....Originally posted by fudgester:Yeah we did work on the idea of using sockets and brackets initially.
But the thing is that we have to keep the frame weight below 10kg. As dumb as it may sound, those sockets and brackets as a whole add lotsa weight to the chassis.
As it is, we already have an overweight chassis, and we're scratching our heads furiously trying to figure out how to reduce weight without compromising structural integrity. We've cut down on the redundancies, and and using a smaller safety factor, but it still doesn't seem to be enough.
Carbon fiber is a big no-no, considering our limited budget of just $1500. So we're pretty much stuck with aluminium. -
Going to sleep soon but just had to share my new furniture with you guys
The 2 little sitting monks holding tealight candles by the tatami
The 2 replica soldiers at the 2 corners of the display cabinet/hole
The Buddha frame thingy SO bought
Sofa bed in the study
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How are the rifles causing damage to the aircraft structure? Are you at liberty to elaborate on this?Originally posted by kopiosatu:nope but we find structural damages caused by rifles and pieces falling off.
High Speed Tape, the answer to all structural problems -
where are the fish tanks now ? ... -
How much is this?Originally posted by elindra:The Buddha frame thingy SO bought
i have seen beautiful Buddha paintings for about less than $300 at an artshop in IMM -
Speaking of which, we're using ABS for the sideguards.Originally posted by Fatum:plastic ..... -
One in the hallOriginally posted by Fatum:where are the fish tanks now ? ...
Pond on the tatami
One in front of the sofa bed which you can't see in the picture
Gee I can't remember but I think it's less that $300 bucksOriginally posted by laurence82:How much is this?
i have seen beautiful Buddha paintings for about less than $300 at an artshop in IMM
This is not a painting
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So which is the $500 one?Originally posted by elindra:Gee I can't remember but I think it's less that $300 bucks
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how about fabric instead ? .... there, you've just saved some weight again ...Originally posted by fudgester:Speaking of which, we're using ABS for the sideguards. -
Fabric isn't very impact resistant vis-a-vis ABS plastic...Originally posted by Fatum:how about fabric instead ? .... there, you've just saved some weight again ...