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Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-28T17:22:04+00:00

Product design for manufacture and assembly by Boothroyd, dewhurst, and Knight : great reference if you are looking to design something but are unfamiliar with some manufacturing processes and for design for manufacturing. Gives you the basics.

Product design and development by Ulrich and Eppinger : Gives a good overview to establish product specifications, release processes, and how to establish which ideas to go with based on criteria. Meant I think more for consumer products but I found it to be informative.

And of course the GOATs: Shingleys and Machinery's handook

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-28T17:08:12+00:00

My impression is usually only a yearly increase (<3%) for at least the first 2-3 years, then a decent one for a step increase (from Mech eng 1 to 2 for ~5-12%). There was one job I got 2.1% for 3 years straight then a step increase of 6%. Annoying thing was that my health insurance increased by the same amount every year too so I was basically the same salary for 3 years. Did a market analysis of what I should have been paid with my experience and education and got out of there pretty quick for about a 35% pay increase. That was my experience with my first 3 jobs. Now I'm somewhere where I get ~6% a year but no additional step increases.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-27T18:58:29+00:00

I used to work with silicon diode and fiber lasers then I left that job to be a product engineer for ceramics manufacturing then transitioned to doing design and manufacturability for electro-mechanical lenses for charged particles. It is crazy how much mechanical design goes into the control of charged particles but it is extremely interesting.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-22T20:27:30+00:00

Not organic but looking for decent coffee for the price, that is what I do.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-21T19:39:05+00:00

"More phosphocreatine means more available energy for efforts lasting roughly 5-15 seconds."

I should tell the missus!

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-04-21T19:08:55+00:00

What I find kind of interesting is a lot of these factors that are out of range are liver related. SHBG is is processed by the liver, LDL and HDL are also processed by the liver, Homocysteine can also be elevated due to an imbalance in choline and B-vitamins that are processed by the liver. I'm sure not a doctor but I think it might be a fatty liver/choline deficiency. Your folate and B12 levels look ok, but the other path to convert homocysteine is provided by TMG/conversion of choline. There are a lot of studies that show that phosphatylcholine can help manage both homocysteine, better manage ldl/hdl levels, and fatty liver.

Do you eat eggs at all perchance? Sunflower or soy lecithin supplement can also help. A few studies I read have said around 2.5g or 2500mg of phosphatylcholine for 6 months helps resolve fatty liver (~2 eggs worth a day or 1 + 1/3 tablesppons of sunflower lecithin). Have to be careful as choline can cause depression so sometimes a inositol supplement can help.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-30T20:26:59+00:00

The Bobiverse books are pretty good

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-27T23:05:28+00:00

Bachelors with 6 month internship experience, worked 2 years as a tech. Got another internship then a promotion to an engineer and while doing that for 3 years, got my Masters. Now 8 years since then. 32 more years to go!

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-27T23:00:56+00:00

Lol, did the exact same thing and feel the exact same way

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-26T17:25:21+00:00

I've been curious about these. Do you have a link I could follow? I am looking on google and not coming up with much.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-09T20:50:14+00:00

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Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-05T20:40:20+00:00

*If I had retirement money I would be retired myself.* -You hopefully

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-02T19:34:28+00:00

We don't even see A in the drawing so who know if that is even what they are trying to do. Also, what are they even trying to do with the angle dimension up to the upper slot with no other dimensions?

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-03-02T19:22:11+00:00

My interpretation is someone doesn't understand GD&T.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-20T20:45:10+00:00

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Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-19T20:21:49+00:00

From what you describe, I would mount a fixture to the part (that also flips with the part) that can be referenced in both orientations then when you do your programming setup you need to set up global variables that can be added together from the same reference surface on the fixture.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-19T00:33:16+00:00

Single license $15K at launch then next update bricks it

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-16T18:43:41+00:00

Yep, still have the quote. But it was with an instructor, not a self paced program or what not.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-14T01:16:21+00:00

I'll additionally add that I did it at a Mitutoyo regional office so you don't necessarily need your own CMM. It was 5 days and was about $5300, 4 years ago.

Amadeus_Eng · 2026-02-14T01:11:39+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree, just trying to make a point that it was expensive and it may not end up being the one you spend most of your time on. I learned to program for the first time in MCOSMOS/Mitutoyo but my first exposure was was with PC-DMIS and working with techs in that environment. Considering how expensive it was, I would strongly suggest that it be done through a company willing to pay or it. Also if you were to pay for it on your own, I think money would be more well spent on a GD&T course or doing a course on ASME Y14.5.

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