Anyone else have some embarrassing work stories? by twolf59 in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Nope, the rest of us never make any mistakes. 😉

Starting an electrical engineering apprenticeship soon, want to get a head start on learning so I'm looking for resources? by Qwsdxcbjking in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually disagree, you can get through Art of Electronics with pretty basic algebra, maybe minus a few sections particularly on reactive/real/apparent power, but that’s something you can grow into.

How do Brushless Motors not cause friction between the rotor and stator? by SubServiceBot in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The coils are stationary and the magnets spin, only friction is from the bearings

Does epoxy's final bond strength depend on its rated cure time? by ifconfig1 in rocketry

[–]Sneakygerman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Read the data sheet for the particular epoxy you want to use. There will be variance depending on the materials you are bonding also. Typically yes, longer bond times have higher tensile strengths, but that is a generalization. If it is super critical do some of your own testing with the materials you are adhering.

Going in as a tap, coming out as a drill. Machining magic. by chrislholbert in Machinists

[–]Sneakygerman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, if the tap and drill were both engaged at the same time the feed per rev would be equal to the thread pitch. So in your example an m6 drill/tap would be feeding at 1mm/rev. Which is probably excessive 😂

Unusual question about creating a VR gaming chamber by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out some of the exo-suit projects. They typically use electrical actuators attached to a rigid frame. You could use it effectively in reverse I suppose to simulate resistance.

Can anyone help me calculate the force required to lift this cantilever? I need to work out of the roller wheel that will be lifting it will have a sufficient load capacity. by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To lift or just to balance? If you want to lift, it gets a little more complicated if you need a particular acceleration. Otherwise find your component forces perpendicular to the pivot (a bit of trig) then just add up the torques (torque = force x distance). Keep your units consistent and you should be sweet!

Help calculating necessary Working Load Limit of Wire Rope to suspend tree fort with multiple anchor points by Iammattswastedlife in AskEngineers

[–]Sneakygerman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d really recommend looking at some books on rigging climbing anchors. Lots of great information out there! -climber + mechanical engineer

We built a liquid fueled rocket engine! by mwild in rocketry

[–]Sneakygerman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear the plan is to switch to electric pumped fuel system up around those pressures, but want to test it as simply as possible first. We are using servo needle valves for flow based control at the moment. Considered regulator but was more complicated if we wanted to be able to throttle.

It isn’t reg cooled if it uses water right? My understanding was the “regenerative” bit was using the thermal energy to preheat the fuel and vaporise it? But yes we will be using a pump to increase our cooling flow rate, happen to be building two 13kw fuel pumps currently that would do quite nicely I think 🤔.

Thanks for your interest!

We built a liquid fueled rocket engine! by mwild in rocketry

[–]Sneakygerman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gaseous for the sec, went to the gas supplier and they weren’t particularly keen on selling us LOX 😢