Engineering Units of Measure
We just had a Cam-co unit delivered. For those not familar with the item, it is basically a box with a cam and follower system inside, a motor attached, and then an output shaft that you attach your machine/fixture/tool to. It's pretty much cheating in my book, but then again, I sadistically like to torture myself and design cams.
Anyway, Bob and I are talking about picking the thing up to bring it inside...
Me: How much does this thing weigh?
Bob: It's pretty heavy. Heavier than 10 motherfuckers.
Me: Haha. Well, how much does one motherfucker weigh?
Bob: I'd say about 1/10 of ten motherfuckers.
Me: Thanks, that's helpful.
Anyway, Bob and I are talking about picking the thing up to bring it inside...
Me: How much does this thing weigh?
Bob: It's pretty heavy. Heavier than 10 motherfuckers.
Me: Haha. Well, how much does one motherfucker weigh?
Bob: I'd say about 1/10 of ten motherfuckers.
Me: Thanks, that's helpful.
posted by Tim Baird at 7:51 AM
3 Comments:
that's not cheating!
When it comes to Mechanical Design, the more you can buy off of other people, the better off you are.
Had I known about Cam-co I would have suggested that we use them for our MQP.
that sounds pretty heavy!
How big is this thing? Like handtruck big? Forklift big? Crane big?
Well, these cams are more about the timing for indexers and less about controlling acceleration and forces. Regardless, Norton would have disapproved of said option.
It's handtruck big. But mostly steel, so, it's pretty heavy.
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