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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    I sort of assumed ;) I am a civil engineer by training and my wife practices. Guess where we met? I always want to learn more, and where the things that I do know can help others, I am happy to share them. Professionally, I work in finance and mostly program computers to count money in...
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    Which is a big part of why I think we are agreeing, but discussing slightly different things.
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    An example is post-tensioned concrete structures. Especially with respect to construction staging and long term durability.
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    Yes, I think we are agreeing Part of an engineer's professional obligations are to handle situations not covered directly in the building code using any and all resources available and applying judgement. After all, once they stamp a design they are assuming personal responsibility
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    IIRC they changed the units to metric, but the basic limits were established in the 1920's during the first rush of sky scraper building.
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    Yes, the most local regulations are the ones that apply - municipal or provincial. The NBC was designed to make it easier for local regulators - especially during the metric conversion under Trudeau the elder. But all of these codes have gaps, and there is frequently a need to consult the...
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    Let's undertake yet another project - Jackson No. 2 Vertical Milling Machine

    First the national building code, then provincial ones, then local ones. They are all in metric now, and the minimum floor rating for multi-unit residential has been 1.6 MPa. That's the average strength across a wide area, but the concrete itself must have a bearing capacity of at least 25 MPa...
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    Electric heater question

    My advise, for what it is worth, is that if you have been with your current insurer for more than say 3 years, and don't plan on changing your coverage soon, insurance should not really be a consideration. insurers cannot compel you to disclose _every_ change to the insured property. Things...
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    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    In my experience, yes - all of the label printers in the last couple of decades have worked this way. they don't print, but discolor the letters or symbols onto the media
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    Tips/Techniques Can I bend a chrome Vanadium wrench without heat?

    looks good!
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