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    Tool Joining Polyurethane Belting

    Before this thread I thought I knew a lot about creep - in terms of the long term progressive deformation or a load bearing structure under sustained load. Most pronounced in concrete and other semi-plastic materials, but limited in metals. Obviously in addition to farming techniques, I have...
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    Tool Joining Polyurethane Belting

    Demonstrating my ignorance, what is the technique of swathing in farming?
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    Cleaning spraying gun after painting

    Unless your machine is going into a hazardous environment - think Chernobyl - I agree with Susquatch that paint in anathematic
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    Machine Rotary Phase Converter Problem

    The list of thinks that can go wrong with a machine like this (rotary phase converter) isn't long. Bad connections and short circuits. Ruining capacitors seems like just a symptom - a symptom that is consistent with bad connections or short circuits
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    Is anyone else using AI to support engineering design work?

    But that's not actual negative rake. That's holding a positive rake tool (or insert) at a negative angle. Actual negative rake is useful not for hard materials but for plastic ones
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    Is anyone else using AI to support engineering design work?

    RE this specific output, the conclusions on negative rake angle seem wrong You mention C++. Extending that to programming in general, I think that the 1000 idiots to 1 expert ratio is generous, but this is my area of particular expertise. Unfortunately, many poor programming patterns are...
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    Tool POS Tap Guide

    I am making so may typos these days.
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    Tool POS Tap Guide

    Lots of buttons and none of them labeled seems like the norm. But he we are guys (apologies to any female members) and even if they were labeled, reading instructions is anathema
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