Recent content by J_MEC

Hopefully somebody here is an experienced user with PTC Creo 2.0 because this is driving me insane and I have lost so much work because of it. What config.pro setting do I need to change so that PTC Creo 2.0 will prompt me to save the file if it has been modified since my last save before...

I got licensed in NC last year. It takes awhile. My experience was about 3 months, but that was using a paper application. Don't be afraid to call and ask for an update. If there is an issue with your application, they won't tell you unless you call and ask. Some of my references filled out the...

I can't say I agree with this. I work for a company where I don't even have a drawing checker, let alone somebody else checking my analysis/calculations. We do physical testing to validate the design/calcs so if I fudge something up and it fails during the test it won't make it to the field...

I went the self study route. I took Machine Design in April 2017 and passed on the first attempt. I did over 700 practice problems from the MERM, practice exams, six minute solutions, and a few random problems in Shigley's for good measure leading up to the test. For me, practice problems are...

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I found this article very interesting and wanted to share it with this community. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=lusol_fac_pubs TLDR see quote below

NCEES only created the software PE exam in April 2013, and in April 2017 there were 15 test takers and 5 of them were repeat takers. I would have to imagine with so few software PEs out there that if you explain to a state board your scenario. They will hopefully be reasonable and understand...

I think that is pretty cool. I just got my pocket card and letter notifying that my application has been accepted and I am now a licensed professional engineer from North Carolina, but have to wait 6 to 8 weeks before I get the actual certificate. 

Have you looked at SouthCo hinges? They make a lot of different style hinges. I have one of their catalogs and have used some of their latches on previous designs I have worked on. They make a lot of neat stuff. https://www.southco.com/en-us/product/hierarchy.html?hid=7347 Check out their...

Have you thought about using a commercially available gearbox from some place like McMaster or Boston Gear instead of desiging your own?

I still do not have my license. I have been in contact with the people at the board. I have had multiple issues with my paperwork either being lost (in the mail or at the board office, I will never know for sure) and my references not filling out the paperwork properly. They have contacted me by...

The 2pi factor in the equation in the solution is to convert revolutions to radians.  P_lat is given to you as 750 lbf. You do not need to know the journal length to solve this problem. Equation 54-33 has P as power, not as pressure.

Still waiting over here. Have you tried contacting them?

I think you might be getting a little hung up on the wording in the explanation. I will try to give a different perspective. The unconstrained thermal expansion of the members is greater than the unconstrained thermal expansion of the bolt because one of the members is aluminum and has a higher...