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Date:         Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:22:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate tograde?
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 13:24 -0600, Tom Buese wrote:

> Double shear means shearing force directed from 2 opposite directions > while single shear would only have the force exerted from one side.

Well jeepers. I dunno. I'm no mechanical engineer. Maybe the closeup view of the running gear in the Hi Lift manual <http://goo.gl/C1kaS> will help with that.

> > Mr. BZ-Collapse of skybridge in Kansas City Hyatt many years ago > killing dozens, cause by shear failure of suspending rods/bolts, IIRC.

Oh swell. Now look at what you've done. Everyone who freaked out at the thought that I might take a jack near my van is gonna be all in a tizzy.

-- RJS


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