What Happened to FEA?
[starbox] Thinking back on my experiences on the Helical Gear Rating Committee, I am a bit shocked at what hasn’t happened. As AGMA 218 was […]
Month: March 2014
Where Do Allowable Stresses Come From?
[starbox] One of the most important aspects of a gear rating standard is the allowable stress charts. For spur and helical gears we want to […]
Great Moments in Gear Rating
[starbox] By now readers of this Blog are aware of my interest in gear trade history. The more I learn about how we got to […]
Action Items for the Gear Trade
[starbox] Recently I learned that it took over 20 years for the gear industry to agree on its first “standard” tooth form — and that […]
Limited Opportunities for One-Trick Ponies
[starbox] When you work as an engineer for smaller companies you get to wear a lot of hats. Whether it was an emergency structural repair […]
Lost Technology
[starbox] Writing this Fall Technical Meeting paper has me digging through old files for references I am certain are in there some where. Of course […]
The Beginning of Wisdom
[starbox] An old proverb posits that “The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their proper name.” In my previous posting I brought up the […]
Frequently Asked Questions (and Other TLA or FLA)
[starbox] The advent of texting naturally leads to a desire for reduced typing. I like websites that have a “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) tab as […]
Hunting for an Argument
[starbox] One of the first things I learned about gears was the importance of having a “hunting tooth” combination. This was not open to discussion. […]
What Did They Know and When Did They Know It?
[starbox] No, I am not launching a criminal investigation. The title of this posting summarizes my ongoing study of the history of gear ratings. Most […]