Re: out of thread

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

Great explanation - the only part that bothers me is the part about 
resolving torque into component forces.... 
I have Holiday Resnick Physics text on the table here.... torque is 
covered in Chapter .... 12. 
You may want to pick it up at the library and do some more homework... 
before jumpimg to conclusions...

No hard feelings.

Alex 


On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Greg Woodard wrote:

> Fellow Audians:
> 
> If I hear anymore about torque, I think the little hair that I have 
> left will all fall out.
> 
> I have come to the conclusion that the membership on the list is just 
> to diversified.  When you use KISS, the techies get bent out of shape 
> about semantics.  When you write in techie, the non technical people 
> write and want you to explain it in non techie terms.
> 
> So lets take one last shot at this torque crap.  If you are one of 
> the non tech people, see my previous post, it is correct, and hit 
> delete now.
> 
> If you are still here.  I will try to explain what I have found to be 
> the preeminant mistake being made. 
> Most of you are assuming that the torque on the end of the tool is the
> same as a push on the end of the tool.  It is not, the torque must be 
> resolved into its component "FORCES" to determine the force along the 
> tangent to the acr subscribed by the tool at the point where the tool 
> and wrench meet.  It is this force that acts over the length of the tool to 
> produce the needed torque on the bolt.  In order to achieve the 
> proper tangential force, you need a torqe of 258 ft.lbs, and it will 
> not make one damn bit of differance how long of a lever you use to 
> create that force. (having never seen the tool in question i am 
> assuming that it has a 1/2" square hole and that the 1/2" drive of 
> the wrench snaps into it.  If it fits over the end of the wrench and 
> acts as a true extension rather than being driven by the 1/2" drive
> then that would be differant)
> 
> I did my homework on this, and know that I am correct.  If you 
> disagree, great.  DO NOT write to me and expound about your 
> credentials.  It is really oxymoronic when SOME of you perport 
> impressive credentials and then talk nonsense.
> 
> I hope that no one has taken personal offense at any of this.  But 
> this whole thing has gotten totally out of hand.  Even with some of 
> the shoots that some of you have privately taken at me, I would still 
> like to meet all of you.  Then we could have a real yelling match 
> over a cold beer.
> 
> And now back to your regularly scheduled program.
> 
> Greg
>