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Something up the sleeve
to you or subscribing to a designer's feed. The idea of OLED-integrated clothing is not new but MIT's approach to viral propagation is innovative. The proof of concept comprises a Sharp Zaurus PDA woven into a messenger bag, the screen visible through a clear plastic window. The device uses Bluetooth
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Smart Computing Article - CD & DVD Burning Accessories
removing most of the scratch and filling it in with a compound that bonds to the polymer plastic. The result is that the scratch surface is recoated, letting the disc perform like new. The pack contains a single 1 oz. bottle of CD Scratch Remover, an application cloth, and instructions. Cost: $9.99
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Tube Fittings
Temperature and pressure decide which type of tube fitting is needed. Metal fittings are used for high temperature and pressures, plastic fittings for low. Typically, metal fittings are used with metal tubes, but plastic fittings are sometimes used with metal tubes to reduce galvanic corrosion
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Hydraulic squeeze bushings lets shafts slide, lock, and slide
of alloy bronze or spring steel with plastic molded over a slotted squeeze surface. Seals are provided at each end to resist hydraulic pressure up to 5,000 psi depending on diameter. Hydraulic pressure acts upon a molded sleeve between the seals. Pressure compresses (squeezes) the bushing radially
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Wood you believe bearings?
Rock-maple plain bearings can tolerate higher shaft speeds and loads than their plastic counterparts. Woodex bearings come in flange, pillow-block, roll-end, spherical, and hanger types. Style 226 hanger bearings and brackets are typically used in conveyors for grain, slurries, and dry chemicals
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Straight Facts on Blind Rivets
, insets, or right angles to the rivet body. Up to the mid-1980s, most hand tools were steel and weighed a hefty 15 lb or more. Modern versions are lighter and more powerful. Hydropneumatic tools made from plastic and aluminum, for example, weigh an ergonomic 4 lb and set one breakstem per second. Older
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Accessibility of Product Surfaces with Autofeed Tooling
polished or with a protection sleeve made from plastic à plastic sleeve is a wear part) can be used. - If no scratches or marks are allowed, we recommend the use of a template (mask). Combined with this template the use of a nosepiece ball-type (with big chamfer) is possible. 6
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Heat-Shrink Tubing: The Versatile Tools for Maintenance and Repair (.pdf)
: here it protects the termination area from contamination, adds strain. relief, and identifies circuits through color coding. The name heat-shrink tubing pretty much sums up what it is and does: a plastic tube that shrinks permanently. when heat is applied. How much it shrinks is determined by its