college project

droscher2001 said:

hi,
I ride a spooky bandwagon, for my college engineering project i am
designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay, but im
stuck for ideas on designs, If anybody has any opinions on this, or has
any ideas it would be greatly appreciated if you could share them with
me!

Intended function and operational parameters will have an effect on
the design, a topic which by now should have been covered in your
classes. There are many ways to tension a chain; not all are suitable
for all applications, and some potential applications have no useful
solution due to real-world issues. If this is an attempt to provide a
slack limiter for a fixed-gear or coaster-brake bike, you're into the
realm of "no useful solutions"..
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i am designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html#tensioner

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it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

Quoted message said:

i am designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html#tensioner

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

Not sure what the chain line looks like or what is in between the chain
wheel and the cog but if you can you fit an extra chain wheel into the chain
at any point along it's path? Finding a chain wheel that is the right size
will usually allow you to take up slack even on a fixed gear setup. I would
not reccomend ths for racing but depending on your application this may be
an option.

Also, there are half links available for chains that may help to make the
problem of eliminating chain slack easier to solve.

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Quoted message said:

hi,
I ride a spooky bandwagon, for my college engineering project i am
designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay, but im
stuck for ideas on designs, If anybody has any opinions on this, or has
any ideas it would be greatly appreciated if you could share them with
me!

tom

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droscher2001

droscher2001 said:

hi,
I ride a spooky bandwagon, for my college engineering project i am
designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay, but im
stuck for ideas on designs, If anybody has any opinions on this, or has
any ideas it would be greatly appreciated if you could share them with
me!

tom

Dear Tom,

Stop by any motorcycle shop that sells trials machines, such
as Beta, GasGas, Montesa, and Sherco.

You'll find trailing-arm chain-tensioners hanging from the
swing arms and supporting the chain with nylon or hard
rubber blocks. A bicycle could substitute an ordinary
toothed derailleur pulley.

Mechanically, they resemble mouse-traps, but aren't as
complicated.

Carl Fogel

Werehatrack said:

classes. There are many ways to tension a chain; not all are suitable
for all applications, and some potential applications have no useful
solution due to real-world issues. If this is an attempt to provide a
slack limiter for a fixed-gear or coaster-brake bike, you're into the
realm of "no useful solutions"..

Actually, last time this came up, Sheldon observed that some of the
off-roaders have chain tensioners that can endure being pulled completely
taut, unlike a derailleur. I suggested mounting two of these, one above
and one below the sprocket, on a fixed gear.
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David Damerell <[email hidden]> Distortion Field!

Do you have to take English classes as part of your engineering program?
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Quoted message said:

hi,
I ride a spooky bandwagon, for my college engineering project i am
designing a chain tensioner that ataches to the chain stay, but im
stuck for ideas on designs, If anybody has any opinions on this, or has
any ideas it would be greatly appreciated if you could share them with
me!

tom

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droscher2001

"Bonehenge" They don't study periods until week 10.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All my classes were divided into periods. Without grasping that, nothing
else would fall into place*. And, once periods are under control, we need
to concentrate on capitalization and spelling.

"Retro Bob" wrote: We would also need to study the issue of starting
sentences with "And" (i.e., the grammar flame is a long ride to hell for
everyone on the train :-)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Very clever, Retro. You have criticized my criticism, attacked my grammar,
and thrown down a roadblock to response, all in one sentence. I will
respond by pointing out that Fowler regards the "rule" against starting with
"And" a superstition*.
*Modern English Usage, Second Edition, page 606.

Leo Lichtman said:

"Bonehenge" They don't study periods until week 10.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All my classes were divided into periods. Without grasping that,
nothing else would fall into place*. And, once periods are under
control, we need to concentrate on capitalization and spelling.

And that asterisk would indicate...what, exactly?!?

Bill "started sentence with it just for you" S.

"B i l l S o r n s o n" wrote: And that asterisk would indicate...what,
exactly?!?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I deleted a rather wordy footnote, and forgot to delete the asterisk. I
guess it's only fair to be held to a high standard when writing about
someone else's grammar.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill "started sentence with it just for you"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And I really appreciate it. Actually, I think starting a sentence with a
conjunction has its place. It creates a tie-back to the preceding
statement which cannot be done as economically in any other way.

But, I don't think it would be acceptable to start a paragraph in this way.
:-)

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Leo Lichtman said:

"B i l l S o r n s o n" wrote: And that asterisk would indicate...what,
exactly?!?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I deleted a rather wordy footnote, and forgot to delete the asterisk. I
guess it's only fair to be held to a high standard when writing about
someone else's grammar.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill "started sentence with it just for you"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And I really appreciate it. Actually, I think starting a sentence with a
conjunction has its place. It creates a tie-back to the preceding
statement which cannot be done as economically in any other way.

But, I don't think it would be acceptable to start a paragraph in this way.
:-)

Quoted message said:

Dear Leo,

Certainly not with that punctuational anti-Christ of a
trailing comma!

Fragmentarily,

Carl Fogel

First it's 'ain't' then it's 'And' and the next thing you know we're reading
'i' 'becuz'. The less literate a statement the quicker I discount or ignore
it.