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link to How to Positively Hold a Pneumatic Cylinder Midstroke

How to Positively Hold a Pneumatic Cylinder Midstroke

If you have ever used a pneumatic or air cylinder, you know that they only have 2 positions: fully retracted or fully extended. There is no middle ground. In fact, due to the compressibility of...

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link to Official Black Widow Point of View Video

Official Black Widow Point of View Video

No roller coaster is complete without a POV video. The Black Widow is no exception. [aweber listid=6351119 formid=59506199 formtype=webform] https://youtu.be/o0k4BMdUSUI

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link to Black Widow Backyard Coaster Fails

Black Widow Backyard Coaster Fails

So not everything always goes to plan. This video is evidence of that. [aweber listid=6351119 formid=59506199 formtype=webform] https://youtu.be/u3LM6VMBBRk

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link to Why Failure is a Good Thing – Do It More!

Why Failure is a Good Thing – Do It More!

I sat down with Spencer Krause of SKA Solutions to discuss the world of engineering. One of the topics was about failure and how it is a good thing. Human nature and our society want us to avoid...

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link to Its Alive! – This Linear Synchronous Motor Actually Works

Its Alive! – This Linear Synchronous Motor Actually Works

We've finally got our Linear Synchronous Motor working with 2 phases on our test bench. It has been a long time coming! Now that it is working, we need to answer the question, should we continue? All...

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link to Best Method for Calculating the Electromagnetic Force for a LSM

Best Method for Calculating the Electromagnetic Force for a LSM

Math….you either love it or you don't. Well I do, so I'm not ashamed to share it with the world. But videos like this make me nervous. There is some fuzzy math in here that I'm not necessarily...

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About the Author

Corey Rasmussen is an award-winning professional engineer (NC and TX) with over 20 years of product design and development experience. He has two patents related to aerial lifts machinery, has advanced certifications in hydraulics and electronic controls, and specializes in designing mobile equipment. Corey is the principal engineer of Rasmussen Designs and is based out of Durham, NC.

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