whitney james wrote:
> If this will be one thing, it's over engineered. I've been ~3 years in
> the planning stage...
Over-engineering typically means "building stronger than necessary".
Since you haven't *built* anything yet, you have "design paralysis", a
disease commonly associated with people who think that endless research
and scribbling is a substitute for actually building something.
Unfortunately, in the last 10-20 years, design paralysis has reached
pandemic levels because people think that "information" is "knowledge".
On paper, 3/8" threaded rod sounds pretty strong. But, actually put a
piece in a vice, bend it with your hands and you'll know that it's not a
proper axle. A simple "prototype" and some "bench-testing" increased
your knowledge.
So, then you think 1/2" solid will stand-up to the demands, until you
send a fully-loaded vehicle across some large ruts in the field and see
the axles bend. A more complex prototype and some "field-testing"
increased your knowledge to the required level for the job at hand.
Research only produces information, prototyping and testing produces
knowledge. Only knowledge creates good systems.
Frank P.
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