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(This article was originally run in Firehouse October 1, 2019) Russell McCullar clarifies whether 15:1 is still relevant and says that fire departments should select gear and load limits that meet their needs. All Photos by Russell McCullar Not long ago, I was explaining to one of my students that our training agency was undergoing …
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I have heard it said that “a lesson in creativity is like taking a calligraphy class; you never know when something you learn might end up being useful in a place you’d never expect” and for longest time, I didn’t understand what they meant. Until I looked into calligraphy. I mean really… who in the …
I know, this is comment or title appears at first glance to be hyper constraining and even seems to fly in the face of what we want to hear and read. Being the best is about limiting distractions and concentrating on strengths and the best way to do this is keep short accounts. Here are …
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Determining mechanical advantage using the T-Method is really the guiding method to determine the “ideal mechanical advantage” or IMA. However, note… this method doesn’t take into consideration the friction problems or coefficient of rope bending or turning on metal. So what is mechanical advantage? Mechanical Advantage Definition 1 “A force created through mechanical means including, …
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I have enjoyed the AZTEK for many years. I have even, at one point in time, used 8 AZTEKs to build and set the truss system on our original RRG office building in Sisters (they toppled over and I had to re-align them and straighten out the building itself). Over the years, there have been improvements …
The ‘T-system’ for calculating Mechanical Advantage At their simplest, pulleys can be viewed as levers. This becomes more obvious if you consider the static system (where everything is at rest). To understand the ‘T-system’ for calculating Mechanical Advantage always start with the input (the effort end of the system) and assume that force of …
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