dorotaC<p>I learned <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/welding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welding</span></a> . It's awful! Now my head has more space for nonsense ideas no one needs!</p><p>Like, leaf spring <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/suspension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suspension</span></a> for a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bike</span></a> trailer.</p><p>Has anyone ever tried that?</p><p>Is spring steel required?</p><p>deflection = FL³/(4Ebh³) , right?</p><p>I'm getting over 10mm thickness for 100kg load which is a bit crazy...</p><p>Would be nice to learn from some mechanical engineer about that problem :P</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechanicalengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalengineering</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/materialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>materialscience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bicycle</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a></p>