Looks like I'm going to have to get that book. I was hoping there would be some kind of calculation for the maximum possible output based on motor power but it looks like there going to be a lot more maths to it than that.
Thanks a bunch!
Hi, I'm building a rolling mill for flattening out bits of steel and I'm trying to make sure it's not going to break.
I know that with a 1500w motor geared down to 60rpm (2pi rad/s) i end up with 239Nm of torque.
239Nm working at a radius of 0.0375m gives 6369N of force generated at the edge...