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Originally Posted by EricH
I think I can help. I'm a little rusty, so I'm talking to Messrs. Beer and Johnston to brush up.
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That is where you'll find the answer, but it won't be waiting for you to copy-and-paste it. I have never met anyone who learned to solve statics problems without spending many evenings with Beer and Johnston. I know Eric is aware of this, and has put that time in already.
Back in the day at Georgia Tech, the level of commitment (read: hours of homework) required by that class was a wake-up call for engineering students -- either you do the work needed to learn statics, or you find another major. I will be truly astonished if someone tells me it is not like that today.
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Back to the OP: Question -- can the clevis on your cylinder be mounted further from the pivoting member?
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