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drumsripdrummer t1_j2cist5 wrote

Reply to comment by wraith1221 in [LPT] if you're too broke to tip you're too broke for delivery. You never know what number stiff you will be for that driver... I am on my 10th stiff out of 11 deliveries today. All future stiffs for the day will have their food sitting in front of my AC the whole drive. by productoffallout

At least they aren't pissing in the punch bowl because the last party they went to sucked.

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drumsripdrummer t1_ixuwrf2 wrote

Reply to comment by DanielLikesPlants in Can i replace my broken glass counter top with polycarbonate? by DanielLikesPlants

Good call on getting the thicker one! The 1/8" would deflect 8 times as much at the same weight. You'd be looking at about 6.5 lbs to deflect .25" with the 1/8" thickness. The polycarbonate alone is 3.1 lbs per side for 1/4" thick (and half that for half the thickness of course).

The calculation is based on 24"x24" since what's happening on one side of the table is nearly independent of the other side.

Gluing/adhering in some way will help for sure! Good luck

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drumsripdrummer t1_ixuuo7z wrote

Reply to comment by DanielLikesPlants in Can i replace my broken glass counter top with polycarbonate? by DanielLikesPlants

You can place 52 lbs evenly spread along one half of the table, and the surface will deflect .25".

d=.142wa^4 /(E*t^3 (2.21(a/b)^3 +1))

w=1 psi

a=24 inches wide

E= 348,000 psi

t= .25 inches

b=24 inches to support

d=.142124^4 /(348000*.25^3 (2.21*1^3 +1))

d=47,112.192/17,454.375

d=2.7" @ 1 psi (or 576 lbs)

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