Originally Posted by oledoc2u
I have several, and I do mean several engineering buddies, from electrical, mechanical, and even Civil for those washboards you were mentioning...and I would never involve them in this discussion...
Why wouldn't you involve them? It would be interesting to have your engineering buddies take a look and give you the benefit of their wisdom.
I don't think your electrical engineer is going to help you much. Your civil engineer might - if he deals with something other than roads and bridges. The mechanical engineer is probably your best bet - after all - this is mechanical...
You don't strike me as the kind of person that does something just because "everybody says it's cool". It seems you'd do some research before you cut away.
This is actually starting to get humorous. Where's Rod Serling when you need him? This would make a great episode of "The Twilight Zone"...