Member postings for Sandgrounder

No error messages, it installed without any problems except it won't launch, it's appears in the 'Package Manager' as 457MB installed and also in the 'Applications' list.

I'll have a go when the Ubuntu disc arrives as I've encountered another little problem that might not let me use the link that you have kindly provided.

John

I'm running Linux Mint 13 Maya at the moment and DraftSight won't launch, however a friend is sending me a disc with the latest Ubuntu so I'll see how that works out.

John

Probably been fitted to an old Singer sewing machine somewhere.

It's a fantastic bit of luck though even without the motor.

Edited By Sandgrounder on 29/05/2016 08:51:11

I'm a few years past you and I've worked on CAD for quite a while, 5 years full time on Medusa CAD and about 18 years Autocad and Inventor and I've never heard of 'polar vectors' and would bet none of the lads I worked with on mechanical design would have either, as regards 'layers', for the the work we did which would be similar to the drawings many model makers would do, special purpose precision machines, we didn't use layers either, the lads in the Civil engineering office did, different layers for building foundations, walls, services etc, so don't let it put you off, it's not dead easy to start with, plenty of time spent staring at the screen wondering which icon to click but you should get there.

John

Thank you all for your replies, it looks like I'll be with LibreCAD to start with, I eventually managed to download DraftSight after a few attempts, however although it appears as an 457MB installed program in the 'Package Manager' and is listed in the 'Applications' window it won't launch so I can't do anything with it.

John

I found it about 1hr 10m in from the start.

John

Thanks for that John, I've just looked and found I have LibreCAD already installed, I just hadn't looked hard enough, I'll have a go at it.

John

I have a copy of Autodesk Inventor on an old XP machine, however as I'm now using Linux on my main PC I thought I would try DraftSight, I went on the website and chose what was listed as a free download, it downloaded but when I went to install it found it had been put in the Package Manager 'Graphics (non free)' section, has anyone else had this problem, if it is a problem at all?

Thanks

John

I know the Malc did say not from the Internet, but to give an idea of the prices, I bought from this place last year

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bioaquatek/?_dmd=2&_nkw=borax

and they charge £5.95 kg free p & p, it's named '20 Mule Team Borax' after the mule team that used to haul it out from Death Valley which as Muzzer said is in the Mojave Desert

John

Windows 7 mainstream support stopped last year but extended support will go on to 2020.

I find Rocol RTD very good especially when drilling and tapping stainless steel, I have a tub of tallow in the workshop but I've found it's getting harder to source locally now that plumbers aren't wiping lead joints.

John

It may not be only single phase motors that can be affected by repeated start/stop usage, my Myford S7 has a 3ph motor driven by an old Jaguar Cub inverter, I don't have a manual for it but I read one about 20 years ago when I installed it, and if I recall correctly there is a minimum time you are supposed to wait between stops and starts, I think it was about 20secs which can be twice the time taken for a quick look at the work.

Perhaps more modern inverters can cope better.

John

This is me on the right of the picture in around the early 1960's at Mullard Ltd casting a similar alloy to Nimonic with an induction furnace, I think it was around 10KW, not quite sure of the frequency but it wiped out the BBC Light programme when running.

John

Edited By Sandgrounder on 02/05/2016 19:33:24

I had something similar on my Linux PC running Thunderbird Mail, I'm with Sky but the mail server is Yahoo, I logged on last year and the server proceeded to download every email I had ever received, it took about an hour, Yahoo didn't want to know and said it must be my PC at fault, I logged into the server and deleted everything I could find in the hope that it doesn't happen again.

John

Just been looking at the Chronos website and the photos of these show them as as they would be used on a front toolholder, has anyone used them on a Myford S7 rear toolpost, will the heights etc be OK?

Thanks

John

Insurance Co's also seem very interested in modifications, after reading an article on the web about it I rang my Insurer, Liverpool Victoria, I now have an addition to my policy listing 'reversing sensors' as a modification even though they were fitted by the main agent before the car had even been on the road.

BBC4 this Tuesday the 29th March at 10.00pm,

Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams, the history of automata by Prof Simon Schaffer

That voltage rating is fine, I often use 1N4007 rectifier diodes which are 1000V and 1A rating for low voltage circuits  but with lower current than yours.

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Edited By John Caines on 16/03/2016 19:34:01

Thunderbird's worked with no problems at all on my Linux PC for 2 years, and this thread has reminded me to do a much overdue back of my emails.

John