Member postings for lee webster

I wonder what the budget is to produce the magazine each month? I also wonder how much of that budget is spent on getting the magazine to a shop or direct to the subscriber. I think Neil has already said elsewhere that his job as editor isn't full time. The new owners might be dipping their collective toes in the water to see if the magazine is viable. No magazine, no website, no forum.

I know it's not at the same level of readership, but when I was editor of a local car club newsletter the hardest part of the job was filling the pages, until I came up with a cunning plan . When I attended a get together I would make a bee-line for a club member with a camera. I would then ask them nicely if they would write an article for the club. 99% did. Most of them worried about their spelling or grammar. Not my strong point either, but my co-editor being a retired teacher could handle that part easily. I think they enjoyed the experience. My level of expertise in any of the fields required for an article to get published is almost zero.

I couldn't find a parking spot near Smiths, so couldn't have a look at the latest issue. But mention restoring a car and you have me where you want me. I will try harder to find a parking spot!

I have very little idea about what is causing climate change. I do however remember my mother telling me the main reason why our family left London to live in the new town of Hemel Hempstead in the mid to late 50s. Smog. I have never seen smog, I have tasted the foul air in many cities over my working life. But to not be able to see more than several feet in front of you, to know that people are dying because of the polution. I don't know how much of the polution was caused by coal fires, but it seemed to be the main cause.

If we did that with coal, what are we doing with oil?

Wasn't there an ad for super glue way back that featured a car fan belt cut in half and joined back together with super glue?

Maybe I imagined it?

I still keep the Solidedge installation file, but I deleted the programme from my computer. It has to be on the same level as FreeCAD for awkward menus. I found it cluttered and messy.

Producing a "technical" drawing isn't important to me. I can produce a usable detailed drawing of my designs with Designspark Mechanical. My drawings can be of any angle of 3D view, or face on to any side of the part, even cut-aways. It is far from perfect, basic even, but fairly easy to use.

Lee

John,

Solidworks seem to be offering the software at $99 per year or $9.99 per month. Perhaps you could sign up for a months worth and export all your files in a format suitable for whatever CAD programme you settle on.

Not knowing what you need I can only suggest you have a look.

Lee

A metal polish such as Solvol Autosol might do it.

Hi Bo'sun,

I've not tried this myself but I wondered if some coarse tough emery cloth glued to a hammer head and then tap the surface to speckle it. It would, of course, only work on surfaces you can get a hammer to.

So THAT'S where it all is! Send some down to Cornwall please.

Beware the bt sales rep.

They are out for one thing only, and it isn't your satisfaction with the service. A 91 year old friend got a call from a sales woman who told my friend she could upgrade her broadband and phone line and it would save money. My friend signed up. When I checked the details for her it was obvious that she didn't need broadband as she didn't use it. It was a scam by bt. I phoned the bt helpline and spoke to a very helpful man who cancelled the broadband and refunded money my friend had been scammed for. My friends bill dropped from over £40 a month to just over £20.

Beware the bt sales rep.

There are many ways to generate electricity, how many ways are there to store it?

I would use thin MDF, 4,5 or 6mm or hardboard. I would glue it down by dabs of PVA woodglue every 100mm or so. A splodge of glue the size of a 50p should do it. When it comes time to replace it, it should pop up fairly easily leaving dabs of set glue and bits of sheet material which should be easy to remove. I wouldn't use a polyurethane glue unless you can weigh the whole sheet down.

I had this visitor to my garden a few years ago.

He just wandered around the garden eating things. He could see me but didn't seem too concerned. All those weeds are now cleared away ready for planting.

Hi Bazyle,

Thanks for the pointers. I will have a look at my settings to see I can alter them again, I was just relieved to actually get a full build plate!

At least this time everything printed. I changed some of the settings on my printer, I increased the time for each layer to be "cooked" by the uv light, and also the amount of time between printing each layer and I slowed down the raising of the build plate to counter the effects of suction under the plate as it is raised. Two hours later I had a build plate with all 4 prints on it. They had printed OK, but the surface of the prints that had the supports on was very rough. Some parts had 4.1mm holes in them to bolt to other parts. A 4mm set screw was a snug fit. 2 of the parts had a flange that was supposed to locate in a third part. The flange was too big and will have to be filed to fit. I might do away with the flange in another print and use dowels instead.

I am now wondering how accurate a resin 3D printed part should be?

Hi Reginald from Cornwall. You must be a decent bloke, my middle name is Reginald! Named after my Grandad.

Lee

One of the reasons I don't use Onshape is it might not always have a "free to use" option in the future.At least Solid edge does.

Bazyle, I found the missing bit at the bottom of the vat when I was cleaning it. The FEP seems to be a bit flatter after the first attempt at printing, so I think most of the problems were down to me not knowing what I was doing! I used Prusa slicer to produce an STL to import into Photon slicer which is a tad unstable on my computer. I didn't realise until today that the size of the supports in Prusa can be adjusted. I think the supports I used were too small and too few. I am now putting another file together using what I have learnt. Try two should be soon. I would like to find a source of FEP at that price, they seem to be very expensive.

Lee

I watched a video this evening on youtube where the poster's FEP had as many wrinkles as mine. It didn't seem to bother him. I think, now that I have had to think, that the problem is down to me. Not enough supports and not strong enough for the job. I will create another slice with more thought put into the position and support of the parts. If it still fails then I have to turn to the FEP.

Lee