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    24-7 sheet metal folder

    Richard thanks for the response. what does ABB stand for? could not find them on the web using ABB
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    24-7 sheet metal folder

    Working with a sheet metal folding machine that folds a part on average every 35 seconds. The problum is how to stack palletise and move product out of the way after dark with no opperator. some way to move pallets into postion fill them and move them out, stack and load more pallets. any imput...
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    Creatting a map from a survey.

    Problum solved thanks to all
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    How do I transfer title info. form one drawing to another ???

    wblock will also do the job. just type wblock then select the info you want, then a point of origan. it will save to a wblock directory. when you need it just type insert, the wblock pull down appears, you select the one you want, place it where you need it, at this point you can resize, rotate...
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    Engineering Documentation

    First set your title sheet (.dwt) file so you have your drawing requirements pre-set for all drawings, line weight, dim style, tolerancing, text font and size. Build your title block w/bill of materials, Company name logo everything you need. you can add layers for dimensioning,line types...
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    Creatting a map from a survey.

    There is a syntex error in my last post, should be @1460.0'N89d43'56"W
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    Creatting a map from a survey.

    Estassoc Apperently my syntex is wrong then, what you recomand is just what I did. When I input the values it gave me an error message &quot;Point or option key required&quot;. What I want is @1460.6'<N89d43;56&quot;W Can you offer anything ferther?
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    How to Draw a Perpendicular Line to the end of another line

    The @distance<direction is the easy way to do this type of task. The explanation to this is the @ sign starts the function then the length of line is next then< serves as the direction. example @4<30 give you a line 4&quot; long at 30 deg. your next line would be a length then <120 deg. giving...
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    Creatting a map from a survey.

    Autocad 2000, How can I use the line function @distance<direction with survey units such as N 89d43'56&quot;W and get the line distance and direction I need? Thanks for your help
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    inspection fixture

    hi use one round pin and a diamond pin to locate the part to be tested preferable at oppsit ends of the part then bore holes in the fixture exactly where the the rest of the holes should be, then make sliding pins with the ends turned down to the sum of the mmc of the hole and the location...
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    what is diamond pin?

    You are all close but the real problem is the true position of the holes, no two holes are exactly the same distanct apart. The round pin locates the primary hole in both axes and the diamond pin locates the perpindicular axes of the secondary hole alowing for some devation in the location of...
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    Convert Knoop to Vickers

    Try www.radiatronics.com they have been a great source for us. or Teledyne Vsaco don't have web site for them.
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    Exotic Wood Health Hazards

    Woodsoftheworld.com has a very good site that has information on nearly every wood you can imagin, Form cutting, screwing, drilling, and most of all the health hazzards. the only thing I have not found is the Maple spour deases that I have contracted, that cost me a lung opperation and the need...
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    Tool changer's interface connectors?

    How many leads do you need? How many amps? the connector i refered to can come with or without threads, they slid together with little force and are keyed for alignment. I was segesting a idea to see if it was along the line of what you are looking for. Do you have a design yet?
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    Galling in large diameter steel threads

    Thread form is my first guss as well, but one other thing did you use any dry lube? and have you sectioned a piece to look at the cross section? I would like to see the cross section photo for analysis this could tell the story. usaidit

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