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This marketing ploy was probably all started by GEN Xers

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:37 pm I'm happy to report that Violet was born late last night, and she and mom are both doing well.

Congratulations!!! Enjoy them as much as you can, they only stay young for so long.

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"Tell me and I’ll forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn."

Benjamin Franklin

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A young family, mom, dad, daughter, and son were sitting at their dining room table enjoying supper. The topic of discussion at the table was the meaning of life. At one point, the son, who couldn't have been more than 6 or 7, said to his father, "Dad, I would like to live forever". The fa...

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Tom G wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:38 am There is a well-worn piece of cardboard on the floor of our metal shop. On it is written, "Do not walk on the floor".

You could always try Lionel's suggestion of, 'dancing on the ceiling'.

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We deal with perforated sheet metal on a daily basis, and yes this can be an issue if you truly need to extrude each individual hole. As MJuric had mentioned we typically show a small portion of the perforation pattern in each corner, eliminating the stress on computing resources. We perforate in-ho...

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DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:07 am Oh, THAT guy! He's just a big loafer.

That guy kneads to be the toast of the town, you know things are going to go a rye when he's around.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

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Yep, that's on purpose. The stores are designed to force the customer to traverse as much of the store as possible with the idea that the more you walk the more you look at the more you'll buy. They also dribble the same product throughout the entire floor/store. So instead of having all the glasse...

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I've had this happen to me in the past, and yes it is random. As to why this happens, I can't say. The only workaround that I was able to come up with at the time was to forgo the gauge table and enter the k-factor. I'm running 2020 SP5.

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Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:12 am That's not a Chevy you're thinking about. Fix Or Repair Daily.

Isn't it Found On the Road Dead. Just kidding, I love Ford.

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If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into...

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Online Payroll - my nemesis About 6 months ago they changed to Direct Deposit, to which I was totally against and almost walked off the job because of it, yeah I'm old school. Turn the clock front 6 months and what I was against bit. All of a sudden I was missing (2) two pay schedules, we're like w...

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I honestly do not use it, especially for sheet metal components, which is what I typically deal with. I see it as adding a feature to repair an existing feature. I would prefer to simply correct the existing feature, keep things neat and tidy. However, depending on the type of work, I can see the be...

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...or 15M instead of 15000mm. Isn't this a bit like saying "I don't like imperial because there are two many digits to list 63360 inches in a mile"? The earth is 84145445920 1/64th's of an inch in circumference :D You would think that when it comes to 5 or 6 digits before the decimal they...

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unfortunately I think this is like language. From what I understand even people that are relatively fluent in another language "Think" in their native language and translate to the language they are speaking. I suppose at some point that goes away but when you've spent 25-30+ years dealin...

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I agree that the third angle projection is more natural and intuitive, but then again that's all I've ever used... who knows. As for the metric vs imperial, ideally metric makes more sense, being base 10. However, on the rare occasion time that I have had to use it, I simply detest it. Over the year...

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I would draw the part (sheet-metal) in its flattened state. I would imagine that the wings would be formed (forming tool) while in this state anyway. Also, it would difficult to roll from the part without crushing the wings. I guess if it is thin material, roll-forming wouldn't be necessary.

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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:44 pm I think you mean the capital building.

I think you mean the Capitol building

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Are you speaking of lynxes? I don't think I've ever seen a cougar of my life up here, they must be pretty rare. I've had some wild wildlife encounters lol Very true, I've never seen or heard of sightings any in our area, here in Quebec. Although, I've heard of sightings of these types of cats in th...

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That guy was one of the many that broke into the White House, he is a convicted felon, so he shot the cougar illegally. Now, why would someone want to shoot that 'sweet little puddy tat'? From what I've heard cougars rarely attack humans. Here in Canada, in designated zones, for a few months out of...

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It's like others have mentioned, it all depends on the accuracy that you require. A generic k-factor of 0.4 to 0.5 may just do it for you if precision isn't paramount. We've done extensive in-house testing using different tooling (punch and die combinations), machinery, materials, to achieve what wo...

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zxys001 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 6:56 pm well, looky there,..tomorrow is Friday!

Add some salt, herbs and spices and you can market those birds as pre-brined / pre-marinated

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Early on in the Covid thing someone brought in some goodies for their birthday. First time EVER in anyplace that I have worked where at the end of the day most of the stuff was still there. It's usually 1/4 of a donut left because no one wants to take the last piece. I think for the most people aro...

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mike miller wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 8:41 am Breakfast at work. We do this about every week....

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mattpeneguy wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 3:04 pm Pretty sure that trailer doesn't have a gas tank...but I've been wrong before...

My bad, I didn't look closely enough. Thought it was a pickup / flatbed.

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DennisD wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 2:22 pm Git 'er done!
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Very nice and handy, just keep those embers away from the gas tank

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There are some truths to the articles, and thanks again for posting them. I understand the writer's bias, but I don't necessarily agree with all of his analysis. The analogy that you don’t need to kill a fly with a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do, does hold true to some extent. On the other ...

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I tell my kids to be true to themselves, this way they can true to others. To never shy away from an opportunity or difficult challenge. Never be afraid to try something new because feel you might not succeed at it. Make yourself heard without being obnoxious. Some of the best ideas come from the mo...

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Just heard Bill and Melinda Gates are getting a divorce. She gets the house, but Bill insists on keeping the Windows.

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That has to be the longest interview of all time!

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 11:49 am 85 to 90% of our customers are first time Roasters, so we make it easy for ya

John, when and if I make it down there, I'll be sure to pay you a visit. Our company's head office can't be that far away in Lancaster.

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Now that's Foul ;) You could try our Turpiggy :shock: image.png Man that looks amazing! I've always wanted to go whole hog, but tackling an entire piglet is intimidating to say the least. Maybe you can try stuffing the turkey into the pig, or better yet a turducken in there. Nah, it'll probably tak...

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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 4:13 pm That statement made my mouth watery, it's the type of thing you'd hear in a commercial

I'm with you Alex, all this chat about roasting / barbequing has got my stomach rumbling. I feel like chicken tonight. (any fowl will do)

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Resist the temptation of the dark side… unless it has to do with Pink Floyd.

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I don't know if you can take anything away from this (character & number codes)

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Roasted By John wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:02 pm Thanks Sam

Sure thing, my brother runs the shop floor if you need a contact.

Actually, Robert is my name. (SamSpade is just a moniker)

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http://www.laurentianwire.com

They are situated in Montreal QC, Canada

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I was wondering what does the acronym SWYM stands for?

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When we switched to SolidWorks from Catia v4 in 98, our first SolidWorks workstations were $12,000. Company didn't bat an eye at the time because the Catia boxes running AIX were $20,000 each. Fast forward 20 years and now I have to pull teeth with the IT group to get decent workstations and they d...

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MJuric wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:44 pm These people realize that experience, failures and education of all types actually account for something and you can't just learn all of this by watching a Youtube video.

Very true, as the saying goes,"You can't buy experience, but it sure costs a lot."

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Now that's an airline that knows how to cater to their passengers… why obstruct a picturesque view with engine shrouding.

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You can try online PDF to DWG converters:

https://www.zamzar.com/

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