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    3D Printer - Printrbot, etc

    See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project I've just started building my Mendel from a kit of plastic parts printed by my son-in-law on his REPRAP Mendel Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before...
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    Setting Datum Elevations

    You will also see the earth tide effect which changes heights by up to 600mm on a daily basis. Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts
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    Custom Stencils/Icons -configurations

    Right-click on the icon and choose 'Edit Master - Edit Icon Image' Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts
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    Rail gun firing

    Easy to view, but with no commentary or explanation, who knows what we are seeing or what it means? Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts
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    Self Certification to the ISO (000 Standard

    There is a common misconception that an outside body is required. Suggest you both check out the ISO website. There is no requirement for any outside certification by customers or independent certifying bodies. Whether your customer is satisfied with your procedures is entirely up to them. The...
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    Home made lip seals

    Thanks guys - problem is now solved. Compositepro, your take on the inadvisability of lip seals got me started, and I found that an old CD screwed to the face of an undersize wooden piston works well with little drag and a good clean seal. For anyone interested the piston is 2mm (80 thou)...
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    Home made lip seals

    Thank you all for your very quick input. We're snowed in at present, but I will try a few of the suggestions and let you know what I find. Thank you again. Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting...
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    Home made lip seals

    Having retired recently, and looking to take up a 'hands-on' sort of pastime, I have recently got involved with throwing pots and other types of clay building. These potters seem to use several machines which seem to be awfully poorly designed and I have been tempted to have a look at some...
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    Pipeline alignment

    File extension is .dwg which means it is almost certainly an AutoCad drawing file. See http://www.autodesk.com Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts
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    Convert .lis files to XML Spreadsheets

    Rather than writing a macro from scratch simply record a macro going through the entire process manually. Then open the recorded macro in the VB Editor and modify to suit. Without understanding what you want to do with the data, or what XML schema you want to use, I just recorded this to import...
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    Unlocking USB access

    Is the disabled USB a fault or deliberate security policy? Any method of bypassing company security policy will get you fired in many companies. Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam...
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    XP 32 bit on AMD Turion 64x2 - Mouse coursor freezes intermittently

    Be aware that many of the Tek-Tips forums will guard their 'computer professionals only' stance almost as fiercely as the chartered engineers do here - you should be OK in the hardware forums, which are largely populated by non-pros in the same way that the automotive forums here are. Good Luck...
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    view information on hard drive?

    I used GetDataBack from http://www.runtime.org/ - they do versions for FAT and NTFS Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts Steam Engine Prints
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    How to open excel files

    This appears to have been comprehensively answered in your similar post on our sister site Tek-Tips, although you haven't yet acknowledged the answers given there. Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before...
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    Home Networking Question

    Probably the best external port scan is the one at Gibson Research - try https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Good Luck johnwm ________________________________________________________ To get the best from these forums read faq731-376 before posting Steam Engine enthusiasts Steam Engine Prints
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