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    Sheet Metal Bending Software

    Thank you all for your input, I will be checking will the companies you mentioned.
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    Sheet Metal Bending Software

    Can anyone recommend a sheet metal bending program. We bend multiple gauges of stainless steel, with up to 10 bends per piece. The bends are all done on the length of the sheet, so a 3D unfolder is not necessary, but can be considered. Something where I could draw out the profile and it would...
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    Fatal Errors while working in 3D

    I have built this model from scratch no XREF or mapping either It is a swimming pool bulkhead (walkway) composed of steel angle. It is faily large 4'x5'x75' It seems if I work on it while it is shaded (instead of wireframe) I dont have near the amount of errors
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    Fatal Errors while working in 3D

    I am new to the full version of AutoCad 2004 and am trying to build a 3d model. The program seems to be running very slow, the drawing is about 650 kb so far. Also I get a fatal error when trying to execute commands (move, copy, mirror, etc) One of the error I see is "Unhandled Access...
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    Bonding vinyl to stainless steel

    I am looking to apply a pressure sensitive vinyl stick-on (12" x 12") to 12 ga s.s. sheet with a 180 grit polish. The kicker is it will be under water in a swimmming pool enviroment. Every place I have talked to has told me, nothing is avaiable. I was thinking of a bonding agent...
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    push-pull tapping attachment

    Years ago I worked for a company that made metal doors and frames. They have a push pull attachment for a portable drill, that would be used with a tap for threading holes. It would tap the hole as it drills in and would reverse when you pull back on the drill, reversing the tap. Now that I want...
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    What grade stainless steel works best in a swimming pool

    Hi! I am designing a surge tank for a local swimming pool and am looking for the best resistants against rust. This will be an enclosed tank. I have seen 304l and 316l rust in these situations. The calcium hyperchlorite level should never reach above 3 ppm. I was thinking 317l would be about...

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