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  1. fermjohnp

    Sketch on a plane

    Hi Guys, When i start a new sketch either on a part or existing part and i want to keep drawing, the sketch plane does not rotate normal to me. it simply disappears. I found that an option 'auto rotate in sketch plane' had to be highlighted but it doesnt matter. it still doesn't work. Also i...
  2. fermjohnp

    thread calculation

    Hello, In our shop we were cutting a small bar for it to be threaded into another threaded hole. I do not know the dimensions of the hole the threads fit into however we had to change the 1/2-28 to 0.497 -28. I'm not sure whether it was a UNC,UNF. Apprently it fits like a glove so its...
  3. fermjohnp

    Sketch on plane

    This will seem weird but wondering if anyone knows why or how to fix this. When i first started using soldiworks when i clicked 'sketch' and defined a plane, the plane would always rotate to the screen. It looked nice and such. After about a week on my new company labtop when i click on the...
  4. fermjohnp

    weighing two job offers-HELP

    Hi all, I am posting this thread to get some insight into how i should approach this problem if it occurs. I recently interviewed with two companies who are almost direct competitors in the machining industry. With the one job i would be trained at the facility which is very close to where i...
  5. fermjohnp

    refractometer not reading

    Hi All, We have a refractometer at our shop. I have calibrated it with water. It doesn't seem to be giving a reading on a coolant i am testing it with. The scale reads from 0-20%. I figure it should read something on this coolant but it doesn't. The coolant came from a cut-off unit that...
  6. fermjohnp

    system loss curve-transor filtration system

    Hi all, How can i go about calculating a system loss curve for a grinding machine with a transor filtration system? I have the SG of the solution / viscosity of the fluid. The outlet to the pump is 3/4inch that is increased to 1.25'' back down to 1.00''. This piping is then connected to...

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