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  1. MechNorth

    Passing of a friend and member of this Forum

    I'm not sure if members of this forum have heard, but Don Day (Prof Don) passed away last month after a lengthy fight with brain cancer. Don was a friend and mentor to me for the last 15 years. He provided the first useful training in GD&T that I received, and was a resource to me and many on...
  2. MechNorth

    Position (tolerance vs true vs error) - Let's fix our vocabulary

    We debate terminology and applications all the time on this forum, however I keep seeing one glaring mistake that is glossed over most of the time. In short, the mis-use of "True Position" really irks me. In the '09 Y14.5 standard; "1.3.64 True Position true position: the theoretically exact...
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    Full or Partial GD&T

    A long time ago, in a thread started before I joined Eng-Tips, someone initiated the debate over whether a drawing needs to be completely GD&T'd or not. Clearly each supporter of the rival factions has their own reasons for their assertions, but I'd like to see them listed, defended & debated...

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