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  1. kbro151

    Thread Depth Specifying - Sanity Check Requested

    Regarding specifying the tap drill size on a drawing, the issue of formed threads was not mentioned. From my experience, TAP usu. refers to cutting threads, but I believe it can encompass forming. If you specifically want threads either cut or formed, then you should specify, either by stating...
  2. kbro151

    Drafting multiple body weldments

    Another fellow doing parallel work at my company suggested the exact same thing this morning; works like a charm. Simple and fast. Thanks for the help all.
  3. kbro151

    Drafting multiple body weldments

    D- That doesn't work for me. The topology of the surface of the added bodies does not contain a break, so I can not select the top level and have that work for me. Additionally, the wireframe for one weldment is almost 1000 elements. Finally, with the wireframe, my hidden lines show up as...
  4. kbro151

    Drafting multiple body weldments

    I have a large tooling fixture for which I am prepping a drawing package. The fixture is a single catpart with multiple bodies and multiple sublevels of bodies. We build our models up from individual bodies that are weld prepped, copied or patterned (if necessary), then boolean added to a body...
  5. kbro151

    Engineering Fee Question

    Fees are an important part of your business. Got to keep the cash flowing. Better ask yourself some questions and try to view things from your customers point of view. Why do you want lower fees? Are you trying to grab market share? Or, are you not worth the going rate? Are your customers...
  6. kbro151

    Surface split

    jay, That's quite close to it. Now, add a right hand coordinate axis on the near end of the tube with y pointing radially up, x pointing radially out, and z along the axis. Make the tube a quarter section in the first quadrant. That's my extrusion. Now instead of intersecting the u-shaped...
  7. kbro151

    Surface split

    Jay- I'm lousy at posting pics. I might figure it out eventually, but currently that's beyond my capability. Anything I can't cut or paste into my browser doesn't make it onto the web. The splitting element does not cut through the element I am trying to split. It lies upon one surface.
  8. kbro151

    Surface split

    Hmmm....I don't have a surface. I have a wire on one surface, so it is just a line. Is that my problem? When I intersected the planes and the extrusion I wound up with three surfaces, but I couldn't figure out how to join them into a single surface with a radius at the corners.
  9. kbro151

    Surface split

    I'm trying to cut a hole in a large tube section. The hole is u-shaped and located on the edge of the sectino, extending about 1/10 radian along the circumference, and it has radiused corners. I've been able to generate the geometry of the edge of the hole fairly easily, including the corners...
  10. kbro151

    Financing; Home equity vs 401k vs other

    Don, you're right. My mistake; I should have been talking about the difference between the rate you are earning and the rate you are paying, i.e., 10-6 equals 4% lost. The problem with this is investment gains are talked about as though they happen gradually, but in reality, they happen in...
  11. kbro151

    Financing; Home equity vs 401k vs other

    Good choice, rlee. I'm sure you will be able to keep track of your cashflow and balance sheet. Good luck to you! Someone mentioned that he was investing his 401k money at 6% because he took out a loan againt it... I can't speak for that particular 401k - it may be a "funny" one that has its...
  12. kbro151

    Deleting Faces of a Solid Model

    I was able to make something very similar to the pic you posted using only pad, chamfer, fillet, and shell. How do I post a picture of it? I'm interested to know what teh exact sticking point is. I've run into problems with shell before too.
  13. kbro151

    Total runout

    Seems like the indicator would vary with both the profile of the shaft it is resting on and any misalignment between the axes of the two shafts. Do you care if the shafts are cylinders?
  14. kbro151

    Worst case scenario?

    No matter how you fund your startup, the money loaned or given to the business is at risk. But, if you incorporate or properly use an LLC, the liability for business actions will be limited to the business assets, unless you do something criminal, fraudulent, or your only reason for using the...
  15. kbro151

    Worst case scenario?

    When in business, follow the rule of pay yourself first. Pay a monthly salary that reflects what your work is worth. This is a payroll expense. Payroll expenses are paid by companies before debts. If I remember correctly, the order is 1) Government, 2) employees, 3) lenders, 4) owners. Once...
  16. kbro151

    Text Templates

    db, I've thought about that, but the parameter would have to be part of the template if I wanted it to automatically update. I can't figure out how to run a formula on the assigned template value and spit the result out as the template. If I made the parameter part of the drawing, I would have...
  17. kbro151

    Text Templates

    I have several assemblies that I need to draw for drawing packs to release to a customer. The customer has a specific requirement as to the format of the part labeling they would like to see on the drawing. I am trying to automate the labeling process as much as psosible. So far, I have been...
  18. kbro151

    Are there any Toolmakers in here? Advice Required....

    I hear you, Sirius2. My company makes tools for use in the UK and we have been extremely disappointed in the quality, lead time, and costs of the suppliers we try to use.
  19. kbro151

    Financing; Home equity vs 401k vs other

    I think retirement money should be a last resort, always. Once it is gone, you can't put it back. Check with a financial planner about what happens to your 401K when you leave your employer. If you take the money and use it you pay taxes and a penalty. Sometimes you can leave your money in...
  20. kbro151

    Positional Tolerance and Datum Precedence

    For this particular part, couldn't you use the center of one of your holes as datum C? Then you could control the hole pattern and slot location to your satisfaction, and there would no longer be an arguement about how to define C or how many points it should take.

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