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  1. Sojournerman

    kitchen plans and Solidworks

    good evening all long time no see from me . i was wondering how sw 2021 fairs in kitchen design and cnc machining those parts for said kitchen. At work we Use another cad package and its a pig to use(cabinet vision fortunately that is not my job having to deal with said program). I have seen the...
  2. Sojournerman

    Solidworks in kitchen design

    Does anyone here use solidworks for kitchen designing and for the cnc output? How do you do the nesting and optimisation of your different materials(muf double sided white for the carcass etc) (Does the cam software do that by it's self ?) Also tips please on how you have set up your basic...
  3. Sojournerman

    Linear vs rotary power generation

    Hi guys not sure if this is the correct place to post this question but here goes Which is more efficient rotary electricity generation or linear power generation (e.g. by NASA stirling engine) Have seen some articles saying that linear generation is more efficient from the power put in to...
  4. Sojournerman

    Thermo acoustic engine

    Hi everyone was wondering if anyone out there has some good info on TAEs (thermo acoustic engines ) Done the Google and YouTube thing and found a few good articles but none that really give dimensional info on how to make a good basic engine got a couple​ of fairly good pictures from Google...
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    Whats in petrol?

    Hi guys this is more a curiousity question for me What is in petrol? Say your average 95 octane rated go juice I know benzene there some octane not sure what else I have googled but not much on percentages wiki goes into it abit As I say this is a curiosity question for me Thanks
  6. Sojournerman

    Sodium.nitrate and.potassium nitrate salts

    Hi guys I want to know what metals I can use for heating a 60_40 mix of sodium and potassium nitrates . What will not react with this is mix? Thanks
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    arc length

    Arc length seems to be a problem for me done the youtube thing and the google thing as well all good info but it doesn't give me the right answer tried all sorts of things. So 1 3d sketch(sweep) 2 arcs on the 3d sketch right next to each other not much different in size . One says 98ish mm the...
  8. Sojournerman

    Hiding solid bodies in a part in the drawing

    Hi all have an unusual (I think) Question here . Is it possible to hide different solid bodies from a part in the part drawing . I am running 2006 (yes its old and yes its my legit copy and no I cant afford to update to the latest and greatest Damit) and I'm designing a kitchen and certain...
  9. Sojournerman

    Prepping kitchen carcase parts for cutting on a cnc tips please

    Hi guys (SW 2006) Can I pick your brains on setting up parts for a kitchen I'm designing (private job for family friend) to be cut out on a flatbed style cnc machine I don't have any cam works or solid cam type software available. 1)what do I need to do to make my parts easy for the cnc...
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    Can a feature be use to populate a bill of materials??

    I was thinking about this when I last used SW properly 10+ years ago and as I'm getting back into it I thought I may as well ask the question. As I'm doing a kitchen up in solidworks I would like to have a couple of custom part features that suit certain hardware (eg blum hinge and hinge mount)...
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    old school solidworks 2006 tips for modeling up to surfaces tips please

    Hi guys I have finally got my sw 2006 running back on my modern computer running win7 64 service pack 5.1 32bit but would like to try the 64 bit pack any advice (i have that service pack) dassult systems was kind enough to allow me to get all the service packs for it (big props to them;-)...
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    compressing carbon monoxide

    Hi guys i am looking into building a Wood gasifier for emergencies , powering the home and car etc I have started modeling my idea up but require some info on how to store carbon monoxide With the imbert gasifier I want to build, it will give off hydrogen and carbon monoxide (with a bit of...

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