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  1. jamesfd

    How much should I charge?

    Hey thanks for the help (and advise). My employer is pretty loose with letting use use company owned equipment for personal use. Since they can't really pay us what we really should be making, it's sort of a benny that works out for everyone. Seems like the the going rate is +/-$35perhr with...
  2. jamesfd

    How much should I charge?

    So I'm a full time SW user at my company on salary. Someone called me and asked if I'd do a side project for a product presentation and a patent aplication. I have no idea what to charge him. I get a weekly salary for my normal job and I have no idea what the going rate is for creating a solid...
  3. jamesfd

    Solidworks registry setting

    Typical to windows, every program sets up its own registry location. SW has what appears to be thousands. A SW programing geek would know what general location to look for this entry. I am an avid SW user and have spent too much time searching for it so I'm sending out a call for help. I will...
  4. jamesfd

    Solidworks registry setting

    An odd question... what location is the registry setting that controls the default size of the explorer window that opens when an "open file" command is sent. A.R. I know, but I want to see more files when the window opens and not have to drag the box to a larger size. JD
  5. jamesfd

    belt pully crowning

    The belt that I'm using is 25mm wide and 4.5mm thick. My shaft alignment is parallel and stable, yet the belt tends to wander radomly, this is what lends me to believe that crowning might be the solution. I guess my main question is do you think a centering taper would suffice or dose it...
  6. jamesfd

    belt pully crowning

    Thank for the response, I have a flanged drive pully but the two tention wheel are smooth and run on the back of the belt. the arrangement is for a linier drive with the belt stationary and the drive moving along it's length. I'm having trouble keeping the belt centered and tracking straight...
  7. jamesfd

    belt pully crowning

    Im building a drive system with sync. belting and I'm looking for some info about tracking. I know that a belt will try to find center on a crowned wheel but does it have to be radiused or can it just have a taper.
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