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    Fusion 360 complex models, assemblies and component misalignment

    Thanks for that - I'll give it a try next time I try and model an engine - I have a small diesel engine idea in my head and need to get it out.
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    Fusion 360 complex models, assemblies and component misalignment

    Maybe I'm thick in the head, but I half understand this. I can see why it breaks, but not how you get around it. Can you give a multi component or body example? I.e. I like engines - so usually I'm modeling a piston (cylindrical slider), rod (pin joint on 2 ends) and crankshaft (revolute) in a...
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    Fusion 360 complex models, assemblies and component misalignment

    I thought I was getting proficient in Fusion, but for whatever reason, many models I built that have lots of parts are now a scattered mess. Its like one of the updates blew up the mates and now the parts are just randomly scattered. This is on multiple projects. Now I'm probably the actual...
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    making "spherical" surfaces with a boring head (?)

    I think you are off axis with your setup. See my crude sketch on your pic below. Black is the current setup axis, you need to have it on the red line, intersecting the vertical axis at the plane the boring head is cutting.
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    UPS gripe

    I think its pretty much a case that if you pay your GST/HST when you buy, then the seller is already preclearing the item and there is no customs headache, which is likely what KBC and Travers are doing (same with Digikey). That makes things soooo much smoother when receiving - no hidden...
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    UPS gripe

    Its funny, but I recall now that UPS has been bad for as long or longer than I can remember. 30 years ago my older brother ordered a used MGB rear axle (like the whole thing drum to drum) from a used parts supplier and they shipped UPS ground. That axle got lost and never showed up. I mean...
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    Which Linux? Be Kind…

    I run a Canakit usb wifi adapter that came with a RPi 2B (i.e. kinda old and I guess intended for Linux), and it works no issues. If you have a USB wifi adapter just give it a try. I think it used to be an issue due to the underlying Linux version, but I think if your on 2.x its ok now... I...
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    Tool 3D printed die filer

    Uhm... did he just finish all that off with a what looks like a 1/4" plate of brass? If its 12" x12" x 0.25" thats like $435 at my local place for just that piece. My version would definitely have a steel or aluminum table, or if I was getting fancy maybe aluminum with a thin replaceable...
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    UPS gripe

    UPS - someone has to pay alot of $$$ if they can pay their drivers $145 to $172K US a year between pay and benefits (but with health care being what it is in the US that may be like 50% of the #!) https://about.ups.com/us/en/newsroom/negotiations/negotiations-basics/working-at-ups.html I long...
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    Cyclical Mill Vibration & Power Discussion

    Actually, I think you may have pointed to a clue. No resonance in low, and only there in high. I had a resonance on my surface grinder, was the Lovejoy coupler had aged and allowed just enough slop to have a resonance develop between the motor and grinding spindle. I wonder if there is a...
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