Maybe you should get a cheap 2D cad program just for text that will output a file that can be merged with a Rhino drawing... It seems I have to have a number...
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John Stevenson
stevenson_en...
May 3, 2005 5:21 pm
... Download the demo of Mach3 from Art's site http:/www.artofcnc.ca Install and go to the wizards page and there is an engraving program called Write. Choose...
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benedict-list@...
inetd_conf
May 3, 2005 8:33 pm
Nick, is it a TrueType font? As long as you know the codes to get those characters, most CAD programs let you use TT fonts for doing text. I've done...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 3, 2005 9:14 pm
It is truetype, but there is some oddness about international fonts with windows. If I look at the character map it only shows the english characters and empty...
16691
benedict-list@...
inetd_conf
May 3, 2005 9:30 pm
You're giving me a challenge, Nick. Aaaaight, time to see if I remember enough Nihongo to write my name and get it into CAD. Yeah, the fonts I was using had a...
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Walter Anderson
wandrson
May 3, 2005 11:40 pm
Nick, I enjoyed your review of the Nano Tram in HSM. I was thinking about purchasing one but hadn't decided. You sold me. One question. Do you have a link...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 12:20 am
Hi Walt, http://www.eztram.com/product.asp The link is in the "Other Taig Links" section Now I did like the product but between us, you can achieve the same...
16694
jdholbrook33
May 4, 2005 1:06 am
I'm selling my little Stealth computer. Hardly used and in excellent condition. It's an industrial grade, very small PC and would make an excellent PC to run a...
16695
Walter Anderson
wandrson
May 4, 2005 11:17 am
I didn't order the base just the top. Didn't think about the faceplate idea though. Oh well the top wasn't very expensive. ... same thing ... thickness, as I ...
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James Eckman
lost90804
May 4, 2005 12:30 pm
... Especially before Win2k. ... That's true for entering text, but once you have it entered it any program that's savvy about fonts can display it. You don't...
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James Eckman
lost90804
May 4, 2005 12:30 pm
It's not that hard to design stick fonts, I created one for the laser machining system I used to work on back in the dark ages. I'd pass it on to the group,...
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Walter Anderson
wandrson
May 4, 2005 2:06 pm
Nick, I forgot to mention that I did like the Alton Brown reference in your article! ;-) Walt...
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Carol & Jerry Jankura
jerryjankura
May 4, 2005 2:08 pm
Hi, Nick: One of your earlier messages said that you could just as easily use the Taig faceplate (and I'll assume the Sherline faceplate as well, if they're...
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Tony Jeffree
tonyjeffree
May 4, 2005 2:18 pm
... Nothing to stop you machining the front of the faceplate yourself if that is a worry. Or spin it against a dial indicator to see how close it is... ...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 4:50 pm
The Nano Tram is very closely machined, and accurate. The only problem is that oftentimes an older machine's spindle will be off a bit due to wear, etc. In...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 4:53 pm
Alton is very cool! Did you see his Gyros episode? His alternative Gyros cooker that he briefly showed was a thing of beauty. I think I like the show more than...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 5:19 pm
... This is true for Photoshop Elements, but not for Autosketch or Bobcad...which are the programs I really need to work with those characters......
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Carol & Jerry Jankura
jerryjankura
May 4, 2005 6:07 pm
... Good enough to run for political office! But, if I've lived long enough to decypher such verbiage, I think that you're saying that the NanoTram is machined...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 6:19 pm
felice@... is Felice Luftschein and Nicholas Carter. Check out our homepage www.cartertools.com/nfhome.html ... can ... That you might not. You may...
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Felice Luftschein and...
nickandfelice
May 4, 2005 6:25 pm
I thought I'd add, this is the same problem with aftermarket screw-on endmill holders, they are machined with almost no runout, but depending on the spindle,...
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Andrew Werby
awerby
May 4, 2005 6:43 pm
<Don@...> wrote: Subject: Re: Fonts Rhino only does Polylines. There is no text or font in the code, just lines. It's a pain when you want...
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jdholbrook33
May 4, 2005 8:23 pm
Just wanted to pass along a tidbit I came up with today. If this is old hat I appologize. I have been using the taig to make some small precision parts and one...
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Art
t2b1r3
May 4, 2005 8:37 pm
Hi Group The following url is for a site pertaining to things machining related, with lots of pertinent info or links for subjects including bolt specs,...
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Tim Angus
tangus1981
May 5, 2005 12:15 am
On Sun, 1 May 2005 22:10:43 -1000 (HST) benedict-list@... ... Or perhaps an ATC? :)...
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Martin Dobbins
trainnutz
May 5, 2005 12:27 am
That has to be one of the most useful posts in the past few days. It could save some of us having to spend $$$ on Albrecht chucks to get something accurate....
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Don Rogers
campgems
May 5, 2005 4:03 am
... If you "power" a reamer, it is going to cut slightly oversized, regardless of alignment. Usually by about 0.0075" or more. Wobbly chucks, etc add to this...
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Steve Blackmore
stevepilotltd
May 5, 2005 7:22 am
... Hi Don - generally speaking most people fail with reamers by using hand reamers under power. Never good to power run a hand reamer. If you want to...
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gehaddad
May 5, 2005 1:14 pm
I just got the Taig T-bar cut off tool holder. One problem: the T-bar jams up against the motor when trying to align for parting. Any solutions to this? ...
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Walter Anderson
wandrson
May 5, 2005 1:44 pm
This was the reason that I switch my motor from behind the headstock to the left of the headstock. If you have the stock Taig motor the rotation direction can...
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James Eckman
lost90804
May 5, 2005 2:10 pm
... Can you ever see Asian fonts with these programs? I downloaded the manual for version 9 from Amazon for Autosketch and saw no mention of Asian Language...
