NS F355 Project (Page 69/73)
Yarmouth Fiero FEB 01, 04:16 PM
Glad you'll keep following along Seajai. Looking forward to your continued input. I remember the paper and pencil days as well. Its amazing how far drafting has come, but there is nothing like a good hand drawn sketch to get an idea off the ground.
85-308 FEB 01, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by Yarmouth Fiero:

Glad you'll keep following along Seajai. Looking forward to your continued input. I remember the paper and pencil days as well. Its amazing how far drafting has come, but there is nothing like a good hand drawn sketch to get an idea off the ground.



And ERASING!!! and erasing and erasing.... (The TRUE value of autocad LOL)
fieroguru FEB 01, 06:04 PM

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Originally posted by Yarmouth Fiero:

Thanks Fieroguru. I agree that having that structure hanging out there is certainly a point of concern. Perhaps something like this would help. Just run a tap right through the spindle casting and fit a longer bearing bolt with a nut on the end to help support the toe bracket. The back side of the casting is quite flat so it might be a good place to mount the extra gusset.



Yes, something like that. I was thinking about it being on the other side of the upright and bearing mounting flange, but the backside works too!
Yarmouth Fiero FEB 02, 07:37 AM
Yes, tonnes of erasing 85-308. I remember when we got an electric eraser. It was so high tech at the time. I still have it in my drafting table drawer..... as a conversation piece..... along with all the other manual drafting tools of the trade. Look at that plug..... and an all metal casing........that can't possibly meet code today ha-ha-ha



I figured you were thinking about the other side Fieroguru by the image you quoted. As I was drawing it though, it just seemed more natural to stay on the back side of the spindle.
Yarmouth Fiero FEB 02, 10:10 AM
On the topic of outdated yet useful tools, anyone care to guess what this is called or used for? You can scale from the sheet of paper it is sitting on for the approximate size. Hint....... It is made from good old fashion lead btw.

davylong86 FEB 02, 12:59 PM
I'm stumped? Love the electric eraser, what a classic.

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Yarmouth Fiero FEB 02, 02:03 PM
Hint : I am sure they were used by automotive designers years ago as well.

I just tried the eraser again... after probably 25 years... and it still works. I forgot that the eraser spins as opposed to vibrates back and forth like you would expect. And it's incredibly quiet still. Quality made in Dallas Texas.

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85-308 FEB 02, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by Yarmouth Fiero:

On the topic of outdated yet useful tools, anyone care to guess what this is called or used for? You can scale from the sheet of paper it is sitting on for the approximate size. Hint....... It is made from good old fashion lead btw.



Looks pretty heavy.. was it used to hold multiple sheets of dwg paper or onionskin 'in register'?
Pretty sure it isn't an extra-marital device.. (ok, everyone say 'ewwwww' ...)

GP
Bloozberry FEB 02, 03:15 PM
What the heck? That electric eraser looks like it's made for some serious mistakes, LOL. The precursor to a shredder. What's it got... a 5 amp motor? At military college all we ever got was eraser bags... a little cloth bag filled with vinyl eraser powder that you rubbed over your drawings to erase hand and finger smudges.

As for that other thing? My guess is it's one half of a spot welder that you've mistaken for a drafting tool... well, either that or a cure for hemorrhoids.
85-308 FEB 02, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by Bloozberry:

... At military college all we ever got was eraser bags... a little cloth bag filled with vinyl eraser powder that you rubbed over your drawings to erase hand and finger smudges.



yeah! and we had to WALK to school. In the snow! Uphill. BOTH ways... ahhh, the GOOD ole days.....

I must have been important... I got an eraser that was battery powered! Well, ok, I got about twelve.. kept wearing them out....
No more guesses on that ... thing....