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Crap-O-Cad does work
« on: December 10, 2008, 05:21:28 PM »
I had an email this morning from John S, my apprentice and he wanted to fit a saddle stop to his new lathe, and didn't know an easy way to make one.

So a couple of minutes with my crap-o-cad program (black pen and a bit of paper) this morning had the solution winging its way to him thru the ether. See first pic.

Away I went to have a big molar taken out this lunchtime. So feeling sorry for myself, and I was fed up with kicking the cat for me having an aching jaw, I opened up my emails.

Lo and behold, a return piccy. See second pic.

Just goes to prove, little mods like this can be done very quickly and efficiently.

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2008, 06:14:31 PM »
Crap-O-Cad works very well John, as Ralph and I can attest to  :headbang: ............... is the 256 8 Colour upgrade due out soon   :scratch:

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2008, 06:56:50 PM »
Dave,

Just been using a 3 colour version, but it gets a lot more expensive the more colours you have, to have 8 colours, costs eight times as much as a single colour.

But joking aside, if you can scribble up a little sketch like this, making the part becomes an easy exercise. For one off's there is no need for full cad packages, and they are usually a lot easier to understand because you can just stick bits of info on them wherever you want.

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2008, 08:24:13 PM »
Well that certainly works for me John  :D


I have 6 colour COC on the shelf.... But I usually stick to the black ink.... It's cheaper  :thumbup:



Nice to know JohnS is still cranking out good workmanship too  :clap:



I'll have to copy that stop one of these days!!!  :hammer:





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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2008, 10:10:41 PM »
Ralph,

Due to me having copyrights on it, I will let you have a two colour repro of the plans (black AND white), in exchange for only four packets of Morrison's raspberry jam doughnuts. Just enough to keep me going for a day. :coffee: ::)

BTW, John S is turning out some really nice work now, even modding plans to suit his own methods of working. I think he just enjoys pottering around by himself, and just asking questions when he gets a bit stuck, as we all do.

He is even trying to bring along his own apprentice now, so that will make me a grandad mentor. :hammer:

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2008, 10:50:36 PM »
John...

Forgive me for asking as I know I have read the answer somewhere... Is John S our John S?

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2008, 11:04:23 PM »
No Eric,

I am on about John S the first, our John S is John S the third.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=372.0

Confused yet?



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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2008, 11:10:57 PM »
 :scratch:

I think I got it   :smart:

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Re: Crap-O-Cad does work
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2008, 10:07:50 AM »
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so that will make me a grandad mentor.


Well that's different John!  :)

I Think I'll drop JohnS a line and see how he's doing, I haven't spoken to him for ages!

4packets of doughnuts!!!!!  Are you on a diet???  :D


I'll see what I can do... Do you think that morrisons will deliver?


I think I'll still cary on with my bootleg copy of Crap o cad colour untill the authorities catch up with me.... Or until me pens run out!!!   :bugeye:




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