Re: Model Engineer magazine - The future


"John Stevenson" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:59:24 -0000, "Mark_Howard"
> <mark.howard10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
> By writing his name on a piece of graph paper my grandson has grasped
> the basics of how G code works, just a list of point to point
> commands.
>
> Whilst other countries have cheap labour, manufacturing is lost to us.
> Design and development of prototypes may be our only salvation in what
> was the manufacturing industry.
> I once tried to talk the MD of the CAD package I use to allow an older
> version to be released as a free cover disk.
> The idea being to teach the readers to use this package.
> D.A.G. Browns book on CAD drawing is so open ended, [ I won't use the
> term generic as that's the name of the old CAD system he uses ] as to
> be useless.
> You need to have hands on with A package or not bother.
>
> For some reason or other they didn't seem willing to do this, why I
> don't know as that version is well dead but could have supplied an
> upgrade path to future sales.
>
> It wouldn't be a lost cause as many of the drawing in MEW are that
> poorly drawn as to impossible to read.
> --
> Regards,
>
> John Stevenson
> Nottingham, England.
>
> Visit the new Model Engineering adverts page at:-
> http://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/

My son has a copy of "Pro Desktop" provided by the school to allow the
design of a model dragster, from which they produce the actual desing on an
CNC machine. The models are CO2 cylinder powered and there is a local
schools tournament to find the fastest design. The track is a commercial
piece of kit with electronic timing etc. So things are quite so bad, the
school does have a Bridgeport type Mill a decent lathe and brazing hearth,
though I don't think they have any casting facilities now.

>From an electronics point of view, they are equipped (personally) with a
circuit simulator from www.crocdilia.com with PCB design and manufacture
capability in school. I checked out the rev counter design for my lathe
with it - its pretty competent stuff.

There are some pretty good technology things in school going on folks!

Regards

Steve


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