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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 20:34:49 GMT
Actually, I've just re-read that line and it's good Black Country ( cray-ping )
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Post by peterseager on May 22, 2014 6:32:45 GMT
creaping uikgh ytr
Does not underline anything for me. I must have something turned off.
Peter
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 7:03:18 GMT
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Post by Roger on May 22, 2014 7:54:28 GMT
creaping uikgh ytr Does not underline anything for me. I must have something turned off. Peter How bizarre, your quoted text in my reply here is showing those underlined in red. Ok, I think this is a feature of the browser and not this site in particular. I'd google 'turn on spell checker in explorer' for example if you're using Internet explorer. In Chrome, it's under settings -> Advanced -> Language and input settings, there's a check box. |
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Post by ettingtonliam on May 22, 2014 8:24:42 GMT
All true, but if you went back to the drawing office with an error, I think you'll find they took the trouble to amend the drawing, increase the issue number and put a little note to say what's changed. It's not exactly rocket science, but the drawing sellers couldn't care less. I think one of the problems might be that very few of the suppliers have what passes as a drawing office. This wouldn't however, if they could be bothered, prevent them from preparing and issuing an A4 addendum sheet for known errors. Just as an aside on the spellcheck issue, the red underline on the dark background doesn't show up very clearly. Yellow would be better, but I don't suppose its possible to change it. Richard |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 8:37:01 GMT
Ah !! I was forgetting that most of you are on that green and black background.............You can have a white background with pale blue boarders if you want...I find it easier to read and less "depressing" to view...
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Post by Roger on May 22, 2014 9:16:52 GMT
I can't see how to change the colours of anything here. Chrome doesn't give any choice for the error underline colour.
Are you using the phone app. Alan? If you're on a PC, how is it done on that?
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Post by ejparrott on May 22, 2014 9:24:26 GMT
As I finished college and started work two people made statements which have remainded in my mind ever since. The head of department at the college said "The fact that you have a degree only proves you are capable of learning". The Project Engineer of a development programme for a piece of kit said "The output from the project is not a xyz but a set of drawings for production". In industry a project goes through breadboard, A models and B models with the drawings being updated and model shop and inspection reports prepared at each stage. This still does not stop the odd error creaping in, often due to interpretation rather than being plain wrong. So what hope have we as model engineers of getting error free drawings. Peter All true, but if you went back to the drawing office with an error, I think you'll find they took the trouble to amend the drawing, increase the issue number and put a little note to say what's changed. It's not exactly rocket science, but the drawing sellers couldn't care less. Yeah no. I've been phoning people with errors for years, never made a difference. You used to go down the shop floor at the works to see the fitters, and they'd tell you they knew about it and they just put it right..... |
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Post by peterseager on May 22, 2014 9:30:02 GMT
I'm using IE8. Guess thats the problem. I found there is a Proboards spell checker plug-in for the boards. Don't know if it has been applied to this board. Been wondering about changing to Chrome. Looks like another good reason. I am not alone in thinking that MS is doing things to make it hard for us dedicated, does all we want, XP users.
Back, more or less, on subject, everywhere I worked changes were very much controlled. Started with a change note which was reviewed by greater or lesser commitees according to the drawing state ie development thru to production. But no less than you would expect because of the nature of our products.
Peter
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Post by Roger on May 22, 2014 10:29:54 GMT
I'm using IE8. Guess thats the problem. I found there is a Proboards spell checker plug-in for the boards. Don't know if it has been applied to this board. Been wondering about changing to Chrome. Looks like another good reason. I am not alone in thinking that MS is doing things to make it hard for us dedicated, does all we want, XP users. Back, more or less, on subject, everywhere I worked changes were very much controlled. Started with a change note which was reviewed by greater or lesser commitees according to the drawing state ie development thru to production. But no less than you would expect because of the nature of our products. Peter Personally I dislike Microsoft's attitude and bloated software that seems to be the target for every hacker in town. I switched to a much cleaner and simpler Chrome years ago and it does everything I want. It will import all of your details and favourites so it's dead easy to change over if you feel like it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 10:37:16 GMT
Yes, I'm using Google Chrome as well, with Windows 7 and a COMPAQ desktop..........seems ok to this "untrained" PC user..Someone on here gave us the info for changing to the lighter White/Blue colours not so long ago............WHO WAS IT ?? and HOW'S IT DONE ??
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Post by Geoff on May 22, 2014 22:52:26 GMT
I couldn't handle that GWR green colour either and changed to Blue and White.
You go to Profile; Edit Profile; Settings; Forum Theme and I think the setting is Alternate#1
I think the study of people's colour responses is a very interesting subject that I know absolutely nothing about.
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Post by jma1009 on May 22, 2014 23:31:35 GMT
to get back onto the correct subject of the thread have noticed that the BOXHILL drawings show the blower pipe and connection on the wrong side of the smokebox tubeplate on all the drawings, though you would have to be pretty thick not
to realise such an error!
cheers,
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 23:35:52 GMT
I'm VERY well versed in knowing absolutely nothing about a whole range of subjects...In fact there are some subjects of which I'm not even aware yet that I don't know anything about them at all..But of those that I AM aware of not every one has anything worth knowing about( so there !!)....As a PC ignoramus I live in a world of electronic bliss, where good is bad and BAD is about as good as it gets ( courtesy of}--The Wicker Rap !----http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFShoKY5Hx0 ----)
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Post by masahiraoka on May 28, 2014 5:49:52 GMT
I've compiled a list of all the errors for Ariel, Keith Wilson's rebuilt Merchant Navy, from; - Keith's list of 1995, - Peter Lewis' ME articles on constructing his MN loco and -the various builder's notes from Rob Speare's Building Bulleid's locos website this can be downloaded as Pdf from the relevant page on Rob Speare's Building Bulleid's Loco website see www.bulleidlocos.org.uk/_pdfs/Ariel_errors_M.pdfWith these I hope to complete my part built 3 1/2 inch gauge rebuilt West Country I welcome comments / suggestions on these errors or any additional ones others have found Martyn |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 9:12:03 GMT
ROGER----------- and you thought that SPEEDY was bad  |
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Post by Roger on May 29, 2014 7:18:15 GMT
Good grief, that's shocking, it's a miracle anyone ever completed a working one.
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Post by runner42 on Jun 14, 2014 6:39:53 GMT
LBSC 3.5" gauge Black 5 Doris. I have found an error on the regulator. The distance between the upper and lower pivot points on the regulator body is 21/32" and the length of the lower arm is 19/32". This prevents the arm from being able to travel it's full arc since the lower boss interferes with the arm. The length of the lower arm needs to be reduced or the distance between the pivot points increased. I am unsure which adjustment is required. The sketch shows it more clearly. Brian  |
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Post by peter99 on Jul 14, 2014 9:19:46 GMT
As I finished college and started work two people made statements which have remainded in my mind ever since. The head of department at the college said "The fact that you have a degree only proves you are capable of learning". The Project Engineer of a development programme for a piece of kit said "The output from the project is not a xyz but a set of drawings for production". In industry a project goes through breadboard, A models and B models with the drawings being updated and model shop and inspection reports prepared at each stage. This still does not stop the odd error creaping in, often due to interpretation rather than being plain wrong. So what hope have we as model engineers of getting error free drawings. Peter All true, but if you went back to the drawing office with an error, I think you'll find they took the trouble to amend the drawing, increase the issue number and put a little note to say what's changed. It's not exactly rocket science, but the drawing sellers couldn't care less. |
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Post by dscott on Sept 9, 2014 22:25:09 GMT
I just had a look through the list of errors in Ariel and to think I saw most of the sheets being drawn in Keith's workshop before I went to Polytechnic in Coventry.
The trouble was that the then editor of Model Engineer did the choosing and Keith was stuck doing a Southern Loco instead of something Great Western and better understood.
Another case for a complete re-draw in CAD, build with the latest in laser and water jetted parts, modify the drawings and re issue. Completed models are still as rare as Rocking horse poo.
Have to thank Katie for dragging me to Pangbourne this evening to sail her home made boat from scrap timber, as it was drying out by the playground a Merchant Navy steamed past on the main line with one coach in tow...now that did make my day!
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