oldbassard

There is no RC flying in Oklahoma at the time, everything is record low and ice everywhere around Tulsa so I am grounded. I have decided to get after the 2d drawing I am working on. Maybe I'll be ready to send it to a cutter in a few weeks. I am finding the old saying "Use it or lose it is true" I haven't used 2d CAD in a while and am finding you do forget, by not staying in practice. I have posted here that I am working on it but I haven't told anyone about the unusual problems I have had with it. When I first started it at my house, I had worked on it at least 10 hours on the first day, in the evening I went too get a cup of coffee and before I got back we had a power flash. I had just set up the computer and forgot to set the auto save so I lost all the work I had done.

I started again and got all the wing, nacelles and cowl drawn for the T-50, the computer just completely shut down suddenly. I called a tech to check it out, the power supply had died. I have decided to delete the drawing I have done on the wing and start all over for the practice, and also I think I can do it better.

Anyone else drawing anything?

Bassard

Rodney

You soon learn when doing CAD to save every few minutes if you are making lots of changes/progress. That one simple keystroke can save you many hours of labor.

LesUyeda

"That one simple keystroke can save you many hours of labor."

I don't know what program you're using, but the ones that I have used have an "auto save" function that you can set to save every X number of minutes. I usually set mine for 10. It was sometimes bothersome, if it did that in the middle of a complex operation, but it was better than using the time and train of thought.

Les

Gizmo-RCU

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Here in N. Idaho we build in "De-icing boots" in our wings so we can fly in the winter. Might be something you will want to do before building the wings.......

ARUP

I think those long skinny balloons used to make 'balloon animals' would make great de-icers for models. Just hook up a CO2 bottle with remote controlled valve.

Gizmo-RCU

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Good aren't we?

oldbassard

ARUP and Gizmo, I have a 2000 lb Black Angus bull that can't produce as much bull chat as you two. lol

Gizmo-RCU

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That's what happens when you get old........

ARUP

That is so funny, oldbassard! Whoyoucallinold! Why... I can wup you with or without wearin' my Depends! lol