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Awesome trailer for the money!
I just built this trailer. Haven't used it yet. But, I'm very pleased. I intend to make a stake/rail side out of 1x4 stakes and 1x2 rails.First,...Read complete review
I just built this trailer. Haven't used it yet. But, I'm very pleased. I intend to make a stake/rail side out of 1x4 stakes and 1x2 rails.First, people have said this is the same trailer as the 1000lb trailer except for the tires. I don't think this is true. The heavier-duty trailer says it has a 5mm axle. The thickness of steel on this trailer is 3.5mm. Also, people have complained about dust caps. I believe SKU 93833 is the dust cap.Assembly hints: You start upside down, laying the bars on 2x4s. Don't tighten those first components (the frame). I would tighten the axle hangers and shackles. Then (after doing the bearings and wheels), turn it right-side up, and tighten the frame. After tightening the frame, stand over the center bar and eyeball the alignment of the axle. I had to loosen the shackle and nudge it a little so the axle was parallel with the center frame rail.When tightening the frame rails, do it slowly and spend a lot of time checking for square. Measure corner to corner (like an X), and use a rubber mallet to tap the frame into square. Also measure laterally to make sure it's the same width front to back, and side to side. Tighten the bolts down a bit and measure everything again. Making it square will contribute to squaring the axle (using the center frame rail as a visual alignment, mentioned in the paragraph above). When I had the frame and axle square, the tongue came out about 1/8" off to one side (measuring from a corner of the trailer to the end of the tongue). I could have enlarged a bolt hole on the tongue to give it more adjustment. But, 1/8" doesn't bother me. There's that much slop of the ball in the coupler (not installed yet).I used blue (medium) locktight on all the bolt threads. I used red (permanent) on the bolts holding the coupler to the tongue. I figure it's a theft risk for someone to remove the coupler. So, I used red, and will round off the bolt flats using a grinder.The manual doesn't tell you how tight to torque the nuts. I did about 20 ft lbs.One of my spring hangers had the holes drilled off center, crooked. I installed it at the rear where the leaf spring only hangs on the bolt (unlike the front where it passes through a nylon bushing, and would have caused an alignment problem). One axle castle nut had a misaligned slot cut into it, preventing the cotter pin from passing through. I used a cutoff tool to enlarge the slot.You'll be surprised when all done and you discover the lighting system depends upon ground running through the frame. For that to happen, you'd need to grind away the paint where the frame rails connect *at the beginning* of assembly. I used some 18 gauge wire to create my own isolated ground. Even if I knew at the beginning, I don't think I would have taken the trouble to grind paint. I wouldn't trust all those steel surface matings to maintain conductivity over the years. I think dedicated wire is the most reliable way to do it. (You'll have a challenge attaching a ground wire to the side marker lights. It's hard to explain. But, you'll see it when you take the lense of the marker light.).The instructions say to mount the 90-degree angle bar in a way which causes the tail lights to protrude 1-2" past the end of the trailer. I want to stand my trailer on end when not in use. So, I flipped those mounting bars the other way (extending toward the front, not the back). Now they're recessed 2 inches behind the rear edge of the trailer.Trailer comes with a document which looks like a title. Store manager gives you a signed receipt of sale. Take both to DMV for your license (if required by state).The bearings come heavily packed in something resembling grease. I think it's "cosmoline," a cheap preservative used when storing or transportig metal. The instructions say to clean and repack the bearings. I did the outer bearings. The inner bearings are pressed in. I didn't feel like going to the trouble of removing them to clean and repack. I'm only using the trailer for short errands. If I were hauling at highway speeds (for long distances), I'd do it.
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Be ready to paint it!
Went together well, but after 9 months outside, paint went from red to bright PINK! Will paint with Rustoleum bright red. Same thing happened to 1700 lb trailer I have from HF,...Read complete review
Went together well, but after 9 months outside, paint went from red to bright PINK! Will paint with Rustoleum bright red. Same thing happened to 1700 lb trailer I have from HF, Rustoleum holding up fine on that one. Would recommend painting this thing when you assemble it. Otherwise, this is a pretty good trailer.
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(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Can't beat it for the price
By ishootstuff
from Tucson, AZ
Comments about Haul-Master 870 lb. Capacity Utility Trailer, 40 in. x 49 in.:
I bought this little gem to tow behind my Prius - which shouldn't tow anything. It's so very light, that I'm sure the little hybrid will barely notice. I'm handicapped and need an electric scooter from time to time and while I can easily transport the scooter in my truck, sometimes I want to take a long trip where 13 MPG gets expensive. I have yet to tow it, but I wanted to give some assembly tips. Since the whole thing is painted, grounding your wiring on the tongue will not ground your lights. You can either remove paint to create a ground path or do what I did. At each joint, I drilled a hole through both sections and ran a self tapping screw through it. I'm in AZ so rust isn't an issue.When attatching the ball coupler to the tongue, if you tighten the bolts all the way, it compresses the ball coupler so that it will not release. I had to add a washer on each bolt between the ball mount and the tongue to allow for adequate jaw clearance.When assembling the initial frame, don't leave everything loose as the instructions say, but instead snug the bolts up and then you can tap each corner square, tighten that corener and move on to the next corner.Make sure to pack the wheel bearings because the lube that comes with them is not adequate.I also added 4 D-Rings to the frame because what good is a trailer if you can't strap anything down?FYI, if you're wiring a 2nd or 3rd generation Prius, you'll need a POWERED light adapter. The LED brake lights are only given a 5 volt signal, so it won't fire the trailer lights, or a normal unpowered converter. In addition, the Prius has seperate brake and turn signal lights, so an adapter is required unless you add seperate turn signals to the trailer.
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great motorcycle trailer
By UB
from Ontario, Canada
About Me Parent, Thrifty
This trailer was easily modified. Put springs under axle to lower deck. Added a 1 foot square tube to front of trailer in place of tongue. 4 foot square removable tube added to fit over smaller fixed tube.Harbor Freight 69026 chock added to tongue to hold motorcycle. Tongue can be removed with chock attached and whole trailer can fit into back of 1/2 ton truck.
(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
Great little trailer
By American Vacationer....
from Sacramento, Ca
Just got back from a 3000 miles vacation. No problems what so ever. No hot bearings, speeds around 70-75 mph. 500-600lbs of camping and suitcases. A lot of times we forgot it was behind us. Towed very well. No tire problems either. I just greased the bearing very well. We painted the trailer charcoal and put expanded metal as a floor, also made a stake bed also. The only improvement I did for the trailer, was to put on all LED lighting. (My personal preference). Very quite surprised the overall of this small, but durable little trailer. Also it was towed behind a Toyota Yaris. It also traveled trough 5 states.
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
I love this little trailer .
By keebler
from near phenix,va
I bought(1)just to see how decent it would be---went back bought another, Now I have(3)added 1/2" outdoor Plywood makes a great hauler.one of them has my generator, 1,chipper shredder on it,third one, 2 small water tanks on it,---I camp out on my place & these trailers are the perfect item to own.move stuff around. behind my mower or Tractor,not going on the highway so I can't rate that possibility.love this item.I also have the fold up 4'X 8' Fold up trailer,but don't fold it---solid sheet plywood on it---Love them all. Thanks HF for great items.
(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
Amazing... Love it.
By HandymanSteve
from Indianapolis
About Me Education Oriented, Thrifty
I used to own a ford escort. This trailer turned the Escort into a fantastic truck that can haul anything. I Love this trailer. Small enough to fit in really tight places, stores upright in my garage, and yet... moved a ton of stuff out of my garage in a single load. Takes our 2 kayaks to the river and our bikes all over town. The Escort handles the trailer easily. Don't know how I lived without it.
(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
You can't go wrong
By Warhorse
from Douglasville, Ga.
About Me Thrifty
Over the years I have purchased three trailers like this one and two that were 5 X 7 units. They are easy to assemble and they take a lot more punishment than what they are designed for.While I don't recommend this, trust me, they are sturdy little trailers. While I am careful to distribute the weight correctly I have more often than not exceeded the load limit three fold without flattening out the springs. These units have good race bearings, sturdy frame work and fairly good tires. I've actually added an axel to a 5 x 7 making it a 6 x 10 once I extended the width and length of the frame. I hauled 4000 pounds from Charlotte North Carolina to Atlanta Georgia without incident.For the money you can't beat these little rascals. Obviously, tweaking the size or suspension automatically voids any warranty but if that is not a concern, tweak away.
(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
Good Value, Excellent for Jeep Trailer
By Apple Orchard
from North of San Francisco
About Me Farmer, Off-roader
Bought one at HF in 1997. And a second, used one, recently. Both are excellent.This makes an excellent jeep trailer.With 3/8 plywood floor/sides its under 150 lbs. This is light enough to unhitch and turn around by hand, if you get to an impassible point making your own trail down in a steep canyon offroad (always with a frightening side slope!) and you have to back out to a turnaround site then come back for the trailer. BTDT. I wouldn't want a heavier trailer there.There's room underneath to lash on two spare tires with rubber tarp straps. (For highway speed towing install better tires and carry the originals as spares).It tows on the highway like it isn't there. Tip: study a tire chart and inflate tires only to the psi needed. It will bounce badly if max psi/ empty trailer. I run 28 psi, as recommended in tire chart for 580 lbs on axle. The usual lightweight camping gear doesn't weigh nearly that much.Study all the reviews here as assembly instructions before starting. I recommend buy a 2" ball coupler for it when you buy the trailer. That's a more universal size to standardize on. And get the swing-away tongue jack.Recommend run plywood front & sides down outside the chassis then bolt the plywood to the chassis for maximum cargo volume/ minimum weight. Using the included stake pockets steals too much volume from this tiny trailer.Only Con is its so short and narrow that its difficult to back up. (like backing a cement mixer). It changes direction instantly and its so narrow you can't see where it went. No big deal, just a PIA.Second trailer: I bought another, used (1985), shabby condition, and put a tank on it for irrigating new orchard trees. 2600 lbs starting out, on a trailer rated 900 lbs. I pull this one behind the tractor over plowed very rough terrain. Nothing has broken in two seasons of this terrible abuse. (But I wouldn't take that one on the highway again!) Summary - tougher than it looks.Overall: Recommended, if this size trailer is useful for you.
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Not a bad buy...
By Terminal Frost
from First Coast, FL
This review is for the trailer only and not how well it works. Haven't made it that far yet because it's going to be towed behind my motorcycle. So I am adding this review based on the assembly of the trailer. It wasn't exactly explained in the assembly manual but it wasn't a complete mess.First unbox and lay everything outscrew all your nuts and bolts together as i had 3 stripped nuts but I had extra's...then assemble it completely(besides the wheels/hubs/fenders)only screwing the nuts and bolts only finger tight. disassemble down to the main box ( 3 cross beams, 2 frame rails). Snug everything and square the trailer up as you go(very important) Now as you install the tongue, spring perches, spring and axle, make sure you check for square every step. If not the trailer will dog track and eat tires.Next, be careful knocking the already installed grease seals back out(my only complaint) because you need to clean and properly pack the bearings with grease if this trailer is every going to hit the road !!!The wiring is all on you because I did mine completely different ( 5 wire for my motorcycle) and I have years of experience doing trailer wiring. I did use red lock tight during assembly.I did use basic hand tools I did not use the provided lights but if you are going to stand the trailer on end for storage reasons, flip the brackets around so you don't break the lights off.I had no issues with fitment, so if you are, check and make sure you have it oriented correctly.I did remove on leaf on the springs but once again, I am using it to tow behind my motorcycle and I cannot haul 900 pounds anyways so I removed one leaf for a little more suspension...As for performance/towing. Give me a week or two and then I will offer my insight. I am in the process of building my tow hitch assembly...So as for ease of build - 3 stars as it's not easy to build. You must be thurough.Quality of components/finish - 5 starsCustomer service after the sale - 5 starsPaper work/title ease - 5 starsDisclaimer: Everything I did was because of the way I am using the trailer and is not endorsed or supported by Harbor Freight. I am just a guy from the First Coast of Florida reviewing a product that I modified to fit my need...
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
12 years old and still rolling!
By Marvin
from Austin, TX
I've hauled everything from washers, dryers, Refrigerators to an entire kid's bedroom set (that was a sight to see!)not to mention yard waste and Jet Skis. Got way more than my money worth out of this little trailer.
(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
By Big Buck
from Ozark Mountains, Missouri
About Me Ozark Redneck
I welded on a steel mesh bed and now this trailer is ready to work. I purchased a 5/8" shank, 1 7/8" tow ball for the lawn tractor and this baby hooked up perfectly. I would recommend this to anybody who is looking for a lawn trailer but is not satisfied with the flimsy trailers out there!
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Dow at 8-month high; Fed sees low rates until 2014
The blue chips close up 81 to their best level since May 2011. The central bank sees slightly lower growth but continued high unemployment. Apple briefly tops Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company. The dollar moves lower. Gold tops 1,700.
Stocks surged this afternoon, with the Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) closing at their highest level since May 2011, after the Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates alone today and probably won't raise rates until late 2014.
The central bank conceded the economy has been growing modestly, but that won't bring unemployment down rapidly enough, nor will modest growth boost the housing market, the Fed said. At the same time, Chairman Ben Bernanke told a news conference, Europe remains a big issue.
The central bank had expected low rates to be the norm until mid-2013. Today's projection that a rate increase may not come until 2014 reflects that the Fed now sees lower economic growth this year than it did in November.
Stocks were lower ahead of the Fed decision, but the market turned solidly higher after the announcement. Apple (AAPL) had hit a record $454.45 but fell back to $446.66, up $26.25, after reporting blowout earnings late Tuesday. For much of the day, Apple was the most valuable company in the world, ahead of Exxon Mobil (XOM), but lost the position in the late afternoon.
The Dow closed up 81 points to 12,757, its best close since May 3, 2011. The blue chips had been down as many as 95 points around 10:30 a.m. ET. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) was up 11 points to 1,326. The Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) was up 32 points to 2,818, while the Nasdaq-100 Index ($NDX), which tracks the largest Nasdaq stocks, had added 32 points to 2,466.
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The S&P 500's close was its best since July 26, 2011. The Nasdaq's finish was its best since July 22, 2011.
The close put the Dow up 4.4% for the month, with the S&P 500 up 5.4% and the Nasdaq up 8.2%. It's the best January performances for the Dow and S&P 500 since 1997and the best for the Nasdaq since 2001.
After hours, Netflix (NFLX) shares jumped $14.40 to $109 after fiscal-first-quarter results beat analyst estimates. The company earned $41 million, or 73 cents a share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $876 million. Earnings were down from $47 million, or 87 cents a share a year ago. Revenue was up 47% from a year ago.
But the company expects a first-quarter loss of $9 million to $27 million and a full-year loss as well.
Futures trading suggests a flat open on Thursday. Earnings are due from 3M (MMM), AT&T (T) and Caterpillar (CAT). The Commerce Department will report on new-home sales.
The Fed trims its economic outlook
The Fed sees the economy growing at 2.2% to 2.7% this year, trimming its November projections 2.5% to 2.9%. The national unemployment rate could range from 8.2% to 8.5%, the rate the government reported in December. It sees unemployment coming down in 2013 and 2014 and perhaps settling in at 5% to 6%. At best, the long-run forecast is a guess.
At the same time, the Fed said it considers 2% annual inflation (measured by the index for personal consumption expenditures) to be consistent with its mandate of promoting economic growth and price stability.
It would commit to a long-run unemployment goal, largely because the factors that affect jobless rates are so complex.
The central bank did say it will continue to sell short-term Treasury securities and buy longer-term issues in a bid to keep long-term rate low. But it did not announce any new purchasing plans, as some on Wall Street had hoped.
The Fed's move pushed the dollar higher and longer-term interest rates lower. The 10-year Treasury yield, which mortgage rates are keyed on, dropped to 1.972% from Tuesday's 2.064%.
The Fed's decision was expected. There was deep skepticism -- in Washington, anyway -- that the Fed would do any more now to stimulate the economy. Many analysts believe, however, that the Fed will start a third quantitative easing program this spring. QE, as it is often called, involves buying in Treasury securities to keep interest rates low and stimulate the economy.
Two massive rounds of QE helped stock prices but did little to promote housing or general bank lending. The trauma of the housing bust and the 2008 financial crash has been too great.
There was just one dissent in the decision. Jeffrey Lacker, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, preferred that the Fed omit saying when it might raise rates.
Meanwhile, crude oil (-CL) in New York settled up 45 cents to $99.40 a barrel. Gold (-GC) settled up $35.60, or 2.1%, to $1,700.10 an ounce, its first settlement above $1,700 since Dec. 9. The move started as soon as the Fed made its announcement and continued in electronic trading, with metal topping $1,710 an ounce.
Based on today's settlement price, gold has risen 8.5% this month after a 10.2% increase in 2011; crude oil is up 0.6%.
Silver (-SI) closed up $1.146 to $33.121 an ounce. Copper (-HG) was up 2.2 cents to $3.8295 a pound.
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Crude oil (-CL) | $99.40 | $98.95 | 0.58% | 0.58% | ||||||||
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Heating oil (-HO) | $3.0104 | $3.0151 | 3.30% | 3.30% | ||||||||
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Natural gas (-NG) | $2.7290 | $2.5540 | -8.70% | -8.70% | ||||||||
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Unleaded gasoline (-RB) | $2.8374 | $2.8105 | 6.77% | 6.77% | ||||||||
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Brent crude | $109.81 | $110.03 | 2.26% | 2.26% | ||||||||
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Retail gasoline | $3.3790 | $3.3810 | 3.36% | 3.36% | ||||||||
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Apple soars to head of the pack -- until oil comes back
This may come as a shock for those cheering that Apple was the most valuable company in the world.
Apple was the most valuable until crude oil recovered from its lows, and energy shares moved higher.
Apple shares pushed higher after reporting a huge gain in fiscal-first-quarter profit. At the end of the day, Apple's market capitalization was $416.4 billion, just behind Exxon Mobil's $417.8 billion.
The oil giant's shares closed up 4 cents to $87.22.
Investors, especially hedge-fund managers, have been wild about Apple for years as the company was able to transform itself from a computer company to a merchant of devices, including computers, iPhones, iPads and iPods, becoming a stunningly ubiquitous global brand in the process.
After Apple and Exxon, the companies with the largest market caps are PetroChina (PTR), Microsoft (MSFT), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) and IBM. (Microsoft publishes MSN Money.)
The gain for Apple's shares contributed about 22 points to the Nasdaq-100's 32-point gain.
Declines in shares of Google (GOOG), News Corp. (NWSA), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Yahoo (YHOO) subtracted nearly 4 points from the index.
The biggest companies by market capitalization | ||||||
Company | Current price | Market cap | ||||
Apple | $446.66 | $416,380,922,014 | ||||
Exxon Mobil | $87.22 | $417,783,805,847 | ||||
PetroChina | $146.31 | $267,747,295,532 | ||||
Microsoft | $29.56 | $248,008,395,519 | ||||
Royal Dutch Shell | $71.91 | $227,235,611,572 | ||||
Data as of 4:35 p.m. ET. |
Boeing sees lower profit in 2012
Boeing shares finished up 46 points to $75.82. The aerospace giant reported earnings of $1.39 billion, or $1.84 per share, on revenue of $19.56 billion in the fourth quarter. The Street was expecting $1.01 a share on revenue of $19.32 billion. Boeing noted its results reflected a 52-cents-per-share impact related to a favorable tax settlement and high pension expense. The company is expecting earnings of $4.05 to $4.25 a share for 2012. Wall Street was looking for $4.96.
General Dynamics (GD) reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings to $1.68 per share or $603 million, missing analysts' expectations for $1.99 a share. Earnings took a hit from the company's Switzerland-based aircraft completions business, which totaled a charge of $189 million. The company's revenue rose to $9.14 billion, from $8.6 billion a year ago, but below the consensus forecast for $9.29 billion. Shares rose 23 cents to $71.57.
Corning (GLW) reported profit in line with estimates as sales rose. Fourth-quarter net income fell to 31 cents a share or $491 million, compared to $1.04 billion a year ago. Excluding one-time charges, profit came in at 33 cents a share. Corning is the world's largest maker of glass for flat-panel televisions. Earlier, the company had lowered its forecast because of price declines for liquid crystal display glass and a lost contract in South Korea. Shares fell $1.57 to $13.05.
Roche (RHHVF), the Swiss drugmaker, plans to offer $5.7 billion in cash to buy Illumina (ILMN), the U.S. DNA company. Roche said it would offer to buy Illumina for $44.50 a share in cash, an 18% premium to Illumina's closing price of $37.68 on Tuesday. Roche said it's making the hostile bid after it tried to negotiate a deal with Illumina. Illumina said its board will review the offer. Roche was off $2.81 to $174.19. Illumina was up $17.47 to $55.15.
Dow component United Technologies (UTX) shares were off 13 cents to $77.65. The company said earnings rose 11% to $1.47 a share in the fourth quarter as demand increased for aerospace parts from Boeing and Airbus. Revenue was $15 billion. The Street estimate had been been for $1.46 a share in earnings and revenue of $15.07 billion. The company expects to earn $5.80 to $6 a share in 2012, with sales reaching $60 billion. The Street has been looking for $5.72 in earnings and sales of $62.9 billion.
Yahoo (YHOO) shares closed down 13 cents to $15.56. Revenue fell 3% during the fourth quarter on weak display ad sales. The struggling Internet company reported adjusted earnings of 24 cents a share, flat with a year earlier. Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs, or TAC, came in at $1.17 billion. Analysts had expected earnings of 24 cents a share on revenue of $1.19 billion.
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Treasury yields | ||||||||||||
13-week Treasury bill | 0.0400% | 0.040% | 300.00% | 300.00% | ||||||||
5-year Treasury note | 0.804% | 0.901% | -3.13% | -3.13% | ||||||||
10-year Treasury note | 2.007% | 2.064% | 7.27% | 7.27% | ||||||||
30-year Treasury bond | 3.149% | 3.157% | 9.00% | 9.00% | ||||||||
Currencies | ||||||||||||
U.S. Dollar Index | 79.717 | 80.026 | -1.00% | -1.00% | ||||||||
British pound | 1.5588 | 1.5627 | 0.33% | 0.33% | ||||||||
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U.S. $ in pounds | £0.641 | £0.640 | -0.33% | -0.33% | ||||||||
Euro in dollars | $1.30 | $1.30 | 0.03% | 0.03% | ||||||||
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U.S. $ in euros | € 0.772 | € 0.767 | -0.03% | -0.03% | ||||||||
U.S. $ in yen | 78.31 | 77.65 | 1.57% | 1.57% | ||||||||
U.S. $ in Chinese | 6.35 | 6.33 | 0.36% | 0.36% | ||||||||
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Canada dollar | $0.000 | $1.009 | -100.00% | -100.00% | ||||||||
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U.S. dollar | $1.014 | $1.009 | -0.62% | -0.62% | ||||||||
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Gold (-GC) | $1,700.10 | $1,664.50 | 8.51% | 8.51% | ||||||||
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Copper (-HG) | $3.830 | $3.808 | 11.45% | 11.45% | ||||||||
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Silver (-SI) | $33.1210 | $31.9750 | 18.65% | 18.65% | ||||||||
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Wheat (-ZW) | $6.4125 | $6.3350 | -1.76% | -1.76% | ||||||||
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Corn (-ZC) | $6.3450 | $6.303 | -1.86% | -1.86% | ||||||||
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Cotton | $0.9736 | 0.9854 | 6.20% | 6.20% | ||||||||
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Coffee | $2.2015 | 2.235 | -4.14% | -4.14% | ||||||||
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Crude oil (-CL) | $99.40 | $98.95 | 0.58% | 0.58% | ||||||||
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Just so I understand the Fed. No jobs, no housing recovery, and no lending till 2014. And this is good how?
And what is complex about having a good product or service, start a business, and hire people. Nothing complex about unemployment, just have to do it in the US. What I find complex in taking US dollars from 401K's, investing in overseas countries, then telling the out of work American to be happy. Tack is complex, not job creation.
I would like President Obama to explain how he's going to cut taxes on anyone making under $250,000 annually and also pay for all these entitlement programs he wants to create.
Not once did I hear him talk about our Country's enormous debt and our unfunded liabilities last night.....there was nothing about cutting our Government's spending.
This guy has done nothing in 4 years but drive our Country to the CLIFF of financial collapse!
zombies could be either.
And there are a lot a blind haters on both sides. But seems the most vocal and virulent are from the Right lately.
If the Republicans win in November, I'm sure the Lefties will come out of their caves and sling it good and hard. I thought some of the crap thrown at Bush was over the top, just as I think some of the accusations against Obama are a bit ridiculous.
First let me say this...don't tell me to do my research!!!! This isn't a research paper, it's a comment blog. I'm here to comment, not to further my education!!
Nobody in the working class sector of American gives a sh$$ about what the stock market is doing because tomorrow it will change and the headline will be just the opposite of today's.
I want to see a headline that says, "Wall Street to Return all the Tax Payer Billions" , then maybe I will actually read the article and pay attention. In the mean time, shut the F up!!!
Here is my tax plan...
All people are treated equally. No deviation. All income is treat the same, regardless of source. All corporate taxes are abolished, and the first year corporations must lower all prices by the percentage of tax they actually paid.
The tax code cannot exceed 3 pages. No more government picking winners and losers. If they want to give away some money they have to vote on it as a seperate bill.
I would think that initially the rate could be about 18%. Millionaries pay, homeless pay. Everyone treated FAIR and EQUAL. Then if Congress wants to give homeless people cash they can vote on that seperately.
Next Congress cannot SPEND more than tax revenue the tax brings in. All tax increases MUST be approved by 3/4 of the states.
We then abolish the Fed or at least recind its right to do as it pleases without oversight. The FED cannot debased/print/QE 986 or whatever without Congressional approval. If the FED is striving for 2% inflation, then to exceed that number REQUIRES congressional approval.
We need to end low interest rates. We are PUNISHING savings and CAPITAL formation. Something that is destroying jobs and exporting them overseas. The FED must be out of setting interest rates period.
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ALL TOGETHER – The Karras family pose for a photo on the 35th wedding anniversary of parents Kostas and Anna in their Barnstable Village home, now the Dolphin Restaurant. (Back, L-R) Charlie and Pauline Ginn; George and Sally Karras; Louis and Betty Karras; Mary Jane, Thomas (boy) and James Karras; (starting in front of boy) Mary, Cosmo and Alphonse Montagna; Peter and Joan Karras; (Middle, L-R) John, Petrus, Anna (Betty Lou, daughter of Betty and Louis, on knee), Kostas, Paul; (Front, L-R) Louis Jr., George Jr. and Teddy.
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In La Jolla, Calif., atop Mt. Soledad is a veterans' memorial overlooking San Diego and the Pacific Ocean. One of more than 2,700 black granite plaques bears the names of eight Barnstable brothers who served in different branches of the armed services from World War II to Vietnam.
It was purchased and dedicated by their sister, Mary Montagna.
Now a Sandwich resident, Montagna was Barnstable's first woman selectman, elected in 1975. It took her seven years and seven elections to do it, but she said it was worth it.
On a visit to San Diego three years ago, Montagna visited the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, which opened as a private memorial in 1954, but transferred to the U.S. Department of Defense in 2006. She said that she made the decision then to honor her brothers with a plaque.
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"I'm just so proud of my brothers," she said.
Montagna grew up a Karras in Barnstable Village, living in the home that became the family-owned Marlin Restaurant, now the Dolphin, on Main Street. She said that meals at the restaurant bring back memories of growing up. Her brother Louis, who turned 90 on Oct. 13, still lives in town, and, according to Montagna, "never left, except to go in the service."
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AUCKLAND A 10-man All Whites side was denied a perfect record in their Oceania Nations Cup campaign by losing 0-2 to Fiji in Lautoka on Wednesday night.
Waitakere United striker Roy Krishna was the hero as Fiji made the most of their numerical advantage caused by the contentious 59th minute dismissal of goalkeeper Glen Moss firing a low shot past reserve stopper Jacob Spoonley four minutes later and completing his double from close range in the 90th minute as New Zealand chased the game.
With qualification to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and a playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup already assured, the All Whites looked to the future by blooding a host age-group internationals in the dead rubber originally scheduled for Auckland last October, but postponed because of a visa refusal to Fijis goalkeeper.
Head coach Ricki Herbert was keen to continue looking forward with New Zealands next international likely to be next March marking the start of the All Whites preparations for Junes Confederations Cup and Novembers World Cup playoff.
At the end of the day no-one likes to lose internationals, Herbert said.
We needed two away games in Fiji like a hole in the head. There was no budget for this game, but we knew that. Weve ticked it off and now we focus on building a programme for next year beginning in the FIFA window on March 28.
Ideally well look to the Middle East or to Asia as thats what well face later in November.
We go away now looking to create a World Cup qualifying campaign New Zealanders can be proud of.
Herbert handed starting debuts to striker Greg Draper, midfielder Cole Peverley and right winger Costa Barbarouses, and introduced reserve goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley and Kris Bright in the second half for their first All Whites cap.
But for more clinical finishing in front of goal from the Oceania champions, the debutants would have enjoyed warmer memories of their first senior international.
Fiji rode their luck in the first half as New Zealand constantly found finding space behind Fijis fullbacks, monopolised possession, and created numerous chances but werent able to convert their dominance into an early lead.
Jeremy Brockie headed a Leo Bertos cross over the bar in the second minute as a sign of things to come, with Jeremy Christie and Steven Old firing shots over, or off, the crossbar in the opening stages.
The woodwork was all that prevented Draper scoring on debut after looping a header over the Fijian keeper following another penetrative move down the left hand flank by Brockie in the 26th minute, while Bertos blasted a free-kick centimetres wide on the half-hour mark.
Krishna had Fijis only chance of the first half and drew a sharp save from Glen Moss at his near post after 20 minutes, but that shot aside, the Fijians rarely threatened to break down New Zealands defence before halftime.
But, amidst a much livelier second half start from Fiji, Mosss controversial dismissal 14 minutes after the break swung the match in their favour.
A tackle by Osea Vakatalasau on James Pritchett left the kiwi fullback injured, and Moss protested to Vanuatu referee Lencie Fred only to be shown a red card after a verbal exchange.
With their tails up, Fiji pushed hard and Krishnas goal brought the 3000 strong local crowd on their feat as they sensed an upset, and with the All Whites going a defender light in order to push numbers forward in the dying stages, Krishna latched on to Jone Vonos cross to seal victory as the clocked ticked down.
The draw for the Confederations Cup will be made in South Africa on November 22.
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November 19, 2008
Churchill Park
Thai Airways All Whites 0 Fiji 2 (Roy Krishna 63, 90)
Halftime: 0-0
Referee: Lencie FRED (VAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahit CHILIA (VAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael JOSEPH (VAN)
4th official: Job Ponis MINAN (PNG)
Thai Airways All Whites: 1-Glen MOSS (GK), 2-David MULLIGAN, 4-Jeremy CHRISTIE, 5-Ben SIGMUND (captain), 6-Steven Old, 7-Leo BERTOS, 8-Cole PEVERLEY, 9-Jeremy BROCKIE, 10-Greg DRAPER (18-Jacob SPOONLEY RGK/59)., 14-James PRITCHETT, 15-Costa BARBAROUSES (12-Kris BRIGHT 68).
Substitutes not used: 3-Aaron SCOTT, 11-Allan PEARCE, 13-Jeff CAMPBELL.
Coach: Ricki HERBERT (NZL)
Cautions: Nil
Red Cards: 1-Glen MOSS
Fiji: 1-Simione TAMANISAU, 2 Esaba NAQELECA, 4-Lesubu LAMAILEPANONI, 5-Alvin SINGH , 6-Laitia TUIAU , 7-Pita SENIBIAUKULA, 10-Osea VAKATALESAU (8-Tuimasi MANUCA 77), 11-Roy KRISHNA, 15-Salesh KUMAR, 16-Malakai TIWA, 17-Malakai KEINAHEWE (13-Jone VONO 46)
Substitutes not used: 20-Benaminio MATEINAQUARA (RGK), 3-Malakai WAQA, 9-Josaia BUKALIDI, 12-Maciu DUNADAMU, 14-Niumaia TAGI.
Coach: Juan Carlos BUZZETTI (Aus)
Cautions: 15-Salesh KUMAR 40.
OFC Nations Cup Final Standings:
New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
New Caledonia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Fiji | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
Vanuatu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
*New Zealand qualify for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 and a playoff against the 5th placed team from the Asian World Cup regional qualifying for a spot in the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010.


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Continental dedicates new tech center to piezo ignition
Production of piezo injectors requires machinery that is made to measure for the specific systems concerned. Developing this technology will be the core task of the new Center, where experts from Continental will join forces with the machinery manufacturers to build prototypes and bring them to a state of readiness for series production. The new tech center will also be a catalyst for the production-friendly design of new types of injector, as well as offering production workers a chance to familiarize themselves with the product, production equipment and manufacturing process in the run-up to start of production of a new injector.
Continental is investing €1.7 million in the construction of the center which will ultimately provide work for around 100 employees. The two-story building will offer 1,200 square meters of floor space. The lower floor will host the instrumentation facilities while the upper floor will feature office space and meeting rooms. A link will connect the Center to an existing complex where the sample injectors will be manufactured.
Piezo technology, which was developed in the mid 1990s, optimizes diesel engine injection cycles in terms of the number, precision and stability of the injections, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions while at the same time enabling an increase in output. Continental has already been honored for its latest piezo innovation – a diesel injector with direct drive – which will go into volume production in 2014. The system won the Innovation Award for Climate and Environment, jointly presented by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federation of German Industry (BDI).
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Amway's manufacturing expansion is well under way. The seven-site, $375 million project is geared toward building an infrastructure that will continue to provide quality nutrition, beauty and home products to the world for decades to come.
Recent visitors to construction sites in the U.S. states of California, Washington and Michigan have seen great advancements, as have visitors to the Tamil Nadu, India site. While there are several months left before these projects begin manufacturing products for consumers, the visible progress is exciting.
And, you don't have to be on the ground to see the progress. Photo albums of some of the sites are updated regularly, allowing everyone to track the developments. New photos have recently been added to the albums for Buena Park, California, and our new tablet and soft gel facility down the street from our World Headquarters in Michigan.
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Great little meter
By Mike the engineer
from Bridgeville , CA
Comments about Cen-Tech 7 Function Clamp-On Digital Multimeter:
As several people have said clamping the meter over two wires won't work. The two current flowing in opposite directions cancel. I bought a wonderful breakout adaptor from Harbor Freight several years ago that they no longer offer. You plug it in between the load and line and clamp on one of its loops. (1X or 10X) Another solution is an extension cord with the wires split apart so you can clamp over just one of them. The breaker complaint is totally wrong. If you want to see how long it would take a breaker to open at 150% of the rating you would need to look at the curves supplied by the manufacturer. Most beakers will not open for quite a while at 150%.
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By ray
from vegas
the meter does a fairly good job. the remark about accuracy versus breaker trip is just plain lame. breakers are designed to open when enough heat is generated to trip it and even then there is a plus and minus involved.the correct way is one wire through the meter that is the correct way. 2 or more is just lame since the current can add subtract depending on the current flow direction
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To the comment on insulation thickness:
By Robert
from Long Island, NY
Clamp meters cannot be just clamped on an extension cord. You must only clamp on ONE of the wires in the circuit, or your reading will be zero (because the current in the "hot" wire is traveling in the opposite direction to the current in the "neutral" wire, which would cancel the reading out).It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the thickness of the wire's insulation
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A real bargain
By SJP
from MA
This is a cheap tester and should be assumed to be such. However, unless you are using it every day, you don't need a >$100 Fluke meter, since this will read just as well.The opening is very large and can read 2-3 sets of 500 mcm wire, perfect for quick diagnostics.
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Works pretty well for 10 bills
By Rick the tester
from Newark, DE
I'd like to use this product to test insulation but can't find # 261 optional insul. testor!
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By taylor.
from Maine
to Mark the Handymans post; You cant get an accurate amp reading putting a clamp meter over a cord like that... The neutral wire will cancel out the actual current because it travels to your load and then back. its like bending your wire in half and sticking it through the clamp, it wont work. to test it, open up the outlet box and clamp over the hot wire.
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Not sure about this one.
By Dr. Doofenschmirtz
from Chester County, PA
Just did some tests with this meter tonight, measuring the current my welding machine draws. I bought the meter for to investigating breaker tripping problems. At low currents (0-30A @ 240VAC) it seemed to be accurate. But as the current climbed, up to 100 amps and beyond, it seemed to overstate the actual current. It read up to 154 amps with the welder full on. That can't be right. The circuit has a 100A breaker on it and it didn't trip. Inconclusive.
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Works sort of
By Mark the Handyman
from Fort Worth TX
I bought this meter to specifically test amps on extention cords. It does not read through the insulation on cords. It has to be very thin insulation to be able to read the amps. I was using a device that pulls 9 amps, and it was reading that it was pulling .3 amps. A little off and Im very dissappointed.
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Bought for the Clamp, Dissapointed
By BSEE
from Charleston, WV
If you want to use the clamp feature to get an accurate reading of AC current, don't waste your time. I would estimate the measurement tolerance to be +/- 35%. The reading varies wildly depending on where the wire is positioned within the clamp. On any decent meter it should provide roughly the same reading, no matter how it is oriented.
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RepRap Mendel
How To Use the 3D Printer
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1. Get a 3D Model (.stl file)
You can download an STL file, scan an object using a 3D scanner, or create one using a 3D modelling program.
Places to download printable 3D models from:
- http://www.thingiverse.com/ (recommended)
- http://www.shapeways.com/gallery?mg%5Bsearch%5D%5Bcategories%5D=99 (downloadable files from Shapeways)
- http://www.georgehart.com/ (geometric/mathematical models)
- http://endlessforms.com/ Design 3D models using evolution (and print them)
More 3D model sites:
- http://www.cs.duke.edu/~edels/Tubes/
- http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
- http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/data/3Dscanrep/ Stanford 3D Scanning Repository (use meshlab to convert .PLY to .STL)
- http://shapes.aimatshape.net/viewmodels.php Aim@Shape repository -- many high quality models, will need STL conversion
- http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/3D_assets (more links)
Use a 3D scanner:
- Ask Ben about his 3D scanner: good for scanning small objects. Use MeshLab or NetFabb to clean up model, make it printable.
- Photofly converts photos to 3D models: good for scanning large objects. http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/photofly/
- Use your iPhone as a 3D scanner: http://trimensional.com/
3D model editors:
- Google Sketchup (easy to use, Windows only, no built-in STL support).
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Sketchup_3D_printable_objects_tutorial - Blender (open source, popular, higher learning curve, powerful, good manual)
- Art Of Illusion (open source, easier than Blender, but I've had problems with it)
Other tools:
- OpenSCAD, a language for generating STL models using Computational Solid Geometry
- MeshLab (open source) interactive tool for manipulating models, repairing flaws in models (making them printable), and for file format conversions
- NetFabb Studio Basic (free, proprietary) similar to MeshLab. Easier to use, might be better at repairs in some cases? http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Netfabb_Studio_tutorial
- A nice tutorial on customizing thingiverse models using MeshLab, NetFabb and OpenSCAD: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Meshlab_for_RapMan_tutorial
- lampshade generator: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7664
reprap version: https://github.com/ErikDeBruijn/Makerbot/commit/35b9afbc08a5347d90e18b55383e026f4ee355db
Sketchup doesn't support STL file format natively, but plugins are available for "Import" and "Export". On Import, it's important to hit the Options button and set the units appropriately. Or use MeshLab for file conversion.
2. Print the STL file using the RepRap Mendel Host Software
This is the current procedure that we are using. It's not great, but improvements are in the pipeline. As we make improvements to the procedure, we'll update this doc.
Read the documentation for the program we use to print 3D objects: http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_User_Manual:_Host_Software
Convert the STL file to binary form, if it is ASCII. Use Alex W's conversion program, or use meshlab. Or use a text editor to globally replace all lowercase 'e' characters with uppercase 'E' in floating point literals.
Start the program by typing "reprap" in a shell window. Two windows will open, a Console window, and a 3D View window.
Convert the STL file to GCODE.
- Click "Load STL" in the Console window. Choose file in file selector dialog.
- Move the model to the desired location on the print bed. The model will initially appear at the origin (bottom left) in the 3D View window. You probably don't want to print it right there, as the platform is a bit uneven at that point. Left-click the model, it changes colour. Then drag using right mouse button.
- (Note that you can load several models before generating GCODE, or print several copies of the same model. Repeat above instructions.)
- There is now an opportunity to modify the GCODE generation parameters before generating GCODE, by clicking on Preferences. See section 3.
- Generate GCODE after the model has been positioned. In the Console window, select "Send GCODEs to File", then select "Print". This will take a while.
- Edit the GCODE file to work around a bug in our firmware. Find the file in your home directory, edit it, replacing M109 with M104.
- (Note that you can start up the reprap program and load a previously generated GCODE file. But you won't be able to view or reposition the model in the 3D View window.)
Clean the plastic filament. Dirty filament clogs the print head.
Warm up and clean the print head. Warming up is necessary due to the firmware bug. Also, cleaning out the extruder is supposed to improve print quality.
- In the Console window, click on the Extruder 0 tab.
- Click "Move to dump point", which positions the extruder over the notch in the print platform.
- Enter your desired temperature into the "Target temperature" text pane. Try 210, but the best temperature varies based on the model.
- Click "Switch heat on". Wait for the temperature to climb and stabilize.
- Clean out the extruder (optional, but several experts have independently told me that this helps with print quality).
- Remove the filament from the print head. Select "reverse" then repeatedly select "Extrude" until the filament has been backed all the way out.
- Square the end of the filament with wire cutters, clipping off the cone shaped end. The theory here is that you get a better print if you minimize the length of the solid to molten transition zone within the print head. This reduces the occurrence of strings: whenever the print head must move from point A to point B without extruding any plastic, the software first jerks back the filament, which is supposed to withdraw molten plastic back into the print head, but that doesn't work as well if there is a long cone and an extended transition zone, so strings are left behind during the move.
- Insert the filament back into the print head. Deselect "reverse" then repeated select "Extrude" until the filament has gone back in. Adding a small drop of oil to the filament as you are reinserting it is supposed to help. Not sure why, but maybe the oil floats above the molten zone, forming an interface between the molten plastic and the solid filament.
- Extrude a few centimeters of plastic out of the extruder to ensure that the filament is all the way in.
Print the GCODE.
- Select the "Print On G-CODE Reprap" option.
- Click the "Print" button.
Once you have printed a model, you can't repeat this process without quitting the program and starting again. (Could fix this by changing firmware?)
When you are done, remove the power plug from the reprap.
Once your part is printed, it needs to be cleaned up. Try sanding, or see the video in the reprap manual (link above).
3. GCODE Generation Parameters
You specify the material when you generate GCODE. We currently have ABS. PLA is the other popular material, which we can mail order if there is interest.
- PLA is clear, warps less during printing, and smells better (fumes less toxic). The printing temperature is lower. It's biodegradable. It's more brittle, and very hot water will melt it. Makerbot.com sells it.
- ABS (what we have) is stronger, less brittle, more durable, has a higher melting point. It's what Legos are made from.
You specify the temperature when generating GCODE. Kevin has had success printing at 220 degrees (ABS). Don had the most success with his icosahedron part at 216. My cube printed okay at 210.
- Lower temperatures are preferred for: small printed areas, large overhangs, or other situations where faster phase change is beneficial. Lower temperatures also reduce swell inside the extruder and decrease the extrusion after feedstock drive is stopped.
- Higher temperatures allow the build material to flow into printed areas and extrude faster, and bond to previously extruded stock faster. At the same the filament becomes more viscous and more plastic evacuates the extruder after drive is stopped. A fan can help the plastic solidify faster and improve performance.
If your first layer doesn't stick to the base, drop the first Z cordinate that extrudes your part by .1 till it does. Once your first layer is down the next layers are good.
Lots more parameters to tweak.
4. Extruder Maintenance
The extruder is the most finicky part of the printer, and needs regular maintenance. If you use dirty filament, it can get clogged with dirt, which affects printing.
Other Software that We are Investigating
Here are some all-in-one programs that handle these printing a model:
- the original RepRap Mendel Host Software: "RepRap" in the Desktop folder
- http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_User_Manual:_Host_Software
- http://reprap.org/wiki/DriverSoftware
- We've used this software successfully, but it has a number of problems:
- The user interface is terrible
- It won't read standard text based STL files from thingiverse.com without a format conversion: you have to translate lower case 'e' to upper case 'E' in floating point number literals, or use Alex's program to convert these to binary STL files.
- The generated GCODE files need to be manually edited before printing.
- ReplicatorG (also in the Desktop folder)
- This is the MakerBot printing software. The Mendel is only "experimentally" supported. The control panel is kind of broken: no way to control the extruder motor, and it keeps getting wedged while communicating with the Mendel, which I fix by rebooting. Probably better to use the Mendel control panel instead.
- RepSnappper. Recommended by Kimberly Aandrus, CTO of TechZone Communications, the vendor who built our Mendel kit.
- We use repsnapper and run our files through a free website we created to clean them up. It is at www.3dtoolchain.com It is not pretty, but it works well.
- Pronterface: https://github.com/kliment/Printrun (fairly new, recommended by Josef Průša, one of the RepRap core developers, via Alex W). Requires the use of Sprinter firmware, which speeds up printing and improves print quality.
A GCODE file contains opcodes that directly controls the behaviour of the 3D printer at a low level. The conversion from STL to GCODE is non-trivial, and there's a lot of fiddling you can do during the conversion that will improve the print quality.
You can print several objects at once, which means loading several STL files, positioning each object on the print platform, then generating GCODE.
Instructions for Mendel Host Software:
- see above
- according to Kevin, the STL file needs to be manually edited before being loaded, to uppercase all the 'e's in the exponential-notation numbers
- according to Kevin, the GCODE file needs to be manually edited after generation, to replace the M109 (set temperature and wait to stabilize, which unfortunately often waits forever) with M104 (set temperature).
ReplicatorG and PronterFace use SkeinForge for GCODE generation. Not tried yet. Skeinforge docs: http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/wiki/index.php/Skeinforge A Skeinforge tutorial: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Skeinforge_for_RapMan
Skeinforge is powerful, but difficult to use. Rotorit has made Sfact, which is an easier to use Skeinforge (it's on his github account). Rotorit has our kind of printer, so hopefully there is a TechZone gen3 hardware profile.
New hotness, recommended by Josef Průša, one of the RepRap core developers: Sprinter is a new generation of firmware for reprap. This is the 1st firmware that has native support for SD card, and extreme acceleration. This firmware can run a printer at up to 300mm/s, which really changes the quality of a print. Sprinter has been tested and works on Gen6, Ramps, and Sanguinololu. Rotorit has created a fork of Sprinter that works on our hardware, but this appears to require a "gen3 plus" add-on electronics board which Rotorit provides schematics for, with no other explanation.


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A couple of months ago I got the FireAnt kit from Orion Robotics. The FireAnt is based on my A-Pod design and made from red anodized aluminium. My first impression was very good, all parts have a great quality with a fine brushed finish. Assembling the robot was an easy task when following their very detailed assembly guide. One of the major modification I did to the FireAnt was to make a new 2DOF joint for the abdomen (tail). The reasons for doing this was to make the abdomen work as a battery holder and for making the 2 DOF joint more compact and similar to how I did it on my original A-Pod. By comparing these pictures you'll see that the modification only involve one custom made part:
Orion Robotics FireAnt:
The modified FireAnt abdomen 2DOF joint:
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Initially, the 2S 2200 mAh LiPo battery was ment to be placed under the mcu boards inside the main body. When it comes to LiPo batteries I like to charge them in a safe area. This mean that it should be easy to replace the battery. By placing the battery inside the abdomen, replacing the battery isn't a problem anymore and you get more free space under the mcu boards for servo wires etc. I've also used some shorter standoffs for lowering the boards. The new digital HV-220 servos are fitted with a very long servo wire and thats a relief when it comes to the tibia servos. That also makes it easy to guide the wires without the need for extending the wires.
I'll take some better pictures of it when I've uploaded and tested the software. I'll post more information about the mcu boards and the servos later.
As you can see I'm using two power switches; the rear switch is the main switch for both electronics and servos, the front switch is for the servos. Personally I prefer having a separate powerswitch for the servos.
The mcu boards are programmed through an USB cable, unfortunately the usb port on the DaVinci main board is a bit hard to reach every time you need to update the software. I solved this by using a mini USB roll-up cable that is permanently connected to the board. I placed the roll-up holder inside the abdomen as well:
Like I said, I'll give you some updates when I've tested the software for the FireAnt.


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Saranac Lake, NY, Dec 09, 2011 — William Luce's one-woman play celebrating the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, The Belle of Amherst, will be presented in a special performance benefiting residents of the Town of Jay who experienced the devastating effects of Tropical Storm Irene this summer. The one-woman show will be performed Saturday night (7 pm) at BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake. Todd Moe talks with Jay actress Kathleen Recchia, who reprises her role as Dickinson for this special performance, about the show and clean-up efforts that still continue this month. Go to full article
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According to recent polls, two out of three anglerfish agree with increasing deep sea tourism. Frank, pictured above, says, "We heartily welcome any terrestrial mammal. Hominid appendages are especially good for the digestion...I...I mean economy"
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The city law department filed an official notice of appeal Friday over a judge's recent ruling against the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy.
It's the first legal step towards filing an actual appeal of federal judge Shira Scheindlin's decision Monday, to which Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly voiced strong objections.
During his weekly radio show Friday, the mayor teed off on his potential Democratic successors, accusing them of dangerous political posturing.
"This would be a disaster for the city. But the thing that is the most fascinating to me is that the candidates - the three leading - probably all five of the Democratic candidates say, 'Oh we'd drop the appeal right away.' Think about it. They want to be mayor and they want outsiders to come in and tell them what to do," Bloomberg said.
The judge ruled stop-and-frisk leads to widespread racial profiling against black and Latino men, even if it's not intentional.