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Your critique here please :)
Please find attached a solid body that I have made, It was the first time Ive fully developed something from complete scratch. Please may ask for your critique in how I have approached the modeling process. There is also an assembly but the parts list for this became very messy so I dont know how to get the full thing to you. Yes fillets, any sort of naming convention, is missing :)
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April Fools? Maybe not
I found out recently that the reason we call it “April Fool’s Day” is not quite as funny and whimsical as we all thought. April 1st used to be the first day of the new year in the old lunar calendar, which was in use from the time of the ancient Assyrians all the way up until the sixteenth century. That's many thousands of years of human tradition across cultures and in different parts of the world. The demarcation in the calendar had to do with the Spring Equinox, which I talked about in another video here. That’s the time when the day and night are equal in length, and there is a great big full moon. They had different names for the months too back then, but then Pope Gregory the 13th decided to change the calendar to the one we all use now, called the Gregorian Calendar, maybe you’ve heard that name before. There’s all sorts of weird occult stuff tied into the names of the months too, which have to do with ancient Roman gods & myths, but I won’t get into it. If any of you are into that stuff, let me know what you find out. The main point though is that people were called “April Fools” if they still celebrated the lunar new year, because people thought if they had not gotten word about the new calendar, so they must be foolish. But I think there is something to celebrate in the Spring time, and I definitely pay attention to the moon more than I used to. Spring is a time of change, growth, optimism, and planting seeds. To that end, I went through a journaling exercise with some buddies to set our Spring intentions for the year after a 4 day long fast (that was a challenge, but I felt great after). So call me an April Fool, but I’m celebrating this month, and I hope you have the same sense of enthusiasm that I have. What are your intentions for the year? What has changed since Jan 1st? And if the answer is “not much”, what is likely to change now that we have the energy of Spring driving us?
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The goal is to pass university; the goal has not changed from the beginning of the year. The process in trying to get there has evolved a lot, have to get better at it still, this year has been crazy so far.
HELP NEEDED - Halftrack Drive Mechanism
Do you guys think I should have the drive mechanism in the back, like a tank? Or in the front like a Motorcycle chain? VIDEO ATTACHED
HELP NEEDED - Halftrack Drive Mechanism
1 like • Feb 20
My knee jerk reaction was concerns about the shaft length as your angle of twist will be much greater, so material selection/ shaft design would become a bit more challenging. As for the drive and belt tensioning thereof I don't know enough to give a useful input. But Mr Skaggs dropped a document that may have those answers.
What have you gotten done in 2026?
January is over and the year is in full swing. Let us know in the comments of this post what you have been working on this year so far. Pics & screenshots highly appreciated. Also, check out a sneak preview of my latest design. Video coming soon-ish, still more work do do!
What have you gotten done in 2026?
0 likes • Feb 12
Unfortunate to say but I have yet to "achieve" something, university is taking up all my time, the work load is more than expected. I could consider keeping up to be a win in and of itself though :)
BOLD CLAIM - New Years Resolutions are not helpful
What is your opinion on New Years Resolutions? How has your experience been with follow through? How would your goal setting/achieving be effected if you shifted it to the Spring Equinox?
BOLD CLAIM - New Years Resolutions are not helpful
2 likes • Jan 1
Interesting take, I tend to avoid goals all together at times. Too many goals leads me to getting nothing done.
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Solidworks seems like a good tool to have at your disposal, and I am wanting to become well versed in the program.

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