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September 27th, 2008 | #21 |
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Here, a simple, lightweight design for the rear half
The dimension of the spring is exagerated and intended to be demonstrative. That the spring serves both the functions of a spring and control arm, I can't imagine a lighter form of construction. Sprung weight is also kept to a minimum, increasing handling quality and comfort. The shock absorber is anchored to already existing structures. The advantage being that additional structures are not necessary. The existing structures only need to be minorly strengthened, at concept
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October 1st, 2008 | #22 |
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Here, I will attempt to spoke a 40 holed (unusual, non-standard) Raleigh rim with a standard 38 holed French hub. I ended up drilling 1 additional hole, on each side of the hub (A):
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I've looked into the possibility of raising tropical Discus fish: very large profits possible, but 50% of the water must be changed every day, it must be kept at the right temperature, disease management, special food, etc. I've also considered raising red wiggler worms for fishing and agriculture: again, good money possible, but headaches including maintaining proper temperature & PH balance of the beds.
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"One of my AKC champion sired English bulldogs and me." is grammatically correct. Why? Well, this isn't even a sentence to begin with, and that's why it might confuse. The full sentence would read: "This is one of my AKC champion sired English bulldogs and me." If you take "AKC chamion sired English bulldogs" out, then you're left with: "This is me." which is correct. And not: "This is I." which is wrong. I is a subjective pronoun, but the sentence already has a subject -- this. Therefore the objective me is needed. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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October 6th, 2008 | #25 |
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Here, I was in the process of researching spoke length. Increasing the number of spokes by 4 radically changes length needs. So, as the estimated length exceeded my estimates, I added M5 nuts as spacers between the spoke heads and the rim, until the wheel ran round. I've gotten different measurements which fluctuated between 5 millimeters, due to the irregularity of adding 4 holes. I previously posted that 2 holes were neccessary. But, I forgot that the hub was a 36 holer. Not a 38er. Therefore, I ended up drilling 2 more holes, on the opposite side of the hub. The total number of spokes has to be divisible by 4. Or else, you'll have a Hell of a time getting it right.
Digital cameras with a flash option are instant. But, they suck. Often, if you think that you have enough light, you could cover the flash window and still get a decent pic. I forgot to do that and ended up including the halogen lamp into the photo. Or else, it wouldn't have turned out. This is what happens when you're in a hurry
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However, it is a pedagogical nit-pick, and no ordinary person would commonly say, "It is I", correct or not. It is one of a few cases where the grammatically correct form is not the preferred form. Of course, that is only my opinion. There are those who would argue for the formal usage. On the whole sentence above, it is so clumsy, it should be completely re-written. I would write it thus: "In this picture I am holding one of my AKC champion sired English bulldogs". I just got back from lunch and I've been drinking. Mike
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There's a lot of conflicting material out there regarding the proper use of "me" and "I". But after some searching and reading, I did finally find a text that confirms what you've written: Quote:
I recall watching an episode of Frasier many years ago where Frasier's father says to him after everybody leaves the apartment: "Well, looks like it's just you and I." Frasier then quickly corrects him: "You and me, Dad." And what about standalone photo captions, then, such as "Bill and I" or "My dog and I" -- these are gramatically correct?
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I've no problem understanding what you pasted. My confusion stems from the verb to be and its "copulative" properties. Ah! It just dawned on me why a photo caption that reads "Bill and I" is incorrect. Because in the full sentence: "This is a photo of Bill and I." is is linking This and photo, and not This and Bill and I. Therefore the rule that a nominative should always be used after "to be" doesn't apply. But I'm still stumped by this: Quote:
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"After Bill and I posed for this picture, we decapitated a negro". "Our friend, John, decapitated a negro and brought the head to Bill and me". The truth is, I doubt I would ever say, "It's I" or "It is I". Correct or not, I'd say, "Hi, it's me". In writing, I'd find a way to avoid it. Mike
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It's just I. It's just me. <--This one sounds correct, so it must be 'It's just you and me'. I subject. Me object. It's (subject) just you (object) and me (object). Just like He threw the ball to me (object), but I (subject) dropped it. |
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And everything I knew went out the window. Just take a look at his post to see what I'm talking about. Quote:
Normally, however, "Bill and I" simply means "This is a photo of a Bill and I", and that would be incorrect. However, "This is Bill and I" would be technically correct because nominatives must follow "to be". So that means both "Bill and I" and "Bill and me" would be correct. Therefore I didn't have to go and correct KLS, but KLS didn't necessarily have to go and correct Rounder, either. But you're leaving me hanging, Mike! It's the Frasier question I'm dying to have answered. Were the Frasier writers (and Frasier himself) actually hypercorrecting themselves when they were mocking the hypercorrection of Frasier's father? Or am I failing to comprehend something about the "copulative" properties of "to be"?
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I just did a little mini-research and I can't quite be persuaded that "just," used this way, is a preposition, though I'm not quite sure why. Mike
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I've yet to find a dictionary that lists "just" as a preposition. They all have entries only for adjective and adverb. Looks like Frasier doesn't know about the "copulative" properties of "to be". With that said, sorry for hijacking your thread, KLS! I'll bugger off now.
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October 7th, 2008 | #35 |
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Who's KLS? Kind Lamp Shade? I always thought Lampshade was one word. Maybe, I'll have to consult a dictionary
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October 7th, 2008 | #37 |
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I don't think so. I'll have to check.
Here, is a better photo taken using sunlight: Measuring a spoke: The assembled hub, before individually replacing each spoke with one of correct length:
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October 9th, 2008 | #38 |
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Here is a homemade fixture used to align a wheel. Holes were drilled and tapped to accept M5 screws for adjusting spokes on 559 centimeter (typical mountainbike size) and 622 centimeter wheels. This one's a 590 centimeter. So, I have to do it by eye. Since, it's a front wheel, I can get away with a little tolerance. For the backwheels, I have a separate fixture which includes a caliper feature for 590 cm wheels.
I used a pulley from a washmashine for supporting the fork. The arrows point to the adjusting caliper screws:
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Here are a couple pics of some raw material I found:
The colors obviously show up poorly. The vehicle is red and black. But, not the red tone required to get the tri-color treatment. I am nearly finished with it, and should have some photos soon
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