There are times when I wish I had kept better notes and diagrams on some of my projects. But at the time I always figured ah...... I'll never have to make that part again. Well guess what, some times you have to, and then I'm wasting time trying to remember or figure out how I did something. Usually my designs and ideas just seem to appear in my mind and I have no problem converting those mental images into actual parts. Often I have to jot down dimensions and a quick sketch but that is usually about it. I've found it more time consuming to draft up a detailed blue print than to make the actual part. Now as I find all these notes scattered about the shop, some I remember and some I have no clue as to what they were for, I find myself whishing I had done better in the note making department, like what the part was for, the date I made it, type of material, steps I took in making it etc. etc. but I didn't. So this leads me to my next question........ do you guys prefer using CAD of some type of computer program ???? which would make saving the drawing easy or do you prefer old style drafting???? I tend to favor drafting, maybe because I'm old school, but some of these CAD programs I've played with are just way too time consuming to learn. Any one with me here???
JL........................
JL........................
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