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jaydee · 05-28-2003, 02:34 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing a CAD Support forum. I see a lot of people wanting to learn CAD or improve upon what they know and see a few around here that know considerable more than most. Might help the progression of block designing and even complete system designing.

utabintarbo · 05-28-2003, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by jaydee116
I wouldn't mind seeing a CAD Support forum. I see a lot of people wanting to learn CAD or improve upon what they know and see a few around here that know considerable more than most. Might help the progression of block designing and even complete system designing.

Ditto that! You could also throw CAM/NC software into the mix (though these will have a relatively smaller audience). I may be of some help here as my group at work supports CAD (CATIA, SolidWorks) and CAM (WorkNC and some others) for a rather large manufacturing company.

I also have contacts with knowledge of other packages.

You might just want to have a forum dedicated to "Cooling System Design and Analysis Software" and see if any subdivisions are useful/required.

Bob

airspirit · 06-02-2003, 01:22 PM

Perhaps a sister site devoted strictly to overclocking? This is something that is becoming more mainstream as well, and I think that it could draw another audience. Naturally, it wouldn't be meshed into the Pro/Cooling site, but perhaps a sister site like Pro/Clocking? Just link them at the forum (a link at the forum bottom to the complimentary forum) and on the homepage (a bar with all of the Pro/Family links, one of them to Pro/Cooling, one to Pro/Clocking, one to Pro/Pimping, etc). You don't necessarily need to dilute one area in order to expand into another in this kind of setup, but rather it allows for specialization between forum areas. Have one place devoted to cooling. Have one place devoted to OC projects. If those discussions spill into cooling, point to the sister forum. If they want to know how to pimp their hos better, point them to that forum. It could work. If you do a hardware review site, consider the name Pro/Nothardocping.

Seyeklopz · 06-29-2003, 08:02 PM

Someone mentioned building their own heat pipes. That would be difficult. Most heatpipes have a vacuum to allow liquids to change states at a lower temp. The vacuum can be adjusted at the factory to alter which temp range they function at. (usually 40-60 deg C)

Welding a copper tube with liquid in it and at the same time maintaining a vaccum would be impossible for most enthusiasts. Unless of course you close the pipe with a fitting, then suck air out with a pump.. hmmm

As for ideas for this site... How about getting more into the modding besides cooling. Like fan controls, lcds, and other "cool" mods that actually have compelling functions.

Windows and stuff are kinda getting lame lately, except for the really creative ones. But how about making switches for changing the hdd primary/slave configurations for multi-booting. Or modding power supplies and things not normally modded.

Well, keep brainstorming

UNDERBYTE · 06-29-2003, 09:01 PM

Heat pipes are not high vac devices

heat it up with a couple of foil heaters, benz-o-matic, hot plate whatever. drop your liquid in and seal it with a press,(I have a small Hand press I bought off of Harbor frieght ) Hammer, vise, simple valve . You could set up a single valve and do multiple pipes if you wanted, no problem. I have done it for a little test I was running- used rolled up paper towel for a wick

It works like the old vacum thermos bottles. heat it up, seal it and when it cools you have a 50% vac.

I think you could even make one up with a good rubber stopper. Heat it up seal it with the stopper. Then take a needle and a syringe and inject a few drops of liquid.

Not a big deal really considering some the acrobatics people go through buiding blocks and modding systems.

06-02-2003, 01:22 PM	#53
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	Perhaps a sister site devoted strictly to overclocking? This is something that is becoming more mainstream as well, and I think that it could draw another audience. Naturally, it wouldn't be meshed into the Pro/Cooling site, but perhaps a sister site like Pro/Clocking? Just link them at the forum (a link at the forum bottom to the complimentary forum) and on the homepage (a bar with all of the Pro/Family links, one of them to Pro/Cooling, one to Pro/Clocking, one to Pro/Pimping, etc). You don't necessarily need to dilute one area in order to expand into another in this kind of setup, but rather it allows for specialization between forum areas. Have one place devoted to cooling. Have one place devoted to OC projects. If those discussions spill into cooling, point to the sister forum. If they want to know how to pimp their hos better, point them to that forum. It could work. If you do a hardware review site, consider the name Pro/Nothardocping. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

05-28-2003, 02:34 PM	#51
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	I wouldn't mind seeing a CAD Support forum. I see a lot of people wanting to learn CAD or improve upon what they know and see a few around here that know considerable more than most. Might help the progression of block designing and even complete system designing.

06-29-2003, 08:02 PM	#54
Seyeklopz Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 94	Someone mentioned building their own heat pipes. That would be difficult. Most heatpipes have a vacuum to allow liquids to change states at a lower temp. The vacuum can be adjusted at the factory to alter which temp range they function at. (usually 40-60 deg C) Welding a copper tube with liquid in it and at the same time maintaining a vaccum would be impossible for most enthusiasts. Unless of course you close the pipe with a fitting, then suck air out with a pump.. hmmm As for ideas for this site... How about getting more into the modding besides cooling. Like fan controls, lcds, and other "cool" mods that actually have compelling functions. Windows and stuff are kinda getting lame lately, except for the really creative ones. But how about making switches for changing the hdd primary/slave configurations for multi-booting. Or modding power supplies and things not normally modded. Well, keep brainstorming

06-29-2003, 09:01 PM	#55
UNDERBYTE Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CENTRX Posts: 75	Heat pipes are not high vac devices heat it up with a couple of foil heaters, benz-o-matic, hot plate whatever. drop your liquid in and seal it with a press,(I have a small Hand press I bought off of Harbor frieght ) Hammer, vise, simple valve . You could set up a single valve and do multiple pipes if you wanted, no problem. I have done it for a little test I was running- used rolled up paper towel for a wick It works like the old vacum thermos bottles. heat it up, seal it and when it cools you have a 50% vac. I think you could even make one up with a good rubber stopper. Heat it up seal it with the stopper. Then take a needle and a syringe and inject a few drops of liquid. Not a big deal really considering some the acrobatics people go through buiding blocks and modding systems.

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