[simpits-tech] Shop has finally started!

[Sean Galbraith]

>I recently purchased a copy of Rhino3D and it can natively generate 
>STL files.  *Evil Grin*  I may have a midnight job or two for you in 
>the near future. :)

Talking STL files... I only just met them recently, one of our 
suppliers uses STL in his CNC Routing doodah...  Question:  Can I 
convert dxf's or 3ds's to STL, and if so, with what?

>I was astonished to find out that the ground power panel (left 
>console, last panel aft) has only one normal toggle switch in 
>it.  The rest are all mag-lock toggles.  For those that don't know 
>what that is, a mag-lock toggle switch has an electromagnet coil 
>built into it.  The switch mechanism is built as a momentary so if 
>the coil is not energized, the switch behaves like a normal 
>momentary toggle, but if it is, it behaves like a regular non-mom. 
>toggle switch.  It's a pretty cool switch but they're viciously 
>expensive.  I'm hoping all the ones I have test out ok.  They've 
>also got square plastic handles on them which makes them even harder to find.

I have a bunch of those switches on my AFCS for the TA-4, with the 
same hope; that they actually work!

SeanG