#cad but the two middle panels are removed

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presenting further evidence of removing the middle two panels of a cad comic and making it funnier

original under the cut

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CYELATM is better than CAD in every way but it does follow the CAD law of "remove the middle two panels for comedy gold"

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Top 8 Best Jeep Wrangler JL Front and Rear Bumpers

Front and rear bumpers are in place to protect the important parts of your car, add clearance, and give your vehicle a certain look. Factory bumpers, however, can seem a bit lackluster in the last department, and in that case, the aftermarket exists. There are plenty of brands that make high-quality front and rear bumpers for the Jeep Wrangler JL that boast strength, protection, aesthetics, and off-road functionality. These aftermarket bumpers, especially those for off-roading, are engineered to take substantial impacts compared to the one equipped on your Wrangler from the factory.

Whether your bumper is damaged or you are merely looking for an upgrade, Vivid Racing has you covered. We carry an extensive array of both front and rear Wrangler JL bumpers from reputable brands across the country. Available in different styles, materials, accessories, and more, it can be a bit difficult to sift through the plentiful options and choose what’s best for you. For that reason, we have listed the top 8 bumpers below for the Jeep Wrangler JL to help you along. Boasting durable constructions, off-road appeal, and the ability for more lighting, these bumpers will take your Jeep to the next level without compromising form or function.

1. Tyger Auto Fury Front Bumper

Make your Jeep Wrangler stand out among the rest both on- and off-road with the Tyger Auto Fury front bumper. Tyger Auto takes pride in offering excellent parts for your rig at competitive pricing. They focus on developing premium aftermarket parts that meet and exceed OE quality standards to deliver a complete package that checks all the boxes. The Fury front bumper for the 2018-2021 Jeep Wrangler JL is a great buy that will transform your truck’s overall appearance while also providing a high level of practicality. Made from heavy-duty 5mm carbon steel, this front bumper is also powder-coated with a textured black finish for extreme rust resistance and protection against the elements.

The Tyger Auto Fury front bumper comes with an integrated winch plate, welded D-ring mounts, a skit plates, and license plate bracket. Should you choose to add some off-road accessories to your Wrangler, this front bumper fits up to 22-inch middle light bars and up to 3-inch side light pods. It is vehicle-specific and boasts an easy bolt-on installation. There is absolutely no drilling required and the DIY instructions come in the kit. On top of all that, this bumper comes with Tyger’s No-Hassle 5-Year Warranty against any manufacturer defects.

2. Motobilt Hammer Series Front Bumper

Motobilt now offers its Hammer Series Jeep Wrangler JL front bumper with a skid plate and LED fog light holes. This bumper features built-in provisions for factory-style fogs (OE or aftermarket) with a skid plate laser cut from 3/16-inch high-strength P&O steel and formed on a press brake. It also serves as a winch mount with bolt holes on the top side for a recovery winch. Proudly manufactured in the USA, the Hammer bumper measures 48.5 inches wide and boasts a sleek and tight-fitting design made specifically for your Jeep model. It has also been expertly crafted with 3D CAD technology to ensure the best possible fit for the 2018 and newer Jeep Wrangler JL models (2-door and 4-door Unlimited).

The Motobilt Hammer Series front bumper has front D-ring mounts that have been CNC cut from a 3/4-inch thick steel plate. They pass through the bumper where they weld to the mounting plates in addition to the bumper body. This was done for added strength to the recovery point so you can feel even more confident. Motobilt has also pre-installed rivet nuts for 10-24 screws in the factory bolt pattern. The ends of the Hammer Series also taper up for tire clearance and each cut in the bumper was purposeful as a means of keeping it secure to the frame rail for a better approach angle.

3. Addictive Desert Designs Front Bumper

It’s ADD’s (Addictive Desert Designs) mission to create and build the best off-road products to fit seamlessly with the lines of your Jeep and perform at the highest level. ADD parts are engineered to withstand the elements of spirited and off-road driving. From design to the finished product, the brand makes all of its bumpers and accessories out of its facility in Mesa, Arizona. The Addictive Desert Designs Pro Bolt-On Front Bumper for the Jeep Wrangler JL is a top choice with its race-inspired pre-runner look that takes your truck to the next level. A formed full-width main tube keeps the bumper tight to the front of your Jeep while still giving it a unique appearance that flows well with the rest of its body lines.

The Pro bumper features a rugged Hammer black powder-coated finish with satin black panels that fortify the bumper assembly with added layers of protection against outdoor elements. The .120-inch wall steel tube construction delivers the ultimate strength so you can take on your next adventure with peace of mind and confidence. This complete bolt-on front bumper has a universal light mount in the center that gives the option of a 20-inch radius LED bar or up to five cube lights. There are two additional cube light mounts within the top hoop for extra illumination. Standard winch mount and reinforced D-ring mounts provide added utility. Designed to be a direct-fit part, this bumper installs using the factory mounting slots on your Jeep.

4. Quadratec Aluminum Brute Front Bumper

The Quadratec Aluminum Brute Strength Winch-Ready Bumper offers incredible protection for the front of your Jeep Wrangler JL. This premium bumper spotlights a fully welded one-piece outer construction using a 6mm-thick lightweight aluminum plate. Aggressively styled to suit the Wrangler, this Competition Bumper bolts directly onto the vehicle’s existing mounting points without any drilling or modifications needed. The separate 5mm-thick steel winch plate provides a superior substructure and can accommodate most winches with up to a 12,000-pound capacity. This expert design offers significant weight savings over all comparable steel bumpers. After all, keeping the weight down on the Wrangler is the exact reason why Jeep chose to go with aluminum parts for the body. Apart from gas mileage reasons, not having the heavyweight of a steel bumper means you won’t have to worry about the front end dipping when braking. 

Quadratec’s Brute bumpers are finished with an attractive and durable light textured black powder coating for added protection against the elements. They also feature fog light provisions to retain the factory fog lights and can be upgraded to the brand’s high-performance plug-n-play LED versions. The Brute Strength Full-Width design (pictured here) measures 69 inches wide. The Stubby version measures 47 inches wide (see here). The bumper comes with a removable aluminum overrider hoop and features a series of holes and slots for auxiliary light mounting. The welded steel recovery plates feature tow hooks and D-Ring mounts for use with 3/4-inch D-rings with 7/8-inch pins. 

5. Warn Industries Elite Series Rear Bumper

The new Warn Industries Elite Series is the most rugged line of bumpers available for the Jeep Wrangler JL. Whether you are planning an overland adventure or merely out exploring, this rear bumper is designed for the off-road life. It features a wrap-around design that offers the ultimate strength and style to deliver the best of both worlds. It clears 37-inch tires with only a two-inch lift and the factory wheel offset. The bumper meets the rear flares to create a convenient step and is available with or without a tire carrier. Furthermore, it is rear parking, and blind-spot sensor compatible and maintains the factory receiver. There is also a provision to relocate the backup camera.

The Elite Series rear bumper features a durable flat black powder-coated finish with a five-stage pretreatment process and zirconium nanotechnology. It is engineered to withstand 408 hours of salt spray testing and has an industry-leading 12,000 pounds of pulling force without deformation. There are recessed jack points for increased recovery options as well as eyelets for D-shackles. Mounting fasteners are hidden within the bumper for a sleek, clean finish with reduced corrosion. If you are looking for the ultimate bumper that delivers capability, protection, and versatility, this is it. What’s more, all Warn bumpers undergo rigorous field testing and lab pull testing to ensure rigidity in the most abusive conditions.

6. Motobilt Crusher Series Rear Bumper

The new Motobilt Crusher Series rear bumper with light cutouts for the Jeep Wrangler JL was made to work with a spare tire. This bumper was designed to offer the most clearance possible while remaining a complete bolt-on piece. The Motobilt Crusher rear bumper boasts tons of clearance at the back and the latest version has been treated to several other details too. This bumper has been upgraded to include backup sensor cutouts to relocate your Jeep’s backup sensors into the Motobilt version. It also comes with blank inserts if your truck does not come with proximity sensors.

The Motobilt Crusher rear bumper is a great choice that offers a lot of options in a compact package. The cutouts let you install 3-inch by 3-inch cube lights with internal mounts for standard stud-type mounting. The unique Crusher-style design provides much-needed protection to the JL’s rear corners but also maintains the most ground clearance possible. It can accommodate tires up to 40 inches and works with the factory receiver hitch. This bumper includes all of the necessary hardware for a simple installation and ships in raw laser-cut steel, ready to be painted or powder-coated.

  7. DV8 Off-Road High-Clearance Rear Bumper

DV8 Off-Road is widely recognized for manufacturing some of the best-looking, most durable, and highly functional aftermarket Jeep products available. Its High-Clearance rear bumper for the Jeep Wrangler JL was designed to be tucked up and out of the way for traversing tough trails and coming off of rock ledges. The bumper includes two integrated LED backup lights for heightened visibility at night and features two recovery shackle attachments. The bumper also comes with the standard DV8 Off-Road textured black powder coat for added protection and corrosion resistance. As the name suggests, this product is designed to protect your Jeep’s back end and rear fenders from various road debris and hazards. 

The High-Clearance Rear Bumper for the Jeep Wrangler JL is crafted from high-grade steel that has been finished with a textured black powder coating to prevent any corrosion. This off-road bumper features a high tucked-up design so you won’t get hung up when coming off of rocks or traversing steep hills. The high angle design is more than just purposeful though; it gives your Jeep a more aggressive overall appeal. DV8 also added two integrated LED backup lights for improved visibility at night together with shackle attachments for two more recovery points, should you need them. Another great feature is it has the ability to accommodate any backup sensors. Installation is a breeze as this is a simple bolt-on replacement that doesn’t require cutting or drilling.

8. EVO Manufacturing Alumilite Rear Bumper

EVO Manufacturing specializes in off-road systems and accessories for Jeeps, among other vehicles. The innovation-driven brand takes pride in offering quality products made from top-grade materials designed to serve Jeep owners for years and years to come. Expertly made using the latest cutting-edge technology, EVO’s Alumilite Rear Bumper will meet your needs and deliver great quality at an attractive price point. No matter whether you are going or what types of terrain you will tackle, do it with the style and durability associated with EVO Manufacturing’s renowned bumper. This bumper boasts a high-clearance design to keep your departure angle at a maximum. It also provides the ultimate protection and corner avoidance thanks to its body width with narrow corner wrap.

The Alumilite Rear Bumper for the Jeep Wrangler JL has been CNC laser cut and formed with precision CNC press brakes and a TIG-welded 3/16-inch aluminum plate shell. is made from strong 3/4-inch thick steel with D-ring shackle tabs mounted directly to the frame. These are drilled for 7/8-inch and smaller shackles. The factory rear trailer hitch receiver remains compatible, keeping the OE towing potential of your Wrangler. This bumper is also compatible with and without the Jeep Park Assist Back-Up Sensors. Installation is simple and can be done using standard tools. It’s important to note that this rear bumper ships as a bare aluminum bumper shell with black powder-coated steel shackle tabs and mounting plates.

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1926 Ford Pickup: You Find 426 SOHC Ford Motors in the Most Unlikely Places

Since you were a child you’ve probably heard the phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” That thought could not be more true when you first walk up to Larry Birdsong’s Model T pickup; 1926 to be accurate.

First impressions are important, but here the closer you look the more you’ll find and, like falling down the rabbit hole, you’ll soon have your mind completely blown. This “book” might appear about as simple as you might get on the outside, but get beneath that perfect black body and it’s like you’ve popped a side panel off an Apollo rocket; you’re just not prepared and you definitely can’t comprehend what you’re looking at.

Larry Birdsong is a retired aerospace machine shop manager and mechanical engineer, a job where he created jigs and fixtures for military applications and worked as a CAD machinist. At 70 years old, Larry has liked Model T trucks since he was 14 when he used to draw pictures of them. It was something about the silhouette he liked, like how the bed would overhang past the fenders.

Living in Prescott Valley, Arizona, Larry spent the last 17 years perfecting his little black truck (time that doesn’t include years’ worth of design study), debuting it at the Detroit Autorama. It was so subtle in its initial appearance not a lot of people stopped to look at it. At first glance and with its hood sides off, it appeared like someone had somehow added an SOHC head to a polished four-cylinder engine but, the more you looked and tried to figure out what you were looking at, the further down the rabbit hole you fell.

Suffice it to say no one we saw looking at the engine configuration could figure it out. That’s because no one had ever heard of someone leaning a complete 427 SOHC motor over 40 degrees, which tucked the passenger-side head just under the framerail and out of view. Then you notice there’s a big blower (canted the same angle as the engine), and there are two sets of downdraft Autolite carbs up top, fixed to a one-off manifold that mounts them upright, working as they were designed. And all this motor fits inside this Model T’s engine compartment with the hood sides in place with nary a single bolt sticking out!

Fabrication on the project started with Larry combining parts of three Model T chassis to get the 106-inch wheelbase configuration he wanted. For a rear, Larry centered his design around a Frankland quick-change centersection (outfitted with a Detroit Locker and 31-spline axles) and converted it to independent rear suspension with full floater hubs, QA1 shocks, and an airbag suspension mounted forward of the halfshafts. For visual effect, Larry also mounted a transverse Model T spring—but it’s just to look at, it doesn’t actually work.

And for as complicated as the rest of the vehicle is, the front suspension is about the most intricate display of engineering we’ve ever seen. To the casual observer, it looks like Larry installed a drilled-out, 5-inch drop I-beam axle, but it’s actually much, much more than that. The axle, which Larry machined, is actually a three-piece unit that is the centerpiece of an ingenious independent front suspension system.

The entire design is best explained as being split into two separate but connected systems. The centersection of the axle can move vertically up and down as it’s connected to a scissor link that mounts behind the front crossmember.

Each of the outer sections of the axle has a pivot point on the axle, which looks like oversized boss for a batwing. The rear IFS pivot is located back on the frame where two radius rods jut forward (the outboard unit looking like a hairpin radius rod and an inboard rod looking like a split wishbone rod). The hairpin-type rod connects near the outboard end of the axle and the inboard rod connects behind the axle pivot point.

There are also two suspension links (inboard and outboard) with Heim ends that connect to a bellcrank that passes through the frame. Coilover shocks keep the wheel planted on the ground as each of the three axle sections can be going in different directions at different rates but all work together. A three-piece tie rod was also fab’d to work with the unique axle design.

A CPP master brake cylinder and booster was used (along with Ford F-100 brakes up front and Wilwood discs out back) and a Wilwood proportioning valve helps control the brake juice. Larry also added a Mustang II power rack-and-pinion unit, though he uses only one end to help push and pull the draglink to the left spindle. The truck rolls on BFGoodrich tires (225/50R-15 and 18 1/2-15) that wrap 15-inch Halibrand 6.5×14 wheels.

The main attraction on this rolling piece of artwork is, of course, the drivetrain, which is not only stunning with its list of parts but also how it was all laid out. Because Larry shoehorned the engine into the Model T frame, other considerations needed to be addressed, such as the relocation of the starter, using a jackshaft to drive the water pump (which was moved to the back of the motor), and a special-order AFCO twin fan setup for the radiator, which itself was moved to behind the cab.

The 1965 427 SOHC, machined and assembled by Larry at home, started with a 427 Ford NASCAR crank that he ground and indexed. The pistons are from Arias with Total Seal Rings and Larry honed the block for the blower pistons. Ford SOHC heads are equipped with 2.3- and 2.0-inch intakes and exhaust valves with Crane triple springs that work with a Crane camshaft and a set of owner-built roller rockers. Dialed in at 7.5:1, the motor is lubed with a Barns four-stage dry-sump oiling system.

Larry also fab’d his own intake manifold to mount to the top of the Littlefield 6-71 blower (with Teflon wipers) so the twin Ford Autolite inline carbs (with 1,425 cfm each) would sit parallel to the ground. A Vertex magneto supplies the spark through silver-stranded wires, and Larry also created his own headers from 2.5-inch black pipe and elbows. Exhaust dumps into 4-inch tubing that hides 2-foot-long mufflers inside each tube.

The transmission, assembled by Andy’s Trans Specialties, is a Ford C6 unit with six-spur planetaries, Kevlar band clutches, a TCI 3500 stall converter, and a manual valvebody. It sits offset from the frame’s centerline closer to the passenger side of the vehicle and is chain-driven off the back of the engine. The driveshaft, which angles back toward the middle of the frame, is fully enclosed in a finned chrome shell, and shifting starts with an owner-made shovel handle that connects to Hurst linkage on the trans.

Larry also turned his talents to customizing the body, which is comprised mostly of a closed-cab body, but with passenger car A-pillars, cowl, and doorskins from the beltline down. Model Ts were notoriously sparse, so to remove items such as door hinges and door handles or to add power windows (operated by moving the interior door handle) is a real trick. To challenge himself further, Larry also flush-fit the doors.

Though it appears mostly stock at first glance there have been body modifications that include extending the doors 3 inches as well as 3 inches in the cab. The front fenders were widened 4 inches (the rears were widened 4.5), the running boards were widened 2 inches, and the splash apron was lengthened 8 inches. And those familiar with Model Ts might find it interesting there are no bolts, screws, or rivets found anywhere on the truck’s exterior.

The hood was also hand-fabricated by Larry and made 2 inches longer than stock, and he also made his own stamp and die to create each louver one at a time, which were then welded in place. Much of the bed was fab’d, too, with the overall length shortened 3 inches after the fenders, and a full double-wall folding front gate (just behind the cab) hides access to the radiator, fuel tank, and oil reservoir tank (for the engine’s dry sump). To finish off the bed, Larry added faux marble slats between the bed slats.

Larry, along with Paul LaFortune of Empty Pockets Rod Shop, Scott Workman, and Greg and Cindy Sterkenberg of Coyote Custom all worked on prepping the truck’s body and parts before LaFortune and the Sterkenbergs painted everything PPG Black. Larry also says Jim Kruse was his “second pair of hands” during the assembly, because this truck was one giant jigsaw puzzle to figure out.

The truck’s overall concept Larry was working toward was to build what looked like a ’70s-era show car and is never more evident than with the pickup’s interior. The upholstery (by Mark Torgeson of Torg’s Upholstery in Prescott Valley, Arizona) over the owner-built bench seat is diamond-tufted red leather, the same material Torg’s used around the rest of the cab and door panels. A custom four-point chrome rollcage has also been installed and, if you look closely to the area of the roll bar’s “legs” nearest the dash, you’ll see three vertical slots on either side of the cage, which are vents for the Vintage Air AC/heat system Larry plumbed to run inside the tubing.

Larry also made stamps and dies for the door’s garnish moldings, and the windshield frame (which matches the slight curve of the windshield from side to side) has no visible bolts or rivets. Even the padded ultraleather sunvisor has no seams.

Larry made his own gauge insert for the dash, and it houses seven Stewart-Warner classic gauges. A Painless Performance Product wiring kit runs throughout the vehicle, which includes an Alpine-based stereo system, and the steering wheel follows the original full-circle wooden Model T design, but was downsized by Larry for better proportions. Faux marble slats are again used in the headliner, continuing the design from the truck bed.

Larry did pick up Best Engineered at the Detroit Autorama, which might be an understatement to those who really know what it took to not only figure out how to build this truck, but then go ahead and do it in your home garage. Larry says when he first found the truck that would become the base for this project it was “so ugly anything you could do to it would be an improvement.” Every square inch of his T (which he named “Lethal T”) was thought out, examined, and executed with an enormous amount of patience and talent, and the result of which is one of the most ingenious examples of hot rod building we’ve seen in a very long time. SRM

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Apple iPhone SE 2 is official

Time has come to the last two months of 2018, and it can be said that the Apple iPhone has been released this year.Wholesale iphone Xs slae Like last year, this year is also three new iPhone models, all of which use a controversial "bang" screen. I won't discuss the sales of this year's iPhone, because there may be some disappointment for some fruit powders. After all, their long-awaited iPhone SE 2 has not been released.

The iPhone SE 2, which has been living in rumors since last year, rumors about the next-generation iPhone SE model began to spread, first seen at the spring of 2018, and then passed to June. WWDC 2018, the results are still counterproductive, and did not appear until September. In fact, since the beginning of this year, some so-called sources pointed out that Apple's 4-inch new iPhone SE project has been abandoned.

However, many fruit powders remain expected, which is not surprising, as there are plenty of signs in the middle of this year that the new iPhone SE 2 may be available. There are not only sources of supply chain, but also a lot of CAD renderings and irresponsible dissemination of related accessory manufacturers. To put it simply, for Apple's upcoming products, as long as there are some turmoil, "Ning is credible, not credible" has become the norm.

Among the materials in this iPhone SE 2, the most interesting one should be the renderings released by the accessory manufacturer Olixar. The renderings originally released by Olixar show that the iPhone SE 2 is similar in design to the high-end flagship iPhone X. It is equivalent to the "iPhone 5s + X" combination. The HOME button is removed and the same "bangs" is placed on the forehead. This area is not small. There may be a original deep camera system.cheap iphone xs max for sale

At the same time, the second-generation iPhone SE model uses a full-screen design with ultra-narrow bezel. The whole machine is smaller than the iPhone SE, but the field of view is larger because the screen protection area is 121.04mm long and 55.82mm wide. In addition to the front of the fuselage, the accessory manufacturer pointed out that the appearance of the back of the iPhone SE 2 is largely consistent with the current one. The only improvement is that the back is replaced with a glass back panel, which is convenient for adding wireless charging technology to the machine.

At that time, many news believed that Olixar's renderings had certain reliability. After all, the accessory manufacturer had accurately rendered the protective film of the iPhone X, which was completely consistent with the real machine. Not only that, Olixar dared to start producing products that Apple did not release unreleased iPhones earlier. Unfortunately, all the news and leaks this year were wrong. Apple released a new generation of iPhones in 2018 including the rumored 5.8-inch iPhone X successor iPhone XS, 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max, and 6.1-inch LCD models. iPhone XR, but completely ignored the iPhone SE 2 or small size iPhone device. How did the iPhone SE 2 suddenly disappear? The reason for Apple’s second-generation iPhone SE model is very simple. First, Apple is “very busy” this year. The internal development resources are expensive, and the other is to make the price more expensive and the screen size larger. The sales of the three new iPhone models are better guaranteed.

As early as January, Guo Mingxi, an analyst who had repeatedly published information on Apple's product line, had publicly stated that the Apple iPhone SE 2 was difficult to show up this year. According to his explanation, Apple has three new iPhone models in the second half of this year, which consumes a lot of internal development resources and does not allow the iPhone X to delay shipments. Therefore, Apple may have no spare time to prepare for the release of the new iPhone SE 2. Guo Mingxi’s explanation does have some truth. Quite frankly, if Apple added iPhone SE 2 to the 2018 iPhone line, it could add unnecessary confusion, mainly because Apple positioned the iPhone XR as the best-selling next-generation iPhone model of the year. Therefore, Apple's choice to avoid releasing iPhone SE 2 in 2018 is sensible, at least in no case will it affect the sales of iPhone XR. Is there really no hope for iPhone SE 2? Will the iPhone SE 2 never debut again? Not necessarily. As mentioned above, there are analysts' forecasts, there are also supply chain news, as well as Internet leaks, and related information from accessory vendors, etc., indicating that iPhone SE 2 may have been in Apple's plan. Therefore, there was an analysis later that the iPhone SE 2 was not dead, but it may have been postponed until 2019.

In other words, if you are a die loyalty to the iPhone SE or a small iPhone, you should not give up all hope now, and it is still necessary for Apple to launch a model like the iPhone SE 2. Earlier this year, Taiwan’s “Economic Daily” published a report quoted the supply chain as saying that Apple still plans to build a mid-to-low-end iPhone. The device is code-named “Hangzhou” and is mainly targeted at the mainland China and India markets. In order to expand the global market share. In addition, some unconfirmed sources have pointed out that the second generation of iPhone SE or renamed iPhone X mini, the target market is still mainly for the market that is keen on small-sized iPhone. In this respect, Apple's launch of such a "low-end" iPhone for certain regions is still quite meaningful, and not just as simple as meeting the niche market for small-sized iPhones. Because despite the high-end models for the Chinese market, including the already expensive iPhone XR sales this year, the iPhone has not yet expanded to more key emerging markets, especially India, another populous country with Chinese manufacturers starting to compete. In India, Chinese mobile phone manufacturers have almost occupied the mobile phone market in the local area, but such a major achievement can be attributed to the very cheap models sold. Obviously, the iPhone XR exceeds the budget of consumers in emerging markets, and even models like the iPhone SE have not achieved the desired results. However, as India's local middle class continues to grow and consumption levels continue to rise, the iPhone SE will remain the best solution for entering the local market.

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Retail Software - An Easy Solution For A Small Business

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Retail Software - An Easy Solution For A Small Business

For outlets, the want for a dependable technique for dealing with their small commercial enterprise is an essential element to corporations achievement. Technological improvements have now made running an enterprise tons much less hard. These advancements in a generation have resulted in the introduction of a retail software program that makes small enterprise control tons less complicated and extra efficient.

A retail software program or point of sale software can include programs for factor-of-sale system software programs for the control of stock, sales, budget, consumer private information, staffing, unique promotional programs, and greater. As nicely, this kind of software program permits a commercial enterprise to spend less time on office work, accounting, stock control, sales file retaining, in addition to dealing with such packages as advertising, unique advertising programs, loyalty applications, discount packages, and plenty extra. The sort of retail software a small enterprise chooses relies upon on the sort of enterprise, the length of the commercial enterprise, a number of sales, and the sort and quantity of stock.

Retail software program contains the subsequent important capabilities

– The retail software program is simple to examine and perform. Most retail software groups will train management and body of workers on a way to use the software program, It is also clean to install and preserve, with technical help only a cell phone name away.

– There is a factor of sale software that offers effective inventory management. Businesses could be able to see what objects are selling, what items aren’t promoting, and what objects want to be reordered. The software can even provide you with a warning when you want to reorder a product. Businesses can also maintain music of the time of day that sure products are selling and when there’s a high volume of customers. This will allow a commercial enterprise to better manipulate product displays and staffing.

– There is a factor of sale software that may be included in other software programs. This permits the user to effectively control a broad range of applications thereby having the management of the business in one significant region.

– The retail software allows a small business to correctly track income, provide income reviews, and permits for clean evaluation of income with the intention to higher enhance organizations income management. It may even offer real-time income and stock reporting. The software program permits for personalization of applications inclusive of rewards applications, discounts, unique promotions…And so on.

– The point of sale software program makes it an awful lot easier to maintain vendor information, customer billing, and delivery, customer personal records, as well as personal price and control records.

The traditional days of the use of a coins register and pen and paper for accounting and stock are not appropriate for preserving up with modern extraordinarily aggressive commercial enterprise world. The selection of the right type of factor of sale software relies upon on one’s companies needs. When deciding on the factor of sale software program it’s far essential to examine charges and features to make certain you choose the right software program that meets your business necessities.

The benefits of retail software program make it a vital and vital small commercial enterprise funding. The retail software will assist growth business efficiency by using putting off time ingesting operational obligations. Retail software structures facilitate businesses increase income, tune customer purchases, track income and inventory, and enhance general management of the small commercial enterprise. This gives the enterprise proprietor complete control of operations and extra flexibility when making important control choices.

PLANT – A Viable Alternative – Plant Modeling Software

EPLANT, an AutoCAD based plant modeling software program, is worth thinking about as a very effective alternative to different pricey widely recognized modeling software like PDS, PDMS, Autoplant, Cadworx etc. The main factor of attention for EPLANT is its amazingly low charge with out sacrificing any primary function supplied by using other competition. Price is the basis factor, which prevents companies to make your mind up concerning buying and frequently using modeling software program, although its obvious advantages are widely recognized to most of the plant engineers and can humans. Vigorous and tactical marketing strategies of high cost fancied modeling software program companies makes it difficult for similarly proper low price software like PLANT to attain ambit of selection markers.

It wishes open mind and in-depth evaluation to assess the power of EPLANT vis-à-vis another high-cost completive software program. For statistics, the charge of one EPLANT piping module license, which includes device also, cost very close to handiest one AutoCAD license. Hence it is very relevant for the present and would be users of plant modelers to actively take a near have a look at EPLANT and compare the software in an impartial manner. Let us now overview some of the pointy capabilities of EPLANT piping module.

One of the crowning capabilities of EPLANT is its quite small drawing file length, which incorporates all version statistics. This absolutely beats other competition arms down. Most of the other software program consumes a lot of disk space for the drawing document and to avoid report corruption many competitor software programs compels to divides the mission into many small files and then combine them in a messy manner. PLANT can accommodate many lines and device in one record without any trouble whatsoever. So, the use of even cheaper computers, EPLANT can deliver great output.

Ease of operation and ease is the point of interest of plant’s forte. There is not any point in making propaganda, but worth giving a try using the unfastened demo. Without going into minute information, one issue of EPLANT concerning line routing is worth noting. Well, there are middle line routers in other software as well, but EPLANT line router facilitates to course the road by presenting x/y/z distances in an editable panel to the next factor picked/clicked. Then auto era affords centers to mechanically region elbow, flange and pipes, which many competitors offer most effective pipe generation. Those two functions in aggregate accelerate the modeling work to an extremely good extent.

Many modeling software program groups force users to shop for piping and system module one by one and to spend extra money. But EPLANT combines them in the piping module, which saves cash, disk area and modeling complications like attaching many documents and so forth.

Most of the modeling software sells conflict-take a look at module one by one and again forcing users to spend extra cash. But for EPLANT, it’s far in constructed characteristic and clean to apply at any time at some point of improvement.

Continuity or Connectivity test in lots competitor software is not so person pleasant. But in EPLANT it’s far without a doubt useful which shows discontinuity point with the aid of differentiating colors. Subsequently, the consumer can fix the trouble very without difficulty.

The database may be very properly based and offers many useful outputs as an in-constructed feature. But the noteworthy component is that the material requisition and undertaking monitoring features are fundamental parts of the database, which much other parallel software programs lack.

Specification practice is very nicely structured. It takes some initial time to recognize the structure, but the way it is prepared so as to remove the possibilities of duplication form of error to nil. Moreover, software program itself comes with many in-constructed catalogs and specification inclusive of tubing.

Second drawing technology from the model in EPLANT is extremely speedy and allows many options like unmarried/double line representation, selecting of traces sizes and so on. Unlike much other equivalent software. Another precise function is that the generated 2d drawings are also sensible drawings, which deliver all the version statistics whilst opened in EPLANT software. This allows in addition annotations in 2d drawings to a tremendous volume and a particular benefit over competitor software program.

Automatic Isos generated from the model by EPLANT allows many picks, but the maximum essential function is that isos are wise drawings wearing all model records. This helps to edit and annotate isos after generation in EPLANT and is derived as accessible in contrast to others. Owing to client’s demand, 2009 model of EPLANT will also have Isogen compatibility, for the one’s users who prefer Isogen output.

The learning curve of PLANT may be very steep. In truth, the studying time is in hours, in the location of days for seasoned AutoCAD users and plant engineers. Most of the plant modeling software program organizations’ layout their product in this sort of manner that company sponsored schooling will become nearly obligatory and once more forces users to spend extra cash. This also makes the consumer organization captive on mainly trained people, which jack up the employer fee. For EPLANT this component can be taken easily as long as the engineers and cad people are conversant with basic plant engineering and Autocad software program. Nicely built EPLANT schooling flash films are of actual assist for the evaluators as well as everyday customers.

PLANT can generate and export compatible document for loading in Autodesk Navisworks software, wherein the version may be vividly reviewed, walked via and checked for all varieties of interferences.

It can be conclusively summarized that it’s far excessive time to take an extreme impartial have a look at software like EPLANT and compare it with different well-known opposite numbers both with admire to price and capabilities. This gives a possibility for such users who’re fearful of the rate of so known as well known packages, but need to use them and those who are tired of complexities of the modeling work.

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Aged To Perfection: How To Create Believable Patina

Painting a faux patina surface is one of the most enjoyable painting processes because it’s an art form, and it encourages experimentation. It’s a chance to break free from rigid rules; you can scratch, dig, spatter—it doesn’t even matter if the paint surface bubbles or has defects. Defects are desirable and add to the overall weathered appearance.

Being Car Craft magazine, we wanted to create a license plate featuring our classic 1970s logo using patina techniques. For this exercise, we wanted to try something a little different than the layering and sanding method. Looking closely at old painted surfaces, rust forms under the paint and pushes up against it. The surface of the rust is rough and the high spots break through the paint, forming a random pattern of various sized pits in the paint from large bubbles to tiny pinpricks.

This technique will show you how to use rock salt as a masking agent. The different sizes of the salt particles mimic the different sizes of pits. The surface is painted to look like rust and wetted with a spray bottle. Salt is then scattered on the surface. When the water dries, the top layer of paint is sprayed. Once the paint is dry, the salt is brushed away, revealing the tones of the bottom layer of paint.

The Car Craft logo was actually done using several patina effects that can all be used independently of each other to various effect. One of the coolest aspects of weathered lettering is the way the paint surface wears down so that the brush strokes look almost transparent. To achieve this look, the paint is thinned down more than what would usually be used for brushed-on lettering. We also used enamel reducer to wipe away parts of the lettering, then slightly sand other areas.

The result has that look of old, blistered, weathered paint. The trick to painting patina is to experiment and practice. Play around on old parts and panels. If you want to use this technique on a vertical surface, you may need to use a medium lighter than rock salt, perhaps confetti or sawdust. Use a rinseable, water-soluble glue like egg white, and then sprinkle that on the side of the vehicle. The glue on the media makes it stick to the surface. Once the paint is sprayed, just wash it all off. That’s the fun of painting patina; there are no rules. In fact, some of the tools and materials you’ll use for patina you probably already have around the house. Start practicing on a sign for your shop or a gift for a friend. You might come up with something so cool, you’ll have to duplicate it on your car project!

The surface of this 1951 Chevy truck has a beautiful, natural patina. That’s real rust peeking out from that weathered orange paint. The lettering and logo, however, have been painted on and carefully worn away.

Here are the tools and materials that were used for this project. An issue of Car Craft from February 1976, rock salt, ProMask, masking tape, spray bottle, rulers, stencil paper, airbrush, PPG paint, sandpaper, stir sticks, and masking materials for the rust effect. These include stretched-out ultra-fine scuff pads, a bubble-effect Artool airbrush template, and an old mesh bag.

The first step when painting a logo or lettering is to figure the size that will best fit the space. Using a printer/scanner as a copier, we made up several sizes of the Car Craft logo. The middle size worked best on the license plate.

The logo was traced onto a piece of stencil paper using a window as a light table. Stencil or frisket paper can be found at any art store or online. Some people use a product called transfer tape. Transfer or application tape is an adhesive-backed paper that is applied to the surface of vinyl and stencil graphics to keep them intact after they’ve been cut. You can get a roll for less than $7 online.

The lettering is cut out using a No. 11 X-acto knife.

We mixed two colors for the rust effect (a dark brown and a yellow brown) to create a medium brown. The steel plate was prep sanded, and the dark brown was randomly sprayed across the surface, leaving small areas showing though. To create the muted tones, we used a scuff pad that was stretched enough to see through it. Light and medium brown colors were sprayed through that. Spray paint can also be used.

Plan the sizes, shapes, and the amount of “rust” you want to show; the salt will cover these areas. We poured rock salt into a plastic bag, and hit it with a hammer until there were different sizes of crystals. Spray a light coat of water over the plate, then place salt where you want “rust.” In areas where you want no top coat color, make sure to completely pile enough salt to cover any gaps.

After letting it dry, we mixed up some 1970s Car Craft-ish red, and gently sprayed a light coat over the plate. Use a low air pressure to make sure not to blow the salt off the plate. Four light coats were applied.

Here it is after 15 minutes of dry time, when it was no longer tacky. Brush the salt away away, using wax and grease remover to clean away any remaining salt or water. The edges of the top coat red were raised and blistered just like natural weathered paint! In fact, without graphics, you can call it a day right here, leaving it uncleared and raw, allowing nature to enhance the patina effect naturally. Our license plate calls for lettering, so the plate was clearcoated and sanded the next day.

Now our stencil goes on the beautifully aged plate. Spare no effort getting it centered precisely using pinstripe tape and a ruler.

Applying a stencil can be tricky. Here’s a simple way to get a good result: apply transfer tape to the surface of the stencil. Draw an arrow on the stencil to indicate which side is the top. Then peel half of the backing tape and cut it off, creating a hinge.

Hold the stencil with two hands, line up the left side with the border tape, keeping the right side raised up and making sure it remains aligned with the border tape on the right. Once both ends were aligned, press the stencil onto the surface. Remove the backing on the remaining side and press the stencil down. A squeegee can help remove any bubbles.

Remove the letters using tweezers. Use reducer to thin out some white paint and brush into the letter cut-outs. We took care to brush the paint strokes to the shape of the letters. In some places the paint was thicker, giving it the appearance of uneven fading from the elements.

Cut up an old white cotton t-shirt and fold a piece of the fabric, creating a “point.” Dip it in reducer and carefully wipe over areas of the lettering to smooth the fading effect. If you make a mistake, it’s easy to go back and brush on more white.

Remove the stencil and carefully wipe away any excess white paint that may have built up at the edge of the stencil lettering. Light sanding may also be done to increase the patina effect as needed. A machine-cut stencil was used for the very small lettering across the top.

SIDEBAR 1: For the CAD Savvy…

If you are familiar with working with CAD programs or have worked with graphics programs such as Corel or Adobe Illustrator, you can create your own lettering stencils without having to cut anything out. Simply type out the size lettering you want in the desired font, then save it to a flash drive or SD card. A sign shop can cut the stencil. Make sure to tell them not to “weed” the letters out of the stencil—leave them in place. Make sure to get some transfer tape to apply over the stencil after the stencil’s placement is determined. Once the stencil is in place, remove the transfer tape, and pick out the letters. This can be done with any design you draw on either of those programs. If you know how to create an AI or Corel file, you can make your own professional stencil.

SIDEBAR 2: Playing with Patina Techniques

This truck had the paint brushed on it. Normally, paint is smoothly applied, but to get a neat patina effect, instead of spraying a smooth coating on the bottom layer of your patina, try brushing on a rough, textured layer. Then spray the top coat over it, allow it to dry, and sand it. The raised parts of the texture will break through, giving a natural, random effect. Play around with this technique, maybe using the rough texture with several different layers and colors. Use a wooden pick or scribe to scratch down in the layers or pick away the paint.

SIDEBAR 3: Patina References & Ideas

Find photo references of natural patina that you like, then try and figure out the best way to duplicate the effect. Think your way through the process. Sometimes the simplest processes provide the best results. Painting patina isn’t about fancy spray guns or expensive tools, it’s about pure creativity. We’ve gotten some amazing paint effects using the leftover mesh bags from produce. The main thing with patina is to not be afraid to make mistakes; you might develop a technique of your own. If your first attempts aren’t what you want, just paint over them.

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