K40 Alignment Tool
Mette Florida
Alignment provides a global perspective with percent identity/similarity across entire sequences and a focused perspective comparing individual nucleotides/amino acids. This tool utilizes gaps and gap penalties to maximize the chances of matching two nucleotides or amino acids while maintaining data integrity. While gaps account for insertions or deletions in the aligned sequences, gap penalties assign negative scores to the alignment based on the frequency and length of the gaps.
You get as close as reasonable to center in your Y and then X, and finally Z while making sure it is PARALLEL. Parallel keeps everything in the same spot as your gantry ( Y and X ) and work bed ( Z ) move. Once you are parallel all the way through Z, then you get it centered in the lens tube to hit the center of the lens. And that does NOT equate to hitting the center of the hole into the #3 mirror. With the high quality of engineering in many of these machines one is not linked to the other in any way. Personally I hit my #3 about 2.5mm high to hit the center of the lens tube.
Why parallel is so important is because when x or y is jogged and the distance between the corresponding mirrors changes, being out of parallel means the overall end point of the beam is moving (left, right, up, or down).
In the third to last photo, it shows the burn in the center of the mirror opening. I understood that having the burn in that location is not going to provide for a beam path to the center of the lens and nozzle. The reverse red laser method should bear this out. Can you confirm this?
Depends on the #3 head. Some are spot on, others are not. Too many assume that the incoming hole to the #3 head is lined up wit the center of the mirror. Sadly not all engineers think that is important.
It is another factor in getting the larger mirror and lens size head. The lager mirror to compensate for a possible offset in the mirror to incoming hole to avoid beam clipping, and the larger lens to get the M22 nozzle thread for easy focal length changes.
To clarify, just as @Dave01 mentions, I too was hitting mirror 3 slightly high prior to my last 3 hour alignment overhaul that included painstaking height adjustments on every point upstream of the lens holder.
I,m trying to use your instructions to make an alignment adaptor. I flollowed your instructions but the only sound I hear is a steady ticking noise. I'm using PMP 450 SM's, 3.65Ghz radios from Cambium. Any thoughts? I lnow this post is old and wondering if maybe the pins have changed for these radios. Any help would be appreciated!
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We all hate it when our rotors rub and create that horrid screeching sound. Hayes Feel'r Gauge helps resolve this issue. Our Friend, William, just added the tool to their toolbox. See what they think!
Over the last few years, I've found myself changing my brakes a number of times looking for just the right mix of power, modulation, lever feel, and reliability. I've changed out the entire brake system on my bike 4 times during that period, as well as having changed out rotors and pads to get the feel I want.
One thing that remains an utter frustration with most brake systems is alignment of the caliper to eliminate rubbing of the pads on the rotors. It's not just the drag on the wheel, but that scraping sound as well as the potential extra wear on your rotor. Some systems advocate squeezing the lever like you're going max speed and trying to stop before a wall. Other systems indicate that you should carefully align the caliper by eye. Neither has been an easy exercise in my experiences, as the caliper usually moves a tad during tightening leaving me with at least a small amount of pad rub during my initial riding. Sure there are always the new Hayes Dominion with their fancy caliper alignment set screws. However, having just spent a small mint on my latest brake system change (Magura MT7's with their boat anchor like power and awesome lever feel-once properly bled), I really don't plan to change again unless there's a major system failure that I cannot correct.
Enter the Hayes Feel'r tool. I bought this after reading a couple of simple reviews on other sites indicating how much easier it makes positioning your caliper for proper alignment during tightening. It also states that it will provide a small gap for proper pad positioning after the pads are retracted. I decided that I should grab one of these bad boys and see just what was up with it.
I placed my order with WWC and a few days later, I had this simple purple tool in my hands. It's not overly complex to be honest....it's a metal blade roughly the thickness of a rotor with 2 small metal blades that remind me of feeler gauges used in automotive work. First thought was "What will this REALLY do?". My answer was actually a whole lot.
It's very easy to use. First step is to loosen the caliper bolts enough to allow the caliper to move side to side. Second, slide the "blades" into the back side of the rotor with the curve following that of the rotor. Third, pull your brake lever and hold it down (either with your hand, a band of some sort, or have a buddy hold it) while you tighten the bolts of your caliper. Then it's just remove the tool from the caliper and you're ready to go.
The derailleur hanger is the foundation for the modern drive train to work properly. With modern bikes getting as many as 13 cogs in the space that we use to put 8 it's never been more important to make sure the hanger is perfectly straight. Sadly many of the current tools just aren't capable of achieving this kind of precision.
The Nature-Finance Alignment Tool has been designed to work with all types of financial flows, from private equity and risk to public expenditure and development finance, and provide an Index score based on country and sector exposure.
The Tool complements a wide range of related initiatives which support nature-positive, net-zero pathways, including the Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Beta framework. Its development to date draws on valuable guidance, expertise and data from numerous partners.
A. The approach assesses nature alignment underlying both public and private financial flows, including government expenditure, bonds, loans, grants and subsidies, nature markets, bilateral and multilateral aid, other donor funding, private financial investments, asset portfolios, company balance sheets, insurance and other financial products. Non-financial businesses can also use the approach to assess the nature alignment of their corporate investment activities.
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It is a great addition to my toolbox as it does everything it is supposed to I have always had a problem with making sure my handlebars are straight...but with the Staystraight it is perfect every time It is definitely worth the money
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The EK43, EK43 S, EKK43 alignment tool eliminates any misalignment of the burrs to the motor shaft. The resulting concentricity guarantees for absolutely consistent grinding and contributes to an increased lifespan of the stressed machine parts.
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It doesn't matter how many times I try, and closing/reopening doesn't solve the problem. I've not yet discovered any regularities, it just seems to happen at random regardless of layer contents, size or position. It even happens with layers I'd previously aligned without issue.
The alignment tool is selecting the top most layer where ever you click, regardless of what layer you have selected/transparencies. Try hiding the layers above what you are trying to work on, or move it to the top, use the tool, then move it back down.
I personally find the align tool to be very little intuitive. I cannot reproduce your scenario, and the only thing I could imagine for the behavior you describe is if your target layer would have a lot of transparent detail, and would be hard toclick on it (like in a layer with text with a small font). However, clicking repeatedly on the layer position could fix that - so I don't think that is your case.