Talk:Developers' Bulletin

5/30/13
Highlights: Description guidelines, Checklist Table, Advantages/disadvantages table (ADtable), Kaizen page, Additional resources, How to check your page, Using a table to format your page

Page discussions

 * Talk:Micrometer Measurements
 * Talk:90_Degree_Mill_Head
 * Talk:Swapping Lathe Chuck
 * Talk:Cutter Types (Lathe)
 * Talk:Cutter Types (Mill)
 * Talk:Cleaning Machines
 * Talk:Machine Setup/Maintenance (MakerBot)
 * (pending) Talk:Code Generation (MakerBot)
 * (pending) Talk:Part Design (MakerBot)
 * (pending)Talk:Tramming Mill Head
 * (pending)Talk:4th Axis (HAAS Mill)
 * Talk:Mounting Tools (HAAS Mill)
 * Talk:Squaring Rough Stock

Pages not (yet!!!) started
It is important that the first draft of these pages are started so we can give feedback.
 * Tumbler (C&M Topline)
 * Boring Head
 * Broach
 * Sine Bar
 * Rotary Table

Description guidelines
These pages do not have a proper description (the text directly under the page title):
 * Swapping Lathe Chuck
 * Cutter Types (Lathe)
 * Cutter Types (Mill)
 * Cleaning Machines
 * Micrometer Measurements

For an example of a proper description see: Code Generation (MakerBot)

Guidelines for the page description has been reproduced for your convenience here:

All pages should include a short synopsis/description at the beginning directly under the page title. See any wikipedia page for an expample, or see Manual_Lathe. This section should also include:
 * Any necessary 'Not to be confused with' statements (see code on Manual_Lathe for example of use of Distinguish template)
 * Any necessary 'Skip to' statements (see code on Manual_Lathe for example)
 * 'Main Article' statement (see code on Manual_Lathe for example of use of MainArticle template)

Advantages/disadvantages table (ADtable)
A new table standard called ADTable has been created. It is meant to be a quick reference and should be used for comparing and contrasting multiple items. Good candidates include:
 * overview of lathe chucks
 * overview of the 3D printers
 * etc.

Usage
This template uses the wikitable class, includes headers for all three columns, and uses the following template(s):

Example
code: 

Result:

Special Considerations
The normal wiki markup ofr bulleted list does not display properly. Use HTML markup instead  Coffee Milk 

See: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_lists.asp

Kaizen suggestion page
We now have a page where anyone can add their own ideas for Kaizen projects

Additional resources
When creating these pages it is important not to reinvent the wheel (no value added in reinventing the wheel). We brought this up because there are several resources which exist that should be checked by each Kaizen project:
 * Shop Binder
 * Legacy Mindworks website
 * Machinist handbook

All teams should check these sources to ensure complete content. A table of contents of the chop binder has been posted here for your convenience.

How to check your page

 * 1) Have another group read over your pages
 * 2) Make sure to print out a copy of your page (or view it on your phone) and explicitly follow your steps
 * 3) Review the content with Russ
 * 4) Review your page with Curtis or Alex

You are not done until you have completed above steps

Using a table to format your page
Sometimes it is nice to control how the pictures and tables are laid out in your page. This can be accomplished with tables. The most basic table (without a class callout) will default to use 100% of the page, which means you can make a table with one row and two columns to help with formatting. You can also use a table with multiple rows and one column, where each cell has an entire section. If there is anything specific you would like to know, just email Curtis or Alex.

Some good examples:
 * Machine Setup/Maintenance (MakerBot)

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