(ET) Re: newly designated librarian for elec-trak

["Don Barry" <Don Barry kirbycorp com>]

Paul,

I have a brand-spankin' new HP D145 printer-copier-scanner. The scanner 
has am automatic  sheet feeder on it. I recently also purchased ScanSoft's 
OmniPage Pro Office software ($400), which is made for bulk feeding of 
documents.

I've scanned a bunch of stuff for my Homeowners' Association, it works 
quite fast, and outputs PDF's complete with indexes.

Fair warning though, because of their age, most ET documents will need to 
be photocopied first to remove the "yellowing" (all modern copy machines 
have special algorithms to do this), and then scan in the photcopy output. 
IN THE CASE OF MANUALS, ETC, THIS MEANS CUTTING THE SPLINE OF THE MANUALS 
(unbinding them) , so you can sheet-feed the pages. 

We also need to be aware of not posting up the ET Homeowner's manual as 
Bill Gunn sells that one. 

So I can scan your stack of stuff, but the stack may not look very pretty 
afterward! 

Anybody want to be an assistant to get Paul's stack of stuff decently 
photocopied? 


Regards,

Don
Humble Webmaster of www.elec-trak.org & www.elec-trak.com
1970 E-15, fully restored
Houston, Texas

>>> "Paul Wood" <pw12423 earthlink net> 03/11/03 04:47AM >>>
Dear Fellow ET'er and now librarian, Joe:
The  following statement of yours is a godsend:
" So, who has a sheet feeder on their scanner and would want to do this?  
(my scanner is
an older HP 4C with only the manual sheet feeder - but this could be an 
excuse to buy a new one...)" Joe in Colorado. 
Let me know where to mail the books. I am pleased to accept your generous 
and 
much appreciated gesture on behalf of all ET'rs everywhere.
(To Wombat and all, please feel free to comment either way, as I  have a 
tendency to act first and then canvas and ask permission later.)
  Paul Wood, Lincoln, Ne

  From: Solid Technologies 
  To: 'Paul Wood' ; 'et al' 
  Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:06 AM
  Subject: RE: (ET) data on lift motor assy.


  Paul,
    On the manuals - there's a few folks (including myself) on the list 
that could convert the paper manuals to pdf files for posting.  That way 
anyone could go to the Elec-trak web site (http://www.elec-trak.com/) and 
just download what they needed.  So, who has a sheet feeder on their 
scanner and would want to do this?  (my scanner is an older HP 4C with 
only the manual sheet feeder - but this could be an excuse to buy a new 
one...)

  --joe
  E-15 in Colorado
    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:owner-elec-trak 
cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Paul Wood
    Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 10:52 PM
    To: et al
    Subject: (ET) data on lift motor assy.


    Greetings all: I need to install the new belt Wisconsin Jim G. sold 
me. An 
    exploded view of the gear axles and assembly plates would make me a 
    happy "Lucky Man."

    My New Idea large frame 200 works mowing best with the front deck held
    off the terror firmer between mowing passes.  My neighbor looks on in 
    awe as I make 2 or 3 passes reducing the cut grass to powder.  He 
    has to bag his clippings.

    I have a large stack of manuals and such to offer to a designee 
librarian
    for the ET community/club/cum/fraternity.  Any of whom that need a 
copy of a drwngl and would send him a dollar a page to cover s&h etc.
    Any vollunteers for librarian position?  I'll ship the books(20lbs. + 
- ) free.
    At 70, with failing health, I would like someone to accept them.
    Paul Wood, Lincoln, NE