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Sonsdad
Apr 6, 2008
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Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

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Dave
Apr 6, 2008
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad
wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Are there any major benefits of buying a medium size sedan motor over a small mini car? Of course there is; leg space. Funny question – sounds as if your are asking for support to buy the smaller version. If you want comfort on the road, you buy the bigger sedan. If you can only afford the smaller Fiat Uno, don’t worry, it will take you just as far.

Dave
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Charley
Apr 6, 2008
"Sonsdad" wrote in message
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I bought a 6 X 8 inch tablet from Wacom about 5 years ago. My main use for it has been commercial photo re-touching and restoration and it has certainly paid for it self many times over. Although it did everything that I wanted and needed, I initially felt that I would probably have been better off with the smaller size as I was bothered by the long hand movements that were required to go from one edge of the screen to the other. The advantage of a larger size tablet came when I installed multiple monitors and mapped the tablet to cover all of them. This effectively reduces the working area of the tablet that you actually use to one monitor’s area at a time. Since I began using this multi monitor setup I’m now very glad that I bought the larger tablet.

Charley
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brookgarden
Apr 6, 2008
I’ve had my Wacom Intuos 3 / model PTZ-431W for a year or so. I tweaked the settings and it works great.
The tablet is 10.5 x 11 inches overall. The pen/mouse pad is 6.5 x 4.5 inches.
I use it primarily with Photoshop Elements. I wouldn’t want anything smaller.
Hope this helps.
brookgarden
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samandjanet
Apr 8, 2008
Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I have a small Wacom tablet, and it does the job I want it to… But I would still prefer to own a larger one if I could afford it, or if I had the desk space for it…
If you can afford the medium size and you have the space for it, then get that one…But if thats beyond your budget, the small sized one will still exceed all your expectations…
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samandjanet
Apr 8, 2008
Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I would also add that there are many brands out there other than Wacom, some of which might be able to offer you a larger size for a lower price. Before I had my Wacom, I owned a Trust graphics tablet… When a friend donated his old Wacom to me, and I in turn passed my Trust tablet on to a relative, I thought I was would notice a signifigant improvement in performance and quality…
I have to admit that I didn’t…
The Trust tablet was half the price of an equivalent Wacom tablet, and it certainly seemed to be every bit as good as it.

My advice would be to try a few out in the shops before you buy. You might find that by resisting the temptation to follow big brand-name badges, you can save yourself soem money without compromising on quality.
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Dave
Apr 8, 2008
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:26:43 +0100, "\(not quite so\) Fat Sam" wrote:

Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I would also add that there are many brands out there other than Wacom, some of which might be able to offer you a larger size for a lower price. Before I had my Wacom, I owned a Trust graphics tablet… When a friend donated his old Wacom to me, and I in turn passed my Trust tablet on to a relative, I thought I was would notice a signifigant improvement in performance and quality…
I have to admit that I didn’t…
The Trust tablet was half the price of an equivalent Wacom tablet, and it certainly seemed to be every bit as good as it.

My advice would be to try a few out in the shops before you buy. You might find that by resisting the temptation to follow big brand-name badges, you can save yourself soem money without compromising on quality.

I said the same many times.
I am using a Genius 6×8 and it is
1. the best tablet I ever had
2. the only tablet I ever had

Dave

www.geniusnet.com
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samandjanet
Apr 8, 2008
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:26:43 +0100, "\(not quite so\) Fat Sam" wrote:

Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I would also add that there are many brands out there other than Wacom, some of which might be able to offer you a larger size for a lower price.
Before I had my Wacom, I owned a Trust graphics tablet… When a friend donated his old Wacom to me, and I in turn passed my Trust tablet on to a relative, I thought I was would notice a signifigant improvement in performance and quality…
I have to admit that I didn’t…
The Trust tablet was half the price of an equivalent Wacom tablet, and it certainly seemed to be every bit as good as it.

My advice would be to try a few out in the shops before you buy. You might find that by resisting the temptation to follow big brand-name badges, you can save yourself soem money without compromising on quality.

I said the same many times.
I am using a Genius 6×8 and it is
1. the best tablet I ever had
2. the only tablet I ever had

Dave

www.geniusnet.com

I’ve never seen or tried Genius tablets before, but they look pretty good to me on that website…
In fact, the G-Pen 560 model looks all but identical to the Trust model I had…Probably made on the same production line, and just had a different badge slapped on them…
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samandjanet
Apr 8, 2008
Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

There is one feature I particularly like in my current Wacom tablet… It has a clear plastic clip on top surface which allows me to customise the tablet by putting a photograph behind it….
It also allows me to set up my own menu hotspots and place a printed guide for them behind the cover so I know where they are.
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Joel
Apr 8, 2008
"\(not quite so\) Fat Sam" wrote:

Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I have a small Wacom tablet, and it does the job I want it to… But I would still prefer to own a larger one if I could afford it, or if I had the desk space for it…
If you can afford the medium size and you have the space for it, then get that one…But if thats beyond your budget, the small sized one will still exceed all your expectations…

Well, if you really want the larger size then I would suggest you pay a visit to some local Computer Fair where they sell old used software and hardware, and there you may be able to find something like 12×12" for around $2-5 a pop.

Me? I started with the largest tablet and upgraded to the smallest, and I am much happier.
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Joel
Apr 8, 2008
"\(not quite so\) Fat Sam" wrote:

Sonsdad wrote:
Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

I would also add that there are many brands out there other than Wacom, some of which might be able to offer you a larger size for a lower price. Before I had my Wacom, I owned a Trust graphics tablet… When a friend donated his old Wacom to me, and I in turn passed my Trust tablet on to a relative, I thought I was would notice a signifigant improvement in performance and quality…
I have to admit that I didn’t…
The Trust tablet was half the price of an equivalent Wacom tablet, and it certainly seemed to be every bit as good as it.

My advice would be to try a few out in the shops before you buy. You might find that by resisting the temptation to follow big brand-name badges, you can save yourself soem money without compromising on quality.

In general, there is not much or no difference depending on the design (some requires battery some not, some has addional pens some not). And comparing to my older Tablets the *quality* of Wacom (I have 2) is a joke.

Or Wacom uses cheap material so the surface can get scratched very easily, and the nip get wore out so quick (I am using 100% and the nip only last for around 3-4 years), comparing to the older tablet (was using for CAD) they were made with much better material.
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keepout
Apr 9, 2008
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Following this thread, and viewing some specs, something’s popped out. The total lack of the tilt sensitivity on the majority of tablets.

To me I would expect ANY pen to work with the natural tilt of the hand. Anything else would be immediate obsolescence, making using a pen more pain than productive.

A tool you can only use at right angles is called a screw driver, not a pen[cil]

Someone tell me this isn’t true, that drawing at right angles to the surface is perfectly natural and no one would think of throwing the thing in the trash ?

Built in obsolescence is semi understandable. Building semi crap guarantees you won’t shop elsewhere if it works for at least as long as the warranty.

something else I see [nibs] at Wacom. back to the built in obsolescence. Exactly how long do these work ? Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html
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samandjanet
Apr 9, 2008
wrote:
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad
wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Following this thread, and viewing some specs, something’s popped out. The total lack of the tilt sensitivity on the majority of tablets.
To me I would expect ANY pen to work with the natural tilt of the hand. Anything else would be immediate obsolescence, making using a pen more pain than productive.

A tool you can only use at right angles is called a screw driver, not a pen[cil]

Someone tell me this isn’t true, that drawing at right angles to the surface is perfectly natural and no one would think of throwing the thing in the trash ?

Built in obsolescence is semi understandable. Building semi crap guarantees you won’t shop elsewhere if it works for at least as long as the warranty.

something else I see [nibs] at Wacom. back to the built in obsolescence. Exactly how long do these work ? Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

I’ve never had a tablet that requires the pen to be held at 90 degrees to the surface of the tablet.
I find I can use them with the pen held at a natural angle without any problems.
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prowler
Apr 9, 2008
wrote:
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad
wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Following this thread, and viewing some specs, something’s popped out. The total lack of the tilt sensitivity on the majority of tablets.
To me I would expect ANY pen to work with the natural tilt of the hand. Anything else would be immediate obsolescence, making using a pen more pain than productive.

A tool you can only use at right angles is called a screw driver, not a pen[cil]

Really? Now that’s damned interesting. I’ve always used screwdrivers axially aligned with the screw, at zero angle, not 90 degrees (a right angle). How did you get that to work, anyway? I wouldn’t think the screwdriver tip would fit very well in the screw at right angles. You strip out a lot of screwslots?

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

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Joel
Apr 9, 2008
"\(not quite so\) Fat Sam" wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad
wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Following this thread, and viewing some specs, something’s popped out. The total lack of the tilt sensitivity on the majority of tablets.
To me I would expect ANY pen to work with the natural tilt of the hand. Anything else would be immediate obsolescence, making using a pen more pain than productive.

A tool you can only use at right angles is called a screw driver, not a pen[cil]

Someone tell me this isn’t true, that drawing at right angles to the surface is perfectly natural and no one would think of throwing the thing in the trash ?

Built in obsolescence is semi understandable. Building semi crap guarantees you won’t shop elsewhere if it works for at least as long as the warranty.

something else I see [nibs] at Wacom. back to the built in obsolescence. Exactly how long do these work ? Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

I’ve never had a tablet that requires the pen to be held at 90 degrees to the surface of the tablet.
I find I can use them with the pen held at a natural angle without any problems.

That’s some difference you don’t have to understand the difference between manufacture’s and Model’s. In general, most tablet won’t make any difference if you tilt the pen *BUT* with some newer model of Wacom (the newer Intuos) the pen acts as a real pencil or brush, so when you TILT the pen it will act as you tilt the pencil/brush to give different effect.

The Intuos also give option to buy special pen’s for different type/technique of painting. I don’t own none of these special pen to know much about them, but I see them online and they are pretty expensive too.

P.S. Since I don’t have the original message, if you won’t mind me quoting yours.
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Joel
Apr 9, 2008
wrote:

On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:10:24 GMT, Sonsdad wrote:

Hi group

I am thinking of buying a graphics tablet and have been looking a the Wacom Bamboo Fun. Are there any major benefits from picking the medium size over the small?

Thanks for you help

Oops! I now see the original message (sorry Slim Sam)

Following this thread, and viewing some specs, something’s popped out. The total lack of the tilt sensitivity on the majority of tablets.
To me I would expect ANY pen to work with the natural tilt of the hand. Anything else would be immediate obsolescence, making using a pen more pain than productive.

The Intuos model has the TILT effect option. How good or real is it I don’t know as I do have Intuos but never tried the tilting.

A tool you can only use at right angles is called a screw driver, not a pen[cil]

I have never heard the SCREW driver, but if you think you are right then I agree with you <bg>

Someone tell me this isn’t true, that drawing at right angles to the surface is perfectly natural and no one would think of throwing the thing in the trash ?

It could be true depending on your question or the model you and someone were talking about. Or with some model you don’t have more than one option to say right or wrong.

Built in obsolescence is semi understandable. Building semi crap guarantees you won’t shop elsewhere if it works for at least as long as the warranty.
something else I see [nibs] at Wacom. back to the built in obsolescence. Exactly how long do these work ? Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

I can’t see what you saw to confirm what you saw <bg>. But I can give you some general information (I also wish you ask the question in original thread instead of creating your very own thread <bg>).

Exactly how long do these work?

a. It works as long as you have to pen over the tablet. Or the pens doesn’t have to touch the surface for it to work

b. How long the nib wear out depending on how light/hard you press on the tablet. The harder you press the faster it will wear out.

Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

Wacom sells a set of 4 nibs for few bucks + S/H
RB
Rudy Benner
Apr 10, 2008
"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
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Talker
Apr 10, 2008
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker
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Talker
Apr 10, 2008
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker
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Sonsdad
Apr 11, 2008
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…
That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker
Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Thanks for your very useful advice

Cheers
S
Sonsdad
Apr 11, 2008
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…
That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker
Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Thanks for all the useful advice

Cheers
S
samandjanet
Apr 11, 2008
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Wow…It’s like you guys suddenly started talking in a foreign language. LOL.
RB
Rudy Benner
Apr 11, 2008
"(not quite so) Fat Sam" wrote in
message
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Wow…It’s like you guys suddenly started talking in a foreign language. LOL.

Sorry. Not everyone knows about nipples, Rapid-tap, handles and Easy-outs. Back to reality, which is already in process.

I have both the 6×8 and the 9×12 Wacom tablets and actually prefer the smaller one.
Packs more easily with the notebook computer too.
For a regular mouse, I use the Logitech Trackman Wheel.
I actually have 2 of those. Don’t install the software that comes with it.
J
Joel
Apr 11, 2008
Sonsdad wrote:

Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…
That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker
Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Thanks for all the useful advice

I hope you will get a chance to use the useful advice <bg>

Cheers
K
keepout
Apr 11, 2008
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:29:16 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

Sorry. Not everyone knows about nipples, Rapid-tap, handles and Easy-outs. Back to reality, which is already in process.
or realizes, that the head of a screw is ALMOST ALWAYS 90 degrees to the work surface, and a screwdriver is ALSO 90 degrees to the head of the screw. Everyone is talking 180 degrees to the head, which would work just fine with vise grips.

I have both the 6×8 and the 9×12 Wacom tablets and actually prefer the smaller one.
Packs more easily with the notebook computer too.
For a regular mouse, I use the Logitech Trackman Wheel.
I actually have 2 of those. Don’t install the software that comes with it.

I would wonder, why even use a mouse once you have the tablet ?


more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html
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samandjanet
Apr 11, 2008
Rudy Benner wrote:
"(not quite so) Fat Sam" wrote in
message
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this
group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>
Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Wow…It’s like you guys suddenly started talking in a foreign language. LOL.

Sorry. Not everyone knows about nipples, Rapid-tap, handles and Easy-outs. Back to reality, which is already in process.

Oh, I have a keen interest in nipples…
It’s the rest that confused me…
😉
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samandjanet
Apr 11, 2008
wrote:
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:29:16 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

Sorry. Not everyone knows about nipples, Rapid-tap, handles and Easy-outs. Back to reality, which is already in process.
or realizes, that the head of a screw is ALMOST ALWAYS 90 degrees to the work surface, and a screwdriver is ALSO 90 degrees to the head of the screw. Everyone is talking 180 degrees to the head, which would work just fine with vise grips.

I have both the 6×8 and the 9×12 Wacom tablets and actually prefer the smaller one.
Packs more easily with the notebook computer too.
For a regular mouse, I use the Logitech Trackman Wheel.
I actually have 2 of those. Don’t install the software that comes with it.

I would wonder, why even use a mouse once you have the tablet ?

I use both…
They both serve a different purpose.
I like teh way the pen feels for drawing…Feels more natural… But the mouse feels most intuitive to me for all other pointing and clicking.
Just personal preference I guess…
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Dave
Apr 11, 2008
I would wonder, why even use a mouse once you have the tablet ?

I use both…
They both serve a different purpose.
I like teh way the pen feels for drawing…Feels more natural… But the mouse feels most intuitive to me for all other pointing and clicking.
Just personal preference I guess…

Using a mouse for clicking on newsgroup messages
Clicking on links, picking tools on the Tool Bar etc?
You must be mad..
I don’t hammer a screw into a wall, there is a screw
driver in the toolbox also.
D
Dave
Apr 11, 2008
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:07:02 +0200, Dave wrote:

I would wonder, why even use a mouse once you have the tablet ?

I use both…
They both serve a different purpose.
I like teh way the pen feels for drawing…Feels more natural… But the mouse feels most intuitive to me for all other pointing and clicking.
Just personal preference I guess…

Sorry, this should have read:

Using a pen for clicking on newsgroup messages
Clicking on links, picking tools on the Tool Bar etc?
You must be mad..
I don’t hammer a screw into a wall, there is a screw
driver in the toolbox also.
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Talker
Apr 11, 2008
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:29:16 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"(not quite so) Fat Sam" wrote in
message
Talker wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:49:32 -0400, "Rudy Benner" wrote:

"Talker" wrote in message
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:28:44 -0400, "prowler"
<prowlerAtNoSpamzoomtown.com> wrote:

Got a full set of Easyouts, no doubt…

That’s a term I never thought I hear in this group….Easyouts. Squirt a little Rapid-Tap on it, use a T-handle (or a Crescent Wrench) and you’re in business!<g>

Talker

Don’t use a crescent wrench on an easyout, good way to snap it off, then you have a real mess.
True, but when you’re trying to remove a 2 inch broken off pipe nipple, an 18 inch Crescent is usually the only thing around that will fit the Easyout.<g>

Talker

Wow…It’s like you guys suddenly started talking in a foreign language. LOL.

Sorry. Not everyone knows about nipples, Rapid-tap, handles and Easy-outs. Back to reality, which is already in process.

I have both the 6×8 and the 9×12 Wacom tablets and actually prefer the smaller one.
Packs more easily with the notebook computer too.
For a regular mouse, I use the Logitech Trackman Wheel.
I actually have 2 of those. Don’t install the software that comes with it.
Sorry about going off on a tangent like that. It’s just been a while since I heard the term EasyOut. That’s a term I’ve only heard at work which was a maintenance shop in a factory or construction work. The usual homeowner term would be extractor or screw extractor, so I figured Rudy must be familiar with maintence work.
Anyway, getting back on topic, I’ve commented before that I once had a tablet and hated it, but as it was pointed out to me, it takes some time to get accustomed to a tablet. If I try something and don’t like it, I’ll get rid of it right away, so I didn’t allow it time to see if I’d like it.

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Jean Pierre Daviau
Apr 16, 2008
Exactly how long do these work?

a. It works as long as you have to pen over the tablet. Or the pens
doesn’t have to touch the surface for it to work

b. How long the nib wear out depending on how light/hard you press on the
tablet. The harder you press the faster it will wear out.
Should a person buy stock in Wacom tablet pen nibs ?

Wacom sells a set of 4 nibs for few bucks + S/H

If I question the memory (ram) it needs, am I out of the thread? I experience crashes with the wacom graphire2 and CS3 not with the mouse for the same job. Before you ask, I updated the pilot.

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