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When the power on his [[CoolCar half-track]] goes out, stopping him from lowering Cody, [=McLeach=] takes out a gun and shoots the rope holding him above the river. Finally, he is seen [[BadBoss abusing his "pet"]], Joanna the Goanna.* ContestedSequel: Opinions are split on which of the two movies is superior. Although the first is the most well-known, ''Down Under'' seems to have rapidly gathered a lot of fans after Creator/DougWalker put it on a list of Underrated Nostalgic Classics with movies such as ''Film/TheRocketeer'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''. Likewise the Nostalgia Chick didn't include it on her list of bad Disney sequels, pointing out in the followup Least Awful Disney Sequels that it doesn't even belong ''there'' as it's not awful at all.* CrossesTheLineTwice: [=McLeach=] is a rival to SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in this despite being a character in a children's movie.-->'''[=McLeach=]''': Home, home on the range! Where the critters are tied up in chains! I'll cut through their sides, and I'll rip off their hides, and the next day I'll do it again!* EarWorm: "R-E-S, C-U-E, Rescue Aid Society..."* EnsembleDarkHorse: Madame Medusa and Percival [=McLeach=], the ''villains'', are probably the most remembered characters.** Frank the frilled lizard in ''Down Under''. He's quite a RidiculouslyCuteCritter for such a scaly reptile. Also, Joanna.* EvilIsCool: [=McLeach=] was worse than Medusa as far as his actual actions go, but it was easier to dismiss him since, due to George C. 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[[spoiler: When threats and violence don't loosen Cody's tongue, [=McLeach=] hatches a plan to trick Cody into leading him to Marahute by claiming she was shot by another hunter and then releasing him, anticipating that Cody will go to her nest to protect the eggs. He is proven correct, and after following Cody to the nest, he successfully catches Marahute as a result.]] Befitting of a character voiced by the TropeNamer himself, Creator/GeorgeCScott.** Joanna has a minor, but hilarious, example of being one when she [[spoiler: manages to steal and eat all of the eggs [=McLeach=] was going to use to make an omelet through a series of clever tricks and fake-outs.]]* MagnumOpus: While the movie's reception tends to be mixed(though leaning towards positive), Madame Medusa is often considered to be Milt Kahl's best work of animation* MemeticMutation: "These are '''NOT''' Joanna eggs!"* {{Moe}}: Penny.* MoralEventHorizon: [=McLeach=] and Medusa each have various moments per character that are potential candidates for this, although you'll hear different answers from different people on which moment whichever character actually crossed it.** Medusa goes from kidnapping an orphan girl named Penny so as to use her to find a diamond in a cave beneath a well to encouraging Snoops to be harsher when Penny doesn't find it to personally making Penny look for the diamond in the cave even though this actually puts Penny's life in danger. Then when Penny gets the diamond and Medusa takes it, Medusa holds Snoops AND Penny at gunpoint to deter them from taking it.** [=McLeach=] goes from kidnapping Cody (the young boy who confronted [=McLeach's=] poaching) to tricking the authorities into thinking Cody is dead by throwing his backpack to the crocodiles to trying to coerce an eagle's whereabouts out of Cody by throwing sharp knives close to his head to locking Cody up in the same cages he uses for captured animals...but the most likely moment for MoralEventHorizon comes in the form of having Cody hanging from a rope tied to a crane, then lowering Cody into crocodile-infested waters and raised back out again, only to try and lower him in again, this time permanently. [=McLeach=]'s intent was to "tie up" the last "loose end" by eliminating the only human witness to his preceding crimes in a way that would look like an accident -- he even laughs about how the rangers will now find Cody's body at Croc Falls, exactly where they thought he was killed. But he [[ColdBloodedTorture just wanted to torture Cody first for the fun of it, apparently]].* OlderThanTheyThink: The companion PDF file for ''[[CutSong The Lost Chords]]'' reveals that the first movie had been in production since 1962, placing this as the last movie released that was in production during Creator/WaltDisney's Era.* {{Padding}}: Don't get the wrong idea, ''The Rescuers Down Under'' was well-made and pretty, but Bernard and Bianca are in less than half of it and their arc is a very straightforward one. If it were titled ''An Australian Movie That The Rescuers Appear In Briefly,'' you might appreciate the padding more.** The entire scene with Cody in the cages with the animals. It doesn't affect the story, none of the characters established in it are met again and nothing was accomplished.** Wilbur's back surgery, slapstick-funny as it was, also seemed tacked on.** Almost necessary padding just to get it to feature-length; the movie runs a scant 77 minutes.* TheScrappy: Ironically, Medusa is probably more hateable than [=McLeach=] even though her villainy is arguably less extreme because Medusa is cruel in a more realistic way, IE, we've all occasionally had moments where we've felt worthless, and watching Medusa exploit that was too much for many. ** Penny can be annoying for some, especially since she never at any point seems to realize she's in danger.* SequelDisplacement: Some fans of ''Down Under'' have never heard of the original film (it doesn't help that it followed ''The Little Mermaid's'' lead and came to video as part of the [[Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo ''Walt Disney Classics'']] series ''one year'' before the original joined it in that same video line.* ToyShip: Though they've never officially met, Penny and Cody are a popular couple.* ValuesDissonance: The original 1977 film has some mild examples, mostly to do with today's stricter ratings standards. 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The Lock Down Denial Chapter 2"Mom, I'm leaving for school, see ya later!" Matt screamed as he walked out the door biting his nails. He was nervous. Of course only one person was a master at making Matt worry, and Danny was succeeding at it today.
Matt pulled out his phone and sent one more text. 'where r u??? jesus danny!!!!' Danny had a habit of getting wasted and waking up in random people's beds. It was just what he did and Matt had, more recently, come to accept that.
Matt urgently grabbed his phone the minute it vibrated. 'sorry. u know. doing the usual stuff. ill see you at school. Matt sighed as he walked in the doors of the high school. A couple girls stopped him on the way in to try and meaninglessly flirt with him. Apparently they hadn't understood it when Danny told everyone at school that Matt is his property.
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The Lock Down Denial Chapter 1Danny groaned, rubbing his head which was currently aching because of his massive hangover. He stretched his arms and looked around at his surroundings, finding that he wasn't in his room... rather, a pink fortress. He smirked.
Oh, another monday morning.
He looked at the sleeping figure beside him, seeing the brunette from last night. This time she was a girl. It didn't matter which gender... Danny could snag 'em and shag 'em anyway.
Which was good... because he liked sex too much.
The clock read 8AM, which was good, because he wouldn't be late for school. The honey-blonde wasn't very smart- getting wasted on weekdays and all that. He pulled on his pants, buttoned up his shirt and tied up his converse, then made his exit out the window.
...Don't worry, it was a one story house.
As he walked, he took his cellphone out of his pocket and saw that he'd gotten five miscalls from Matt and three text messages from him, smirking at his phone. He started typing away a reply.
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Ithslandia -Chaper 10 - Mathew"I wanna...um...deciding things is too hard, Danny! There is a reason I always make you decide things!" I said trying to think of something, anything to do. There was so much, how was I supposed to choose just one thing?
"Matt, you need to learn how to do things on your own!" Danny teased.
"MATTHEW! DANIEL!" Things around us began to fade. We were only in the park. Why do good things always have to come to an end?
"We are over here!" Danny yelled. As our moms started coming towards us I noticed someone behind them. He was running and carrying an empty bottle. It was Danny's dad. As I went to pull Danny's sleeve and point it out to him I realized he already saw him. "MOM!" Danny screamed.
Mr. Caliendo ran over to Danny's mom and hit her. I looked down at the snow where she fell and saw red. Why couldn't Ithslandia be our reality? Why d
Ithslandia - Chaper 9 - Daniel"Matt," I looked back at the said brunette and smirked at him, "Stop spacing out, we're not getting any younger!" I grabbed his hand, which got his attention and we started following Rieme.
I couldn't help but be amazed at everything around us. If it was real, well, we'd be rich, but we're not. The bedrooms were just as awesome as the rest of the house, and the beds seemed even larger than my room! The faerie smiled at us and then started her cheerful chatter yet again.
"Okay so that's the whole rundown!"
"Really? This place is huge!" I exclaimed and then looked at Matt, and looked at the faerie again.
"So what should we do first?"
"I dunno," Rieme shrugged, "but I want to go to the candy room!!!!!!!" I could see the bits of drool fall out of her mouth and rolled my eyes.
"Hey Matt, what do you want to do?" I glanced at him and nudged him, then he tinged pink.
"What? Me decide?"
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Danny and I looked over and there was a girl standing, or more accurately "floating" right in front of us.
"Who are you?" Danny asked.
"What's it to you?" she looked more carefully at both of us, like she was studying us, "Oh sorry! You guys must be the masters. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Rieme, and I basically run this place."
"Oh. Ok. Uh, I'm Danny and this is Matt," Danny said as he dragged me out from behind him. I'm not very good with meeting new people.
"Ha! You guys say that like I didn't know! I totally didn't forget the names I was given. Anyway you guys want a grand tour?" she was constantly twirling her hair like she was nervous or something.
"Are you ok?" I asked, almost so quietly I didn't think she'd hear.
"Huh? Oh my god you speak! Dude the people who gave me the rundown on you were wrong. Uh, yeah I'm ok. Kind of. Yeah..." her voice trailed off as she got distracted.
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Ithslandia - Chapter 7 - DannyOne season I really like is winter. Snow is fun to play with, I guess, but what I really liked was that my dad was never at home. He was usually at work so we lived peacefully without him, until of course he came back.
But now he's gone so I guess everything's okay. I still love that season though. I guess it's just so pretty to see falling snowflakes and catch them with your tongue.
When I closed my eyes and opened them back again with Matt, instead of the sun shining on us with the grass lush against our feet, I envisioned snow falling down. There was already a winter blanket below us and it was so white, so soft and so pure. I looked at Matt and he was smiling too.
Ithslandia is everything we wanted it to be.
Pretty soon I found myself on the ground and then I formed a snowball and threw it at Matt. For some reason even though we weren't in full winter gear, we weren't cold even though in winter it really is supposed to be. I guess this place is just magical. Even with our heat we d
Ithslandia - Chaper 6 - MathewSomething is wrong. I can feel it. You know how people have connections? Danny is in trouble and I can feel it. I have to go to the playground. It's our meeting place. I have to find my notepad. I write down what I want to say and show it to my mom.
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I have the following models:
class Order_type(models.Model):
description = models.CharField()
class Order(models.Model):
type= models.ForeignKey(Order_type)
order_date = models.DateField(default=datetime.date.today)
status = models.CharField()
processed_time= models.TimeField()
I want a list of the order types that have orders that meet this criteria: (
order_date <= today AND
processed_time is empty AND
status is not blank)
I tried:
qs = Order_type.objects.filter(order__order_date__lte=datetime.date.today(),\
This works for the original list of orders:
orders_qs = Order.objects.filter(order_date__lte=datetime.date.today(), processed_time__isnull=True)
orders_qs = orders_qs.exclude(status='')
qs isn't the right queryset. I think its actually returning a more narrowed filter (since no records are present) but I'm not sure what. According to this (django reference), because I'm referencing a related model I think the exclude works on the original queryset (not the one from the filter), but I don't get exactly how.
OK, I just thought of this, which I think works, but feels sloppy (Is there a better way?):
qs = Order_type.objects.filter(order__id__in=[o.id for o in orders_qs])


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World Champion Fighter Laila Ali and Australian pop singer and teen phenomenon Cody Simpson make special appearances on an inspirational episode of "THE BIGGEST LOSER: Challenge America," that airs on Monday, February 4 (8-10 p.m. ET), marking the halfway point for season 14.
First, the contestants find out from host Alison Sweeney that the weight of only one player on each team will count this week, but they won't know who it will be until the weigh-in. The trainers - and a roll of the dice - will determine who will represent each team. With this week's theme of "Leading by example," trainers Bob, Jillian and Dolvett skype with kid participants Biingo, Sunny and Lindsay, and motivate each one to do just that. While Sunny creates a circuit training routine for her fellow classmates, Biingo tries to recruit more friends to his after-school sports club. And Lindsay bravely gives an emotional anti-bullying speech to her peers at school, joined by popular singer Cody Simpson, who also talks about his experience being teased before performing for the kids.
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Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, fitness and wellness expert, cooking enthusiast, founder of the Laila Ali Lifestyle Brand and mother of two toddler-aged children. The daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali, she is also a four-time undefeated world boxing champion, whose stellar record includes 24 wins (21 of which were "knockouts") and zero losses. In addition to appearing as a cast member on NBC's reality series "Stars Earn Stripes" where she competed to raise money for a charity that supports veterans and their children, Ali is currently the host of "Everyday Health" and a former co-host of "American Gladiators" alongside Hulk Hogan. Ali also authored and published a motivational book for young women titled "Reach!", and has appeared in various cooking segments on the Food Network's "Emeril" and "Rachael Ray," with recipes geared towards a healthy, active lifestyle. In 2007 she captured the hearts of millions and made it to the final round of the fourth season of "Dancing with the Stars." In 2012, Ali made history as the first female analyst to commentate for NBC/CNBC on women's boxing, being included in the world Olympics for the first time in history. Never one to turn down a good challenge, and always eager to encourage others to live an active lifestyle, Ali was the 2012 "Mombassador" for the Aquaphor New York City Triathlon, a competition she completed in an impressive 3 hours and 6 minutes.
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I downloaded calcom21.pdf Unfortunately the Hebrew font is shown as a set of xxx-s. I do have the Ezra SIL font installed on my computer, but I wonder which version has been used. Is it possible to adjust this to the latest version or is there something wrong with my computer.
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Sometimes there are other Hebrew Fonts that we must download to our computer first in order to actually read The Hebrew text that is used in the pdf file you correctly downloaded.
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I am very fun loving guy and love to live life to the full.. :) i am really crazy about bikes snd cars.. i guess thats why my friends call me an 'AUTOFREAK'... ;) well I guess that's it for nw ( have to leave something for the conversation. .. ;) )
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Presently working with with one of the IT companies in Chennai. .. work in night shifts
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;) kinda very used to it nw because of the night outs at college due to studies and other usual stuff if you know what I am saying. . ;) hehe
. so pretty much the creature of the night.
;) kinda very used to it nw because of the night outs at college due to studies and other usual stuff if you know what I am saying. . ;) hehe
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Movies: Hangover Series, Fast and Furious (all parts)
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I will be at work. .. but looking at the positive side.. I need to go for work only by Monday evening. .. so tats fine.. :)
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I prefer no such criteria for the ladies... hmmm... I guess not pretty much same for the guys... :D Please stay away!!! :D
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For around twenty years Mercedes has operated a colmado, a shop where you can find basic food staples. Colmados are within short walking distances from neighborhood homes. Mercedes started her business with her savings. She plans to use this loan, her seventh, to buy rice, flour and other foods. She will use the profits to reinvest in her business. She is one of our entrepreneurs who has had her business improved through an individual loan.
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|Ronald C. Wilderman, David W. Park
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This invention is directed to a dieboard structure and more specifically to a laminated dieboard structure comprising a rigid core of a plastic material having a polyurea-cellulose composite secured to at least one of the opposed major surfaces of the core.
There are a variety of uses for dies that punch shaped holes and cut or form sheets from materials such as metal, cardboard and other stock. Dieboards which are slotted to receive and rigidly retain steel rule are in particular demand.
Dies have been described in previously issued U.S. patents. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,863,550 describes a die having a superimposed pair of metal or rigid plastic plates separated by an intermediate semirigid plastic material. The plates are coated with a light-sensitive compound to form a "resist layer" that is resistant to chemical etching materials such as nitric acid. A solubilizing agent removes the resist layer in appropriate areas indicated by a slotting template which is transferred onto the resist layer using photographic negatives. The dieboard is then slotted to receive rule by applying a chemical etching material. The superimposed metal or plastic plates of the dieboard described in this patent are expensive and chemical etching is relatively slow and costly.
Dieboards with a white finish, such as acrylic are known to facilitate projection or drawing of slotting templates onto the dieboard.
Because slotting can be accomplished more rapidly, lasers appear to be the fastest growing method of cutting dieboards. Lasers are currently being used to slot hardwood dieboards, such as of maple or birch. Due to their lack of dimensional stability, hardwood dieboards constitute the low performance and low cost end of the commercial market for dieboards. Lasers have also been used to cut plywood dieboards; however, the heat generated by the lasers often results in warping such dieboards.
Lasers have also been used to cut "PERMAPLEX" dieboards, which are made from a polyester-cellulose blend by EHV Weidmann of St. Johnsbury, Vt. PERMAPLEX boards are expensive. Also, these dieboards can only be slotted at a relatively slow rate using lasers.
Polyurea-cellulose composites are known in the art, but have not heretofore been recognized as being suitable for use in a dieboard structure. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,008,359, issued Apr. 16, 1991 to Frank Hunter and owned by the assignee of the present application describes such a polyurea composite material. This patent is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and describes a polyurea-cellulose composite formed by impregnating cellulose sheet material with from about 8% to about 20% of a substantially uncatalyzed, polyisocyanate resin and thereafter curing this material under suitable conditions of moisture content, pressure and temperature.
The polyurea-cellulose composite described in the above patent has been used to form a sheathing panel as described in pending U.S. patent application entitled "A Multi-Functional Exterior Structural Foam Sheathing Panel," Ser. No. 07/680,810, filed Mar. 22, 1991. The sheathing panel comprises a foam core sheet of from one to four pounds per cubic foot density laminated with the polyurea-cellulose composite sheets. The sheathing panel application specifically calls for composite sheets of from about 8�10-3 to about 0.1 inches in thickness. This structure, because of its low density core, would not be suitable for a dieboard.
There is therefore a need for dimensionally stable, high-performance dieboards produced from inexpensive materials such as polyurea-cellulose composites. There is also a need for dieboards that can be slotted at a rapid rate, such as using lasers.
The present invention is directed to a dieboard comprising a polyurea-cellulose composite secured to at least one of the opposed major surfaces of a plastic core material. Preferably a respective one such cover sheet is secured to each major surface of the core. A layer of light-colored surface forming material, such as a film, may be positioned on the exposed surface of the cover sheet to facilitate drawing or projection of slotting templates onto the exposed dieboard surface. A film or other coating is preferably liquid or water vapor impermeable material to prevent moisture from entering into the dieboard and causing warpage thereof.
A variety of polyurea-cellulose composites are suitable for use as cover sheets in the present invention. The polyurea-cellulose composite may, for example, comprise sheets of substantially delignified cellulosic material, such as wood pulp, impregnated with from about 8% to about 30% w/w of a polyisocyanate resin. The resin is then cured under suitable conditions of heat, pressure and moisture content, such as described in the aforesaid U.S. Pat. No. 5,008,359 to Hunter, to form the polyurea-cellulose composite. The polyisocyanate resin may also be diluted with a miscible organic solvent, such as propylene carbonate that comprises up to about 20% by weight of the polyisocyanate. The resin impregnating the cellulosic material may be cured by densifying the composite structure with a heated press until a composite core temperature typically between 200� F. and 350� F. is obtained. This latter process is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/275,824, filed Nov. 25, 1988, to Hunter, et al., entitled "Isocyanate Modified Cellulose Products and Method for their Manufacture". This application is owned by the assignee of the present invention and is incorporated herein by reference.
Higher resin loading levels (up to about 30% w/w and higher relative to the mass of cellulosic material) can be used, particularly, for example, if the core temperature of the polyurea-cellulose composite is cooled to about 100� F. to about 175� F. before the densifying pressure is released. This cooling technique is described in a co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/752,821, entitled "Polyurea-Cellulose Composites and Methods for their Manufacture" to Lincoln, et al., filed on the same day as this application, owned by the assignee of the present application, and incorporated herein by reference. Polyurea-cellulose composites made according to this Lincoln et al. process typically exhibit exceptional dimensional stability parameters, especially in the Z-direction.
The polyisocyanate binders used to impregnate the cellulosic material can be selected from a variety of materials or mixtures thereof. The preferred polyisocyanate is poly(diphenylmethane diisocyanate "PMDI"). A number of organic solvents can be used as a diluent for the polyisocyanate, although the preferred solvent is propylene carbonate. The cellulosic material is typically pulp cellulose fibers, chemical pulps, thermomechanical pulps, bleached and unbleached paper and paper-like materials, non-woven mats, sheets, and felts.
The polyurea-cellulose-plastic core laminated dieboard of the present invention has excellent dimensional stability and can be slotted at commercially viable rates with lasers or saws (e.g. jig saws) known in the art. For instance, a dieboard made according to the present invention can be slotted at a rate of up to 35 inches per minute or higher using conventional lasers.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a dieboard of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows a die 2 comprising dieboard 10 and rigid rule 20. Dieboard 10 has a rigid core 16 of a plastic material, such as a foamed polyurethane. Other core materials may also be used. However, for dimensional stability for use as a dieboard the core should be a high density core having a density ranging from about ten to about thirty pounds per cubic foot. For ease of cutting with a laser while still providing excellent dimensional stability, a most preferred core density is about fifteen pounds per cubic foot. Rigid core 16 has two opposed major surfaces, 17, 19. FIG. 1 shows the core 16 between a pair of cover sheets 14. Although only one major surface of the core need be covered by a cover sheet to provide a functional dieboard, preferably a respective cover sheet is laminated to each of the major core surfaces to provide a strong balanced structure, each side of which may be selected for slotting or notching as explained below. The cover sheets 14 each comprise a layer of a polyurea-cellulose composite. The indivdual cover sheets 14 may be formed of a single ply or plural plies of resin impregnated cellulosic sheet stock as explained below.
Although variable, for effective cutting with a laser, the cover sheets preferably range in thickness from about 0.075 inch to about 0.2 inches with a most preferred thickness being from about 0.1 to about 0.15 inch.
FIG. 1 also shows an optional surface forming material, such as indicated by layer 12 in FIG. 1, positioned on the exposed outer surface of the cover sheets 14. The surface forming material is preferably liquid and water vapor impermeable so as to block or inhibit the passage of moisture into the dieboard surface, which could cause the dieboard to warp or otherwise distort. The surface forming material typically provides a high degree of visual contrast to an image (e.g. a die forming template) projected or drawn onto the surface for subsequent use in guiding the cutting of the dieboard structure, as by a laser. Preferably the surface is a light color, meaning tan or lighter, and most preferably white to provide a high level of contrast to a drawn or projected image when the drawn or projected image is dark. Conversely, a dark surface layer 12, such as black, may be used if the projected image is of a lighter color. The layer may comprise a coating applied to one or both of the cover sheets following the manufacture of the dieboard, such as formed by spraying or otherwise applying a liquid coating material to the cover sheet. Alternatively, the layer 12 may comprise a sheet secured, as by adhesive, to the cover sheet. The layer 12 may also comprise a film, such as a polyvinyl fluoride film, which is adhered to the dieboard by the heat and pressure applied during curing of the cover sheets. One specifically preferred material is a substantially white film material sold under the brand name Tedlar by DuPont Corporation. Again, the layer 12 may be formed in any convenient manner and form a projection surface which facilitates projection of CAD or drawing of hand-layout slotting templates onto the surface of the dieboard structure. Although variable, the film 14 typically is of a thickness within the range of from about 0.001 to about 0.003 inch, with a preferred thickness of about 0.0015 inch.
The cover sheet material comprising layer 14 is a polyurea-cellulose composite typically produced from substantially delignified cellulosic material. Delignified cellulose is defined herein as cellulose having most to substantially all the indigenous lignin and analogous naturally-occurring binders removed. The cellulosic material typically comprises cellulose fibers such as pulped fibers, "chemical pulps," "thermomechanical pulps," recycled pulp fiber, bleached and unbleached paper and paper-like materials, non-woven mats, sheets or felts, and the like.
A specifically preferred cellulosic material is "kraft linerboard," which is a paper-like board made according to the kraft (sodium sulfate) method of paper making. Kraft linerboard sheets are manufactured in a number of basis-weight grades, ranging from about 30 pound basis weight (30 lb/1000 ft2) to about 90 pound basis weight (90 lb/1000 ft2).
The cellulosic material preferably includes a small amount of moisture, up to about 10% w/w relative to the mass of cellulose. This moisture level is normal with cellulosics because of their hydrophilic nature and promotes the curing of polyisocyanate resin into a polyurea material under the application of heat and pressure.
The substantially delignified cellulosic material may be impregnated with an isocyanate resin in a known manner. However, although variable, a preferred resin impregnation amount, or "loading level," is from about 8% to about 30% w/w relative to the mass of the cellulose. The polyisocyanate resin comprises at least one di- or polyfunctional isocyanate. These polyisocyanates can be applied as a substantially uncatalyzed, neat binder. A catalyst may also be used.
The polyisocyanate resin may also comprise at least one polyisocyanate compound diluted with an organic solvent miscible with the polyisocyanate. The preferred polyisocyanate compound, whether applied neat or diluted, is poly(diphenylmethane diisocyanate) (herein referred to as "PMDI"), such as PAPI-2027 available from Dow Chemical Corporation, Midland, Michigan. PMDI is a partially polymerized, or "oligomerized," material. Other organic polyisocyanates are also usable, simply by virtue of such compounds possessing at least two isocyanate groups per molecule. Di- or polyfunctional isocyanate molecules are required because they can react to form crosslinked polymeric materials. Additional candidate polyisocyanates include lower (C1 -C12) aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic polyisocyanates.
The preferred solvent used as a diluent for the polyisocyanate is propylene carbonate. Other organic solvents can be used. Alternative solvents include, but are not limited to, aromatics such as benzene, halogenated benzenes, nitrobenzenes, alkyl benzenes such as toluene and xylenes, halogenated lower aliphatics, ethers, ketones, alkyl acetates, and other alkylene carbonates.
Up to about 20% w/w solvent in the resin, relative to the polyisocyanate, confers surprisingly improved mechanical properties to the polyurea-cellulose composite, compared to similar composites made using "neat" polyisocyanate. Solvent amounts greater than 20% w/w can yield a composite exhibiting an unacceptably high degree of water-absorption. About 20% w/w solvent is regarded herein as the practical upper limit. About 5% w/w is regarded as the practical lower limit.
It is not entirely clear what role the organic solvent plays in conferring improved mechanical properties to the composite. Perhaps the addition of a low-viscosity solvent reduces the viscosity of the relatively viscous polyisocyanate and thus improves penetration of the resin into the cellulosic material. The solvent may also confer benefits due to solvation effects which, in turn, enhance the reactivity of the polyisocyanate. Propylene carbonate may serve as a co-polymerizable reactant with the polyisocyanate. This solvent can react with organic polyisocyanates in the presence of a catalyst to form isocyanurates.
The resin is preferably prepared and cured without an added catalyst. However, a catalyst can be added without departing from the principles of the present invention. If used, the catalyst can be selected from a variety of catalysts used for isocyanate polymerizations including, without limitation, tertiary amines, aliphatic metal complexes, and acetyl acetonates.
The polyisocyanate resin is applied to the cellulosic material in any manner to achieve satisfactory cellulose-fiber impregnation The resin is typically applied to the cellulosic material by spraying, dipping, rolling, or other suitable process known in the art. Satisfactory resin-impregnation of kraft linerboard sheets results in a resin loading of about 10-30% w/w relative to the mass of the linerboard. The resin loading of 58- and 69-lb linerboards is consistently about 15-16% when applied using a Gravure roll-coater apparatus known in the art.
The polyisocyanate resin impregnating the cellulose sheet is cured by the simultaneous application of heat and pressure for a time not exceeding about 5 minutes. The curing temperature can be within the range of about 220� F. to about 475� F.; and the pressure within the range of about 130 to about 1200 psig. These ranges of pressure and temperature are selected so as to be sufficient to effect polymerization of the polyisocyanate to form polyurea and at the same time to effect possible covalent bonding of the polyisocyanate molecules to the cellulose molecules.
In a specifically preferred approach for making the cover sheets, the core temperature of the polyurea-cellulose composite is cooled (e.g. to below the vapor pressure of water) before the densifying pressure is released. Typically, higher loading levels of resin can be used when the press is held closed until the temperature drops. For example, about 30% w/w or more of the polyisocyanate is typically used.
In this case, a pressure of from about 300 psig to about 1200 psig, with a preferred pressure of about 800 psig, is used to densify the resin-impregnated cellulosic material. The press may be preheated to a temperature within the range from about 325� F. to about 400� F. with a preferred temperature being about 350� F. Alternatively, the press can be heated to the target range while the resin-cellulose composite is being densified.
The cellulosic material is densified and heated for a period of time sufficient to raise the center or core of the cellulosic material to a temperature of from about 275� F. to about 400� F. The core is defined as the plane of symmetry between two heated press platens which defines the midpoint of materials placed in the press opening for densification. The preferred core curing temperature is about 350� F. The press is then cooled until a core temperature of from about 100� F. to about 170� F., with a preferred temperature of about 150� F., is reached before the applied pressure is released.
The press temperature required to cure the polyisocyanate resin is greater than the boiling points of both water, present as residual cellulosic moisture in amounts up to about 10% w/w, and carbon dioxide, which is produced during the polymerization reaction. These two substances are therefore in a gaseous state during the heat-press cycle. The energy and volume change associated with the escape of the water and carbon dioxide gas from the interior of the composite after the densifying pressure is released may reduce the internal bond strength of the composite. The greatest reduction in composite strength is believed to occur in the Z-direction, which is perpendicular to the opposed major surfaces of the resin containing cover sheet material. The vapor pressure of water and carbon dioxide can be reduced by allowing the 25 core temperature to cool to about 100� F. to about 175� F. before the pressure is released.
The vapor pressure can also be reduced by including a "breathing cycle" during the heat-press cycle. The breathing cycle allows water and carbon dioxide vapor to escape by releasing the press pressure for a period of time from about 4 seconds to about 10 seconds after densifying the polyurea-cellulose composite for a period of time not to exceed the polymer cure time. The heat-pressure cycle is then resumed for a period of time sufficient to obtain a core temperature of from about 275� F. to about 400� F.
One ply of the polyurea-cellulose composite can be produced, such as by using the processes described above to cure a single lamina of polyisocyanate-impregnated cellulosic material. Plural ply composites can be made by curing stacked polyisocyanate-impregnated cellulosic sheets. Because these plural-ply composites are thicker than single plies, they are typically cured at higher pressures within the above ranges than the single-ply composites. Higher pressure enhances the inter-ply contact and adhesion during curing.
The cover sheet material 14, both single and multiple plies, can be applied to rigid substrates such as rigid core 16. Again, core 16 may be made of a foamed plastic material such as high-density polyurethane. The thickness of the core sheet 16 can vary between about 0.25 inches to about 1.0 inches, depending on the particular application of interest. However, a preferred thickness for core sheet 16 is about 0.35 inches. Also, the density of the core preferably sheet 16 varies from about 10 pounds/inch3 to about 30 pounds/inch3. A preferred core density is about 15 pounds/inch3. Sheet-like structures of the plastic material may be finished, such as by sanding, to achieve a flat dieboard core 16 of appropriate dimensions.
The cover sheets 14 are secured to the rigid core 16, such as by using any of a variety of adhesives known in the art. For instance, an adhesive such as MOR-AD 434 from the Morton Thiokol Corporation can be applied to the opposed major surfaces of core sheet 16. Layer 14 is then placed on the surface of the core sheet 16 bearing the adhesive. A plywood press is typically used to apply a pressure of about 75 psig to about 100 psig to the laminated cover sheet/core dieboard assembly while the adhesive cures.
Slots 18 are cut in dieboard 10 to receive rule member 20 therein. Slots 18 are illustrated as being cut through the dieboard with uncut portions of the dieboard or bridges (one being indicated at 19 in FIG. 1) being left in a conventional manner to maintain the integrity of the slotted dieboard. Slots 18 must be accurately sized so as to rigidly retain rule member 20.
Slots 18 can be introduced into dieboard 10 in any conventional manner, such as sawing. A particular feature of the present invention is to form a dieboard 10 that can be slotted at commercially viable rates with lasers known in the art. A laminated structure of cover sheets alone (without a core) which is thick enough to receive and retain the rule 20 cannot be cut at a commercially viable rate with low-wattage lasers. Such a thick polyurea cover sheet (e.g. 0.5 inches thick) can only be cut at a rate of from about 5 inches/minute to about 7 inches/minute when using a 400 to 430 watt carbon dioxide laser. PERMAPLEX dieboards, a prior art dieboard material, is also relatively difficult to cut with a laser. For example, such dieboards can be cut with a 400 watt carbon dioxide laser at about 8 inches/minute. Fifteen to 20 inches/minute or more is considered a commercially viable laser cutting rate.
A dieboard having a rigid polyurethane inner core and a cover sheet 14 of approximately 0.1 to approximately 0.15 inches, and a core of urethane of 15 pounds per cubic foot can be slotted at commercially viable rates (meaning 15 inches/minute to about 40 inches/minute) using lasers having relatively low wattage ratings. For instance, a 600 watt laser can cut a slots in such a dieboard at from about 24 to about 35 inches/minute. Plywood dieboards are also relatively easy to cut (e.g. at 36-40 inches per minutes) but suffer from other disadvantages such as a lack of dimensional stability and warpage during cutting.
For purposes of shorthand notation, the polyurea composite cover sheet material is designated P-Cel in the tables below. Tables I and II compare dieboard laser-cutting rates for P-Cel, PERMAPLEX, plywood, and P-Cel/foam core laminated dieboards (0.13 inch thick P-Cel over 0.35 inch thick urethane of a density of about 15 pounds per cubic foot). The data indicates that P-Cel alone and PERMAPLEX boards are difficult to cut. A typical cutting speed for these materials is from about 5 to about 8 inches/minute. The laminated foam core/P-Cel dieboard structure, in contrast, can be cut at a significantly faster rate. In these tables, a two point cut (1/16 inch wide) cut was made into the dieboards with the maximum cutting rate in inches per minute (IPM) for achieving a suitable slot being indicated in the table.
The data in Table I was generated using a 600 watt Lumonics carbon dioxide laser operating in continuous and pulsed wave TEM00 mode. Five inch focal length focusing optics and copper nozzles of various diameters 3000 watt, RF excited Trumpf carbon dioxide laser operating in continuous and pulsed wave TEM01 donut mode.
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________Comparison of Laser Cutting Data for P-Cel, Maple Plywood,and "PERMAPLEX" (2 Point Cut)BOARD WATTAGE LOCATION NOZZLE GAP NOZZLE ORIFICE SPEED (IPM)__________________________________________________________________________P-Cel 400 0.0 0.65 0.05 5.0P-Cel 430 0.0 0.65 0.05 7.0Permaplex x 400 3.0+ 0.65 0.05 6.0Permaplex x 430 3.0+ 0.65 0.05 8.0Plywood 400 3.0+ 0.65 0.05 36Plywood 430 3.0+ 0.65 0.05 36-40__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________Comparison of Laser Cutting Data for P-Cel/Foam Core and P-Cel without aFoam CoreNozzle Orifice: 0.046 in.Nozzle Gap: 0.026 in.Focusing Lens: 5 in Zn--SeBOARD WATTAGE LOCATION COVER GAS SPEED (IPM)__________________________________________________________________________P-Cel with Foam Core 400 0 Nitrogen (55 psi) 16P-Cel with Foam Core 600 0 Nitrogen 24P-Cel with Foam Core 1000 0 Nitrogen 40P-Cel alone 400 0 Air (80 psi) 4 (not complete cut)P-Cel alone 600 0 Air 10P-Cel alone 1000 0 Air 22__________________________________________________________________________
Dieboards made according to the present invention exhibit excellent strength and excellent dimensional stability and resist swelling when exposed to moisture or high humidity. A 0.625 inch P-Cel/urethane foam core dieboard made according to Example 2 below, having a total thickness of 0.642 inches and a density of 53 pounds/ft3, has the following properties: a tensile strength in the machine direction (MD) of 9,226 psig, a tensile strength in the machine cross-direction (CD) of 5,951 psig; an MD flexure strength of 13,520 psig and a CD flexure strength of 11,200 psig; an MD flexure modulus of 1.3�106 psig and a CD flexure modulus of 779,000 psig; and an internal bond strength of 586 psig.
Table III compares selected properties of a number of materials. Birch plywood, maple plywood, and PERMAPLEX 1 and 2 (available from EHV Weidmann) have each heretofore been used as a dieboard. When immersed in a water bath for 24, 48 and 96 hours, the plywood boards absorbed substantial amounts of water. The affinity of dieboards to absorb water correlates to their dimensional stability. That is, dieboards can absorb water during use, such as from the environment, and can change dimensions depending upon the quality of absorbed water. Therefore, plywood faired poorly under these tests. PERMAPLEX 1 and 2 and a sixty-four layer of P-Cel (without foam) all exhibited good resistance to water absorption. However, these materials had a relatively high density (as compared to plywood) and correspondingly are relatively slow and costly to cut with a laser. In comparison, a dieboard of the present invention (0.13 inch thick P-Cel/foam laminated structure cover sheets of P-Cel formed using the above disclosed closed press process with 15% w/w/ resin loading and a 0.35 inch thick urethane core of 15 pounds per cubic foot density) exhibited the best water soak properties and yet had a density close to that of plywood, which confirms its susceptibility to rapid cutting using a laser. This latter dieboard absorbed no more than about four percent moisture when subjected to a water bath for ninety-six hours.
TABLE III__________________________________________________________________________Dieboard Test Results P-Cel/Foam Birch Plywood Maple Plywood PermaPlex 1 PermaPlex 2 P-Cel Solid Lamin. Struc.__________________________________________________________________________Density (pcf) 46.18 42.96 87.06 89.31 79.81 41.63Water Soak Tests:Water Absorption (%)24 hours 33.0 34.9 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.548 hours 38.8 41.3 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.396 hours 46.4 49.3 6.7 6.2 3.7 3.4__________________________________________________________________________
As a specific example, substantially delignified cellulosic sheets impregnated with PMDI using a Gravure coating process were inserted into press platens heated to a temperature of 375� F. The cellulosic sheets ranged in thickness from 0.01 to 0.012 inches. The cellulosic sheets were impregnated with 15% w/w resin relative to the weight of cellulosic material (the loading range can, for example, be as high as 30% PMDI or higher as a percentage of fiber weight). The platen press then applied a pressure of 400 psig to the resin impregnated cellulosic sheets impregnated with polyisocyanate for about ninety seconds (a period of time less than the period of time required to cure the resin). The press pressure was then released for a period of about four to about eight seconds to allow the vaporized water and carbon dioxide to escape. The platen press was then closed until a cellulosic composite core temperature of 300� F. was obtained. After such temperature was obtained, the press platens were allowed to cool until a core temperature of 150� F. was reached.
An FR 3720 urethane foam core, having a thickness of about 0.35 inches and a density of 15 pounds/ft.3, was obtained from General Plastics, Tacoma, Wash. The 0.13 inch P-Cel composite was then adhered to the foam core using MOR-AD 434 adhesive. The adhesive was applied to the opposed major surfaces of the polyurethane core. The previously cured polyurea-cellulose composite sheets were placed on the opposed major surfaces of the foam core with the adhesive therebetween. The assembled dieboard was then pressed over night in a standard plywood press at 85-100 psig.
Typically, the over-all thickness of dieboards of this type range from about one-half to about one inch.
Although the principles of the invention have been described with reference to preferred embodiments, it should be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the invention can be further modified in detail and arrangement without departing from such principles.
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