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Author:  veato [ Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:31 pm ]
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John_Vella wrote:
Treated myself to a 3D printer recently. It was a pain to set up, but I think I've more or less got it right now.


Can you print these and what would such a thing likely cost?
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:49 am ]
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Worst - A ticket to Overlord. There's better Nazi zombie movies in Poundland. On sale.

A Predator figure whose head won't attach.

A hoodie that suggests I could be a member of Scottish Widows.


Best - an absolute boatload of geeky t-shirts.

Some Batman canvasses on sale in B&M.

A Home Bargains-enabled Batmobile collection.

Foxes Chocolatey. Once bought I eat them a packet at a time. I blame Brexit.
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:01 pm ]
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Empire's Alien retrospective is absolutely worth buying, even at £7.

Also got a hilarious Mock The Week book for 20p in Tesco's charity book section.
Author:  John_Vella [ Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:50 am ]
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veato wrote:
John_Vella wrote:
Treated myself to a 3D printer recently. It was a pain to set up, but I think I've more or less got it right now.


Can you print these and what would such a thing likely cost?


Don't see why not, and not much at all, I'd imagine. Do you need one printing?
Author:  veato [ Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:01 am ]
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John_Vella wrote:
veato wrote:
John_Vella wrote:
Treated myself to a 3D printer recently. It was a pain to set up, but I think I've more or less got it right now.


Can you print these and what would such a thing likely cost?


Don't see why not, and not much at all, I'd imagine. Do you need one printing?


I would yes. There is a bit of play in the Playseat and this is supposed to sort it right out. I know some people don't like to take jobs on due to the time it takes (rather than raw material cost) but short of buying my own printer I don't have a whole lot of options.
Author:  John_Vella [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:42 pm ]
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veato wrote:
John_Vella wrote:
veato wrote:

Can you print these and what would such a thing likely cost?


Don't see why not, and not much at all, I'd imagine. Do you need one printing?


I would yes. There is a bit of play in the Playseat and this is supposed to sort it right out. I know some people don't like to take jobs on due to the time it takes (rather than raw material cost) but short of buying my own printer I don't have a whole lot of options.


That's not a problem for me. I'll have a look at it over the weekend, and let you know how I get on.
Author:  veato [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:19 pm ]
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That's awsome, cheers. But please don't go to any trouble. I saw it says "Print the inside plug solid for strength. The outside bushing can be printed with 20% infill." Is that something likely to make matters worse or better?
Author:  John_Vella [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:16 pm ]
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veato wrote:
That's awsome, cheers. But please don't go to any trouble. I saw it says "Print the inside plug solid for strength. The outside bushing can be printed with 20% infill." Is that something likely to make matters worse or better?

No, that won't make a lot of difference. It should take about 4 1/2 hours to print both pieces. I'll try and have a go over the weekend, and will update accordingly.

Edit to add: Just realised that I don't have any ABS. I only have PLA, which I don't think is going to be strong enough. Amazon to the rescue! I've ordered some on same day delivery, and will update again, once I've had a couple of hours to experiment.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:49 pm ]
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Worst - A VonHaus multitool from Amazon that has clearly been reboxed and shipped out again. Companies are patently off-loading their returns via Amazon fulfillments going by how much kit I've returned recently (bedlinen, tools, you name it). Though Amazon refunded me and so I get to keep it... Same with a badly painted Funko Pop I can maybe 'save'.

Speaking of Funko Pops, the 'gold chrome' Iron Man has a spring for the wobble effect. It's usually my head doing the wobbling with that [LIFTED].

Best - An absolute load of rock etc t-shirts and hoodies for cheap.

A Tefal Actifry. I've no idea why I didn't buy one of these years ago. No mess, job done in no time, no fannying about with oil or tinfoil, oven gloves or any of that crap. And apparently it's better for you if you're bothered.

I've a ton of new games to install on my new PS4 Pro... God of War, Red Dead 2, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Injustice 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, CoD WW2, Far Cry 5... I'm back into gaming in a big way!

Oh, The Works have a book called Game Over, a little hardback book for £4 that's perfect for bog reading and all about retro videogames and their consoles in decent pictures and brilliant little info snippets. I highly recommend it and perfect as a present if you have geeky friends.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:22 am ]
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Best - Frostpunk on Steam.
Developers keep releasing DLC for it.. and not charging extra for the DLC. Makes a pleasant change.

If you fancy a city building type game with a twist it's worth a look.
Author:  John_Vella [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:24 am ]
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John_Vella wrote:
veato wrote:
That's awsome, cheers. But please don't go to any trouble. I saw it says "Print the inside plug solid for strength. The outside bushing can be printed with 20% infill." Is that something likely to make matters worse or better?

No, that won't make a lot of difference. It should take about 4 1/2 hours to print both pieces. I'll try and have a go over the weekend, and will update accordingly.

Edit to add: Just realised that I don't have any ABS. I only have PLA, which I don't think is going to be strong enough. Amazon to the rescue! I've ordered some on same day delivery, and will update again, once I've had a couple of hours to experiment.


Quick update: Not had a chance to do anything with this yet. I'm going to try and finishing setting up the computer room this evening, and will try my damndest to get it done this week, but I'll post an update here or send you a PM with a update.
Author:  veato [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:33 am ]
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No worries, thanks for the update.
Author:  oceanicitl [ Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:37 am ]
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A last minute trip to Dublin while my friend was visiting from LA last week. Never been to Ireland. It's amazing how much you can fit in in just over 24 hours. Had a great time :D
Author:  brataccas [ Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:54 pm ]
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couple of metal detectors to excavate ww2 sites. both costing around £400 in total, not bad. keep finding medieval stuff at one ww2 site which is odd... and annoying...
Author:  pcernie [ Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:53 pm ]
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A Black and Decker cordless 'hammer drill'. Had tens of absolutely glowing reviews... apparently from people who used it to go through plaster at most.

I can confirm the general public are still thicker than their DIY working conditions.
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