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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: Yesterday at 11:22:04 »

Some scrotes have done mum's place over again, and nicked her safe.  Sod all of value in there, but it's gonna be at least £2k for a new front door, and then the emotional costs.

I suspect the old bill will muster up enough enthusiasm to give her a crime number.


The police really need to get a better handle on this shit.  Sat with thumbs up arses only encourages it to happen more.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: Yesterday at 11:18:47 »

All looks cool, guess once you have it and learn its capabilities you find uses very easily.

You're limited by your imagination, and the limits of the machine and materials you are using.

For example, most FDM and resin printers create prints that are weak in the plane the layers are printed, as with force, you can separate the layers.  Sometimes you can reorient the model before printing to overcome, sometimes you have to redesign it with that in mind if you need the strength in that plane.  Sometimes, it just won't work.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: Yesterday at 11:15:34 »

Yup, I use Tinkercad and awful lot, mainly because it's web based, free, and not blocked by our work firewalls when I'm on this long tedious calls listening to knobjockeys who like the sound of their own voices and licking the piles of their bosses...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nathan Gill

« on: Yesterday at 11:12:28 »

He was, is, and always will be an obnoxious horrible k haunt

That, I can't argue with 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nathan Gill

« on: Yesterday at 11:12:05 »

He categorically sold out our troops and by default our security, to suit his own ends.

I think that qualifies.

I very much doubt it would if it was tested in law....

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nathan Gill

« on: 22 November 2025, 17:07:06 »

None of those are acts of treason....

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 22 November 2025, 17:05:54 »

I'm considering keeping the old M1 Max rather than selling it.

And as I speak, both are on the go, flat out

One is printing a drawer insert, other some small boxes for soldering trinkets.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Nathan Gill

« on: 22 November 2025, 13:58:41 »

Should restore the death penalty for high treason.
Could hang him then.

Blair repealed that so we couldn't hang him. 

But for all his faults, did he ever commit treason?

Misplace loyalties, yes. Gullible, yes.  Treason though?


Lets face it, he's probably the best Labour PM we've had this millennium

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 22 November 2025, 13:55:32 »

Should point out, the board itself is a Lidl/Aldi, but the attachments are from a printer

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 22 November 2025, 13:54:07 »

Cool looking bit of kit, and not cheap!

What do you find yourself making?   I can think of a few things I'd make and then not sure on inspiration after that

My printer always seems to be non-stop, to the point I'm considering keeping the old M1 Max rather than selling it.

Pegboard bits and drawers here in my room...

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 21 November 2025, 12:39:03 »

Although I have obviously tested multicolour, with a 4 colour Benchy

https://theboy.omegaowners.com/oofpics/oof_odds_and_sods/k2-benchy.mp4

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 21 November 2025, 12:33:51 »

I probably should have updated this thread, being as I've had an ender3 v2 neo since Feb 2024 

Given it a fair thrashing, replaced a couple of nozzles, bowden tube and very recently an extruder gear. Considering the ender 3 gets a little of stick for its reliability I don't think it's been at all bad. Id estimate I've gone through well over 20kg of pla.

Is the K2 one of those multi filament jobs? What you got planned for it?

All 3D Printers aren't quite consumer ready, set and forget.  I don't think the Ender 3 is that bad - it's built to a budget, so you'll find that you upgrade parts anyway to improve it, right up until the point you get a CoreXY type printer, and start all over again

I think Creality offer the multi colour options on most of their current printers now, and yes, I do have the CFS unit for mine .  I don't really intend on doing multicolour prints, for me it's just a convenient way to have 4 spools in and ready, saving messing around, with the added bonus if one reel looks a little low before you start, you can shove in another of the same colour, and it will switch over when it does run out.

I got the K2 plus mostly due to the bigger printer area and quieter operation* over the K1 Max its replacing.  The K1 Max has been a brilliant machine after some initial teething issues.

*Not sure if it's massively quieter, but certainly less intrusive on fan noise.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat

« on: 19 November 2025, 13:57:59 »

Bought a new one, stuck with another Creality this time around, the K2 Plus.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 19 November 2025, 13:55:36 »

Refitted the wheel.  Now sulking because my arm hurts.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 19 November 2025, 13:54:58 »

So, turns out it was bent as well.  So the bill for welding and straightening was 160 notes. Ouch.

Surely that's most of the way to a new wheel

If you mean new, as in brand new, they are just shy of £800 ...... per wheel. 

Duck fat

As a question, does welding make them more or less prone to repeat cracking

Those that try to sell you new wheels will paint a story of doom and gloom ending in armageddon.  The actual welded bit is going to be stronger, though it's unclear about the surrounding area due to the heat cycle.

That said, I'm fairly certain that 6 of my 8 XJ wheels are now welded, and have never failed on or near the repair areas.