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Attached: 2 images So this is rather blatant. I left a 2-star review for this product a week ago - because one of the microphones simply died, doesn't charge (I've not investigated). Yesterday in the post I get something offering me a £30 voucher (about twice the value of the item) if I show...
on Sat, 12PM
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Attached: 2 images Right! This is more promising. Seems the thing was to just leave it 20 mins (coupd be less, I left it 20) to cool down between the cuts. Thugh I would not rule out just luck or other chaotic factors. Bit of cleanup to do and see what we have.
on Tue, 1PM
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Attached: 2 images From the less boring angsty bullshit department, I've today moved the 3D printer to a bench next to my desk. Which is much nicer than having to go to the opposite side of the house for it. Currently working on a custom surround for a new radio in a friend's van. Printing a...
on Tue, 1PM
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Attached: 3 images Righty! Here we go, the #3Dprint #EMFCamp #Tildagon badge top-enclosure / bumper. It securely fixes in place using the three screws that hold the badge together. This is mainly about protecting the screen and LEDs. With the #CNCRouter cut acrylic insert it provides a...
on Tue, 1PM
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Attached: 3 images So, I think one of the good reasons for using some of the normal ABS solvent-weld products is drying time... the thicker gel-like consistency gives you more working time, whilst pure acetone dries super-fast of course, which isn't great if you have large surfaces. Maybe I...
on Tue, 1PM
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Attached: 1 image Not sure if I should try and eliminate the vignette type effect that the un-distort has created there or keep it. Kind of like how it focuses in on our plots in the middle lol. Here's a hand tuned higher resolution (lower altitude) shot focussed on the plots. Obviously that's...
on Jan 4
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Attached: 2 images 📌 It may be worth explaining "bogalow" … we rent a small bungalow (red) in a strip of 3 behind a house in a region known as "the fens" (thus "bog") on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border in England. Bog + Bungalow = Bogalow. The bungalow has a small patch of "garden" of its...
on Nov 13
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📌 In extension to the above: I'll sometimes mention "the farm". Which maybe needs some context! I don't own a farm 😅 but I rent space on one where I used to rent a warehouse for my former business. It's about 5 doors up the road from the Bogalow. These days I only rent a bit of yard space, in...
on Nov 13
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Attached: 2 images Good bit of low burn #allotment progress today, enjoying that sunshine. Got the front raised bed cleared so we can start preparing it for the garlic, also got the other two beds tidied up, and Kat got a start on a central woodchip path on the new plot. Plus other odds and ends done.
on Nov 11
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This is a key reason why we pay our taxes. So when shit happens to people they aren't immediately booted to Hell on Earth, the safety net is there because once people end up in that Hell it can be very hard to get out. Hopefully we'll make it. Plug: Still looking for a *nix-centric job,...
on Oct 17
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Attached: 1 image Never got why people love the Fever-Tree tonics so much, my view on them is that in terms of flavour they're just not that great. Seriously - basic Co-Op brand tonic is actually better if you like that classic tonic flavour. (Sugar version, not the weird sweetener crap, it's...
on Jul 17
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Attached: 1 video Managed to downsample the video to under 40MB, not exactly high fidelity, but it gives the right idea. Taking this on means we'll give up the other second plot we have (2 is plenty!) and leave that in a good state for someone to take on. It needs a lot of clearing work, but...
on Jul 2
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Attached: 1 video Loving my "Bender Hat" #hexpansion modules, I've added about 40 ohm resistance using resistors found at #swapshop to tone down the ridiculous LED noodles, and have added a rainbow hat to one that Kat found forlornly snapped off and lying on the ground — it now has new...
on Jun 3
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Attached: 3 images My first ever #CNCrouter thing! The engraving part worked pretty well, I'd just say I could refine the vectors a tad. This was done with a little V bit. The cutting out of the disc of acrylic was a disaster though. It bunched up on the bit, and ended up "rubbing" through the...
on May 15