Ian Jones

Ah, Sorry, I think I misunderstood the posts too. As you might have seen elsewhere I have opted for the Elegoo Centuari Carbon which at £299 was a very good deal. To good to be true, no I don't think so but the real answer to that will come with wear and tear in a few years time, currently it's very good. I've gone this route because I don't have much use for PLA and I can see me using carbon.

22 hours ago, Flying Squirrel said: Although they've not had a great rep in the past the Kobra V3 from anycubic is looking REALLY tempting, £299 with an AMS that dries the filament.. https://uk.anycubic.com/products/kobra-3-combo?currency=GBP&variant=49176245305629&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&stkn=93a085b74d2c&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc_pmax&utm_campaign=uk_sales_pmax_k3series_0226&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22280432307&gbraid=0AAAAAqsQNF_Og_A9G4lY1cJL5vV8_Nusf&gclid=CjwKCAjwx8nCBhAwEiwA_z__05BcUxCW75-A97R_LjilaUtJ1h-Jo1X3JK-JGQVWkcfqgQN9n74ZBxoCRxUQAvD_BwE More important is the different materials (filaments) you may want to use. PLA is very common and usually gives instant success. However, many other filaments need an enclosed cabinet design for temperature stability/control, the Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo is an open frame type. An example, you master the printer and make a lovely 3D printed aeroplane that flies really well. Then you leave it in the sun/car in this hot weather and it's ruined. PLA distorts (glasses) at relatively low temperatures. That's why you might like to consider something like the Bambu, or indeed the Elegoo Centuari Carbon. Now back to your quote. The answer is not a brief a brief one but I'll try and be brief, missing out a lot of detail: No you do not have to use the Bambu slicer for all projects though in the learning phase it could be a good idea as whichever slicer you use should really have a Bambu profile available and... Yes it's unlikely that any .gcode will work with other printers but that's of very little concern at all. A point though that's missing from the quote is that there is not likely to be any reason why you would want to transfer .gcode files, you would use original design files, typically .stl, there are others.

Yes, the Centuari Carbon. I started this battery box the other day, it had an estimated print time of 2hrs 54 minutes. As the print progress I moved from "balanced" speed setting, to "sport" and after a while to the "ludicrous" setting and it finished 30 minutes earlier than the estimate. I suspect that if I had started off on the fastest speed, or very soon after the start, that it would have finished an hour quicker. The print quality barely changing at the highest speed is amazing.

I've had mine for about 3 weeks now, very pleased with it. It's a big improvement over my old Malyan M180. I have only printed with PLA a little and ABS quite a lot so far. Of course the PLA printed perfectly and I just had to tweak the bed temperature temperature up 10 degrees to get the "Generic ABS" profile to work successfully with HobbyKing ABS, which I have used mostly so far. I need to move on to testing other materials now, so far, very good though.

Hmm, s'pose I've just opened up a old new poll . Having said that, the future looks somewhat clearer now and I wonder how much that affects everyone's responses?

I've said, " yes, fewer events going forward" because that's nearest to my thoughts. "Going forward" seems rather long term to me. Really though, my own answer is no events until I feel safe. For all I know that could be later on in 2021, which isn't so far off. Just my way of thinking perhaps.

Nice to see you back, I should follow suit really as I've been a bit quiet of late.

Varifocals for me, they take some getting used to but once you've "run them in", they are great. Consider options too, like anti glare, and light reactive lenses (instead having seperate sunglasses). They always seem expensive when you get the quote but then when you u consider the the cost of seperate sunglasses, and reading glasses and the value of the convenience it's not so bad.

Posted by David Ashby - Moderator on 09/01/2021 19:07:05: Found this fella in the garden a few weeks ago. Hmm, I don't think that's a palmate newt David, so that makes it a smooth (AKA common) newt.

Posted by john stones 1 Moderator on 30/12/2020 19:29:10: Posted by Ian Jones on 30/12/2020 19:27:06: Not a recent photo but lots of snow. A66 near Whitbarrow looking towards Great Mell Fell. Good one. Thank you

Not a recent photo but lots of snow. A66 near Whitbarrow looking towards Great Mell Fell.

It looks like a simple part to print, so as previously mentioned it's just a question of scale. With regard to the title of this thread, the simple answer is yes, Thingiverse is wonderful, there's a huge range of files available for 3D printing. I would add the reservations mentioned by others regarding specific printers, scale and quality of some designers, however most of those matters exist wherever you look. The problem comes with not working and printing the files yourself as this means you do not have the opportunity to adjust or redesign prints. So if you have considered getting a 3D printer then perhaps the time has arrived! It might worth reminding forumites that we have our own user group on Thingiverse so that we can share prints Please feel free to add your own designs, it's quite straightforward. All you have to do is register with Thingiverse and you are then able to add your designs (STL files plus supporting photos if you wish) and make them available to the group in the "Tell Us More" part of the design's information. So here it is: RC flying models

Posted by MaL on 17/02/2019 10:34:35: What benefit would a titanium alloy nozzle give over a plain and simple one?..... what are normal ones made from? nickel plated steel? Old post but worth answering. In general use for printing plastics, no benefit at all. However, there's lots of filaments that can wear a nozzle down pretty quick, in particular metallised ones and carbon fibre.

Posted by Anthony Scott 2 on 29/08/2020 15:28:01: These are very good & very good value. **LINK** Those hobbyking transmitter cases are good, I have several. Inside I also use a couple of 3D printed stick protectors: 1, as a single piece 2. As individual protectors.   Although these primarily protect the Tx sticks, the provide overall rigidity so also give some protection for switches. If you are in touch with someone that can print them for you then they may be worth considering. Edited By Ian Jones on 29/08/2020 16:38:30