Search results

I looked very carefully at my printer settings and changed them. My last few prints were using the default settings. When the build plate is lowered into the resin vat and then raised, it can cause a lot of suction. I slowed the raising of the plate between layers to reduce the effect of the...

Byron, I hear conflicting opinions about coffee. Can you cut down on the hot drinks? Perhaps drink more bottled water, or use a water filter.

Today I thought I would have a day off from gardening. It has taken me about four months to clear the garden of weeds and get it looking OK. So instead I made a core from sand and sodium silicate cured with CO2. It worked OK and I might use it to cast a part. At midday-ish I couldn't stand...

That sounds just like my mate Dave. He's a singer and I persuaded him to include Cornish songs in his act. He mainly sings to people from different parts of the UK on holiday. They love hearing him sing Cornish songs which he will sing partly in English and partly Cornish. He speaks Cornish, and...

When I started to renovate my 1930s house in Camborne Cornwall I discovered lead piping under the floors and in the walls for the gas lighting. It was impossible to say if electric was also installed at the same time. Redruth in Cornwall has a house which was the first in the world to have gas...

The information set out in this thread proves that I have been mixing and setting my sodium silicate mix the wrong way. Next time I make a core I will follow the advice here. Lee

Take it easy in that heat Byron, it can creep up on you if there is a cooling breeze. That's how I got sunstroke as a kid. Your engines sound interesting. Waiting for the next update.

I think the Austin Champ had either a Rolls Royce designed engine, or they might have built the engines. I am not sure if they were Diesel or petrol. I am almost sure they were 4 cylinder. All this info is from memory so I could be completely wrong!

Amen to that.

I finally found the time to get my new resin printer set up. I discovered that the FEP film on the resin vat had some ripples in it. This is not a good thing in a film that is supposed to be under tension. But I decided to try a print anyway. I had three files ready to print and loaded the first...

Several weeks ago I sent a book to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre that had been written by a late friend about his experiences as a WW2 Lancaster pilot. I bought it at his funeral, all proceeds from the sales of the book went to an airmans charity. The aviation centre is restoring a...

The police here take a dim view of anyone carrying anything that could be used as a weapon. They seem to be ok with walking aids. Many youths thought they could carry golf clubs, stating when they were stopped by the police, that they were just going to practice a few golf shots in the local...

creast, I prefer to use "proper" gates and spues etc. But when I tried to cast a thin section aluminium picture frame using very old salvaged metal meant for die casting, I ended up using the Myfordboy method. It worked and looks good. If there are any bubbles they are either below the surface...

Byron, I have seen many things on a roof, but never a dog! Still, it could have been worse, it might have been a stray looking for someone to eat. I can see the headlines. "Remains of local man found on house roof. Police baffled". I think that cane of yours would be classed as an offensive...

Those cars look fantastic! Are they battery powered? If somthing like that was legal for road use here in the UK I would have one for local trips. One way round the regulations is to be registered disabled and class the vehicle as a powered wheelchair/ buggy.

Byron, I have seen a video or two about using saltwater to kill weeds, and other unwanted plants. But I am a bit reluctant to use it on this foliage because of it growing in my neighbours garden. He might want to plant something else there at some time. I will trim it back for the time being...

Will do Byron. I am looking forward to cutting the foliage back, most of it comes from my neighbours garden. I asked if he minded me clearing it and he said go ahead. He can't find a gardener to come out and do it, they all seem to be booked up. The foliage has grown across my garage roof and...

Wow! K2, your wife is one tough lady. I have built a small wall to add a bit of support to the Cornish hedge between me and next door. It was just the bottom corner by my garage that needed doing. No room to actually get in there, yet, but I managed to dig out two barrow fulls of dirt etc before...

Like me, most of my friends are getting on a bit. So far this year three have had serious falls, but luckily no breakages, except for me. I was carrying a large bucket with some concrete I had just mixed for the base of some paving slabs when I missed my footing. I stumbled along like someone...

I'm half Welsh, perhaps I could get a partial refund?