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13 Aug 2026 17:57 - 13 Aug 2026 18:03 #18136 by SimonC

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I have just converted my Centuri Carbon 3D printer from a single filament to four and all done with a conversion kit!

The case and the X,Y,Z stuff is unchanged but virtually everything "electronic" is new!
As the filament feeds now come over the top it will need a big cover making rather than the simple flat glass top it had originally to keep the dust out.
It also requires a software download to actually do anything. I shall have to wait till my computer geek son returns to do that!
He says it can apparently use the house WIFI to "read" the computer files remotely.
For me the big benefit will be able to keep the LW-PLA spool permanently mounted.

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13 Aug 2026 18:19 #18137 by Eric

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Looks like it is printing a pair of trousers! :-)

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13 Aug 2026 22:45 #18138 by SimonC

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Ha!
Those are my baggy "work" jeans.

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15 Aug 2026 22:08 #18139 by SimonC

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I note that Ronaldsway IOM Fire station had a fire that started in a plant room and it took out two fire engines!

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16 Aug 2026 06:35 #18140 by Eric

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Well, they didn't have to go far for the necessary kit!

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16 Aug 2026 07:00 #18141 by Eric

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DH Comet crashes at Old Warden -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4kknvrxe1o

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17 Aug 2026 13:34 - 17 Aug 2026 13:35 #18142 by Eric

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Red Arrows grounded by weather in Canada -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j14d8pw04o

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18 Aug 2026 09:12 #18143 by Flytilbroke

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Hmm, Looks as if it was the "necessary" kit that got bbq'd

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19 Aug 2026 17:14 #18144 by Eric

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200.3 mph from a 3d printed ducted fan model!

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19 Aug 2026 19:27 - 19 Aug 2026 19:28 #18145 by Eric

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[url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/226096020786795/?__cft__[0]Science Humor[/url] ·
On August 12, 2026, Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator completed its first flight from Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York, marking a major milestone for battery-electric aviation. The piloted aircraft flew for 27 minutes, reached 1,100 feet above ground level, and operated entirely on battery power, with its electric propulsion system delivering more than 1 megawatt of power during the test. Measuring 106 feet across the wings, 76 feet long and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff, the X1 became the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown.Heart Aerospace reported that the flight used approximately $5 worth of electricity. The X1 is a full-scale technology demonstrator rather than a passenger aircraft and is being used to validate technologies for the company’s planned 30-seat ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner, which is targeting entry into service in 2031. Source: Heart Aerospace

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20 Aug 2026 16:16 #18146 by Eric

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Another even faster run from the 3D printed missile! -

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21 Aug 2026 12:13 - 21 Aug 2026 12:13 #18147 by SimonC

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I do wonder about the safety considerations of such when it is readily producible by anybody with a printer and the pennies to buy the bits.
I am not sure "going ever faster" does the hobby any good in the long run.

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25 Aug 2026 08:07 - 25 Aug 2026 08:18 #18148 by Eric

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This rather expensive gadget might interest some -
nearestplane.com/?utm_medium=paid&utm_so...6Hv7SvZxsJ9hg9tcZOsg

But I prefer
globe.adsbexchange.com/

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25 Aug 2026 09:01 #18149 by Flytilbroke

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I use Flight Radar24. Both at home on PC and on my mobile elsewhere.

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25 Aug 2026 10:04 #18150 by Klipkopwildlife

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I do like your globe offering Eric, not much use to me though!

Do it now, you may never get another chance

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