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An interesting thing is that because Australia is in fact 2 hours GMT across ie Perth is GMT+8 and Brisbane GMT+10 if all the states were interconnected fully - the East coast is, and Victoria is connected to South Australia, we just need to link in the west from SA to WA, in theory we could add...

As someone who has worked in the industry, I'd be interested in your views on whether nuclear power is actually cost effective in the totality. ie not just how cheap the power is when a station is running well, but if you look at the total cost to build, run, waste disposal, and...

Yes it is subsidized, our 5.0Kw rooftop install we put in nearly 10 years ago was probably ~ 30% paid for by the federal govt. The rest had paid for itself in power savings in about 3 years. The govt was actually staggered by the response and in a few years Australia had progressed to the...

It's interesting too how things change with time, there is a very large dam not far from us, when it was built back in the late 1970's someone with a bit of foresight noted that the local topography was ideal for an associated pumped hydro plant. So a secondary dam was raised near the top of...

When touring the UK a couple of years ago we were interested to hear that Google maintains a massive data centre in Ireland because the the almost perpetually cool climate means a reduced cooling bill.

And while homeowners production is a drop in the bucket, Wow that's interesting over here rooftop solar currently contributes about 14% of total power generation. And during summer with rooftops going full bore, and counting in wind and battery backups, South Australia has at times actually...

So do we know what happened, I wondering internally leaking EGR cooler, they've killed a lot of 3.2 diesel rangers and Everests over here. Poor quality stainless steel that eventually cracks internally from repeated thermo cycling. Then they either dump water into the exhaust (if you are lucky...

Ha Ha reminds me of a scene from "Working Class Man" where the manic Japanese quality manager after walking down the production line of a US car company they have taken over, spots defects in almost every car, and growing more and more exasperated, finally points at something in the engine...

I've got an Voxelab Aquila in my collection, which is basically an Ender 3 v2 clone. They don't make them any more. However I did 3 simple mods to mine that allowed it to turn out really respectable prints almost every time, albeit slowly compared to a K1 or Bamboo. I replaced the glass bed...

PETG - good choice, also canting it over like that, I always try to consider the forces that use will place on an object, when orienting it on the build plate, it can literally make or break your print and project. How much support did it need?

ABS or ASA? Despite the belief that it's no good in the weather I've had surprisingly good results from PLA+ outdoors in the open. If it can live outdoors here then I think it would work anywhere. However inside a car in summer - not so much. 🙁

BYD Shark. I know you currently can't get them over in the US but unless you are doing seriously difficult off road, or towing something huge, these things shine for general use. Have a look over at Monroe where he tears one down and criticizes how it's too well made! Thought I would add a...

It's true, a fair number of them are best left alone - unless you are tired of life. Unfortunately some of the most deadly are also the most common.

You should move to Australia, we have heaps of E'm :crackup:

For those interested in exploration, this is an open source slicer / modeler created by some French university engineering staff. It looks extremely basic and simple but this appearance hides some quite powerful features not found in programs like Orca, Prusa slicer, or Cura. There are both MS...

Yep supports can sometimes be a real PITA to get out. I've stopped being gentle, I use a pair of needle nose pliers, get a good grip, twist and pray!

You need to keep that urologist he's a good one! Many years ago when I was at university we had a biochemistry lecturer, a bit of a rough diamond who had risen from poor working class origins to a PhD in clinical biochemistry, and later a pioneer in molecular genetics education. One of his...

Exactly, most of the strength comes from the surface, a part with say a minimum of 3-4 shells and 30-50% infill will in all likelihood weight for weight be stronger and more resilient than a plain 100% infill. I personally like gyroid infill. Think of a bone like a femur, incredibly strong for...

Both my sons drink it and I keep saying, "so you're happy to take part in the world's largest uncontrolled medical trial" Sugar for all it's evils, has been with us and part of our diet for many thousands of years.

I think I preferred Greta- no wait....