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    14 Yr Old - Carrera Vengeance Mountain Bike

    Thanks for the replies Funny you mention that, my first thoughts were that the combined brake/gears shifters look cheap. Also the bike in the pic above has the right shifter down button 'missing', it was OK on the bike next to it so it's snapped on the bike I photographed...not instilling a...
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    14 Yr Old - Carrera Vengeance Mountain Bike

    My son's MTB has literally fallen to pieces so Santa is getting him a new one We saw this instore today, actually looks quite decent, any thoughts on whether or not this is solid buy for £300...
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    Are most people here NOT UK based

    That's the thing about cats, even when they're know they're dying they are still incredibly elegant, beautiful, loving creatures. Muffin was 17, one minute she seemed fine then the next she collapsed and fell off her perch in the office beside the radiator. I thought she was messing about but...
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    What do you think of my new bike?

    The bike reminds me of a WWII motorcycle (not particularly a criticism), not sure why, Steve McQueen might've made it. To me it looks too retro and agree with previous comments a little tank like. I prefer a mountain bike frame, a design classic, what is the driver for internal batteries...
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    Are most people here NOT UK based

    RIP Muffin. x Blonde long-haired Persian peke face, loved that cat... Cried in vets watching her pass on my knee with the death fluid flowing through a clear tube from an injection 20 feet away. Hard. Not been able to get another cat since. One day. She loved to mooch too...
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    Suggestion that delivery companies should check their riders bikes are legal !!!!!!

    I imagine that there are many more pedestrians knocked down every day by diks in Lycra on road bikes frequently going way faster than 15mph. Was in Holburn recently and almost got creamed twice in 5mins, the speed cyclists zoom through the lights are unbelievable...
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    3-D Printer

    Only set z on printer, never in slicer else you print will never print on another printer. Sounds like z offset is too low and nozzle is bumping in to layers. If this isn't the case it could be bed adhesion but unlikely with a PEI sheet. Move z offset as granular as you can. I use my...
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    3-D Printer

    Check z-offset, nozzle should lightly grab a piece of A4 paper
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    3-D Printer

    Meant to say amd64.exe can be confusing, AMD64 is the name sometimes given to 64 bit drivers since it was AMD that developed the first 64 bit specification for microprocessors. Intel adapted that specification and Microsoft uses: x86 for 32 bit AMD64 or x64 for 64 bit IA64 for Iridium based...
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    3-D Printer

    The link works however it's in chronological order of releases so most recent at top of page, SCROLL DOWN for the 4.13.1 release or just search the page (CTRL+F) for it.... I'm using it now on Win7 laptop, try 4.13.1, just run the .exe and installer should remove older version first. Setup a...
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    Would you trust a cheap battery charger off of (say) ebay?

    I think he wants to know if you live near him in case you burn your house down.... :eek::) There are loads of chargers, for example, 58.8V 2A/3A/4A available for approx £30. I wouldn't be touching what you got for £6.99 with a bargepole, bin it.
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    3-D Printer

    Cura 4.13.1: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases?page=2 Expand the [Assets] tab to see the .exe Windows installer - install this. I just upgraded from 4.10.0 to 4.13.1 on Win7 Mackbook Pro until I have some time to mess on my Win10 workstation to get 5.x working.
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    3-D Printer

    Ha, do you live on the second floor or above? Evri have such a bad rep already...can see them going back to Hermes.... ;)
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    3-D Printer

    I use mainly Cura 4.1.0.0 as 5.x won't run on my Win7 laptop. I have Prusa slicer too and used it in past but prefer Cura. Cura 4.x should install OK on your Win10 PC. https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases
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    Think i might need talking down..

    Great looking machine, not my cup of tea, however very impressive! Also you probably have the benefit that nobody would try nick it given how distinctive it is!
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    3-D Printer

    The Bambu P1P (pretty much a X1 minus bells & whistles), is available online for £460....nuts...might have to have a word with Santa... :eek: :eek:
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    3-D Printer

    And when you need these parts your printer is down so not printing for days/weeks? I have spares for most of my CR6 SE and have replaced most of it apart from power supply over past cpl yrs. Have at least one of most important stuff, two of some, main boards, daughter boards, full hotend kit...
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    3-D Printer

    I had a look too and yes does seems lot of parts kits available, however for a £1K printer (vs £250 printer), that still needs serviced the same, where's the win?
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    3-D Printer

    That Bambu X1 is a lovely printer however you can see where the money has gone, inbuilt camera, enclosure, multiple spool capability, large touchsceen etc., I certainly wouldn't say no to one however couldn't really justify spending that amount of cash when you don't need to. And when you get...
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    3-D Printer

    That's a good price for a new FDM printer, looks like a nice machine and has ABL! I nearly bought an Elegoo Mars resin printer cpl yrs back for printing 1:32 slot car bodies, managed to talk myself out of it though due to the hassle of the chemicals involved. Let us know how you get on with...