Member postings for Neil Wyatt

I would not be so enthusiastic about support...

Neil

Password reset emails never have been reliable. MTM thought many get blocked as spam.

Neil

I'd agree with Tim, except the finish with inkjet inks should be waterproof, assuming you seal the anodising by boiling or with proprietary sealer.

I anodised this laser collimator with gold and black dies from Gateros Plating.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 22/06/2022 15:15:33

(I just moved my post, I hadn't spotted Howard's thread.)

I'm sad to report that, following a brief illness, Stan Bray passed away at home last Saturday morning, at the age of 97.

Stan was a regular contributor to Model Engineer (and Model Boats). He was the person who came up with the idea for Model Engineers' Workshop magazine and it's first editor. His original expectation was that it would be a few specials, but it took off, and we have a lot to thank him for. He was an active hobbyist and model engineer right up to the end.

Rest in peace, Stan.

Neil Wyatt

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 21/06/2022 11:14:42

I may be sharper than some people think.

Watch this space...

Neil

Congratulations Steve, a job well done.

Neil,

We will hopefully be able to populate the MEW archive with more issues than in the past.

I don't know if there will be some gaps, but we will do our best.

Neil

Is the Galaxy S2 set to a different level of security?

To be honest, I struggle to manage settings on my Lenovo tablet, which is also Android.

Neil

I'm still very happy with mine.

Neil

Trouble is, it's also a very good solvent for grease and oil, so by clearing them out and just leaving a thin film it can create long term lubrication issues.

Neil

There are many approaches to automatic bed levelling. The best systems use steppers to level the bed.

In my experience, mount your printer on a solid base and don't move it around. Levelling becomes an 'only if you disturb the setup' or 'my extruder tip is badly worn' exercise.

Neil

Good heavens!

You don't need the steam engine, you've got a full functional ramjet right there...

Neil

Just to balance with that, I have an FDM printer and have made hundreds of prints, many of which are still functioning, for example I have a Yagi antenna that is held together by PLA parts and is 5+ years old. My electric toothbrush lives on a PLA stand to stop it making toothpaste rings on the shelf. This has survived years of daily wetting and washing. I have decorative items, model parts, jigs and even a couple of functioning telescopes with lots of 3D printed parts.

Neil

Maybe one day, I'll buy you a beer and you can give me the long version! I've met a few roadcrew and their tales are worth hearing

Neil

Very neat Nick!

Stub says he thinks both phone and wifi extensions have been dealt with admirably by the above responses.

Hello folks,

This has already been answered here:

FORUM DOWNTIME AND RESULTING ISSUES REPORTING

The message from Darren about the IDs is:

" We are planning to send an email to everyone with Customer IDs. Currently, the only way to get it is from the cover sheet that gets posted with the magazine, or by emailing or calling customer services: 01507 529529 - [email protected] "

However, he has added in a later post:

" it's not working. Sorry if I wasn't clear earlier - we are working on it now and hopefully it will be up and running in the next few days "

Sorry for the inconvenience, it will be working soon.

Neil

I would be really interested to see reviews of 3D printers in MEW, anyone interested in reviewing their printer (or any other workshop equipment), please contact me.

I particularly would like to see 'this is a good piece of kit and why' reviews rather than 'this is useless' ones. Reviews by genuine users that signpost good kit are far more useful to readers.

Neil

Do tell!

Neil