The latest addition to my desk space
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The problem with my replicator is that it just consumes too much power. I mean even having mine produce a small raisin raises my electric bill to nearly a month's pay. You need one of these if you want one.[^]Most people, such as yourself, don't realize the operating expenses of converting energy to matter.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
By the time the Star Trek replicator comes along, I trust we will also have solved the power requirements issue. :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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The box around my 3D Printer:
It's currently printing the box for the IR temperature display I'm going to add to the top. Plywood, 20mm wood structure, perspex window, LED light strip from FleaBay, extractor fan FleaBay, fan and tube / switch mounting plate 3D printed."I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Yep. Broadband: the walls are 2ft / 60cm thick granite, and mere mobile signals have trouble. I'd be looking at modem speeds to use 3G / 4G, and 5G is right out the window for at least a decade. Even with mobile, it has to be the right provider if I want to stay dry - most of 'em only work at the bottom of the garden because we're at a narrow point of the valley and signal doesn't get through well. Still, I get 50Mbs FTC broadband that's solid as a rock, which is nice.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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The problem with my replicator is that it just consumes too much power. I mean even having mine produce a small raisin raises my electric bill to nearly a month's pay. You need one of these if you want one.[^]Most people, such as yourself, don't realize the operating expenses of converting energy to matter.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Bear in mind replicators are two-way: they convert energy to matter and matter to energy for waste disposal. At a guess, they are the only reason Star Fleet can run long range missions - food, air, water, spares, laundry, and sewage disposal are all replicator functions. The ship is a nearly closed system, so "recycling" works fine, provided there isn't too much inefficiency in the system. So they shouldn't need excessive power: feed matter in one end, convert to energy, convert to different matter at the other.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Yep. Broadband: the walls are 2ft / 60cm thick granite, and mere mobile signals have trouble. I'd be looking at modem speeds to use 3G / 4G, and 5G is right out the window for at least a decade. Even with mobile, it has to be the right provider if I want to stay dry - most of 'em only work at the bottom of the garden because we're at a narrow point of the valley and signal doesn't get through well. Still, I get 50Mbs FTC broadband that's solid as a rock, which is nice.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Bear in mind replicators are two-way: they convert energy to matter and matter to energy for waste disposal. At a guess, they are the only reason Star Fleet can run long range missions - food, air, water, spares, laundry, and sewage disposal are all replicator functions. The ship is a nearly closed system, so "recycling" works fine, provided there isn't too much inefficiency in the system. So they shouldn't need excessive power: feed matter in one end, convert to energy, convert to different matter at the other.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Never saw the reverse process on StarTrash, but you did bring something to mind: Human wastes go in and converted French cuisine.* * I think this technology is already here.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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The box around my 3D Printer:
It's currently printing the box for the IR temperature display I'm going to add to the top. Plywood, 20mm wood structure, perspex window, LED light strip from FleaBay, extractor fan FleaBay, fan and tube / switch mounting plate 3D printed."I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Nice, I was considering mounting mine into a cupboard and then put different doors on the front so I could put a window. How does your enclosure open? What's the display look like now with the printed temp display etc.
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Nice, I was considering mounting mine into a cupboard and then put different doors on the front so I could put a window. How does your enclosure open? What's the display look like now with the printed temp display etc.
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The whole front comes off: 3DPB 01 Front on .jpg - Google Drive[^] 3DPB 02 Front off.jpg - Google Drive[^] (CP isn't liking image pasting for me today) Three magnets secure it: 3DPB 03 Magnet.jpg - Google Drive[^] - they work with a bunch of staples I pressed into the box with a small vice. 3DPB 04 Display.jpg - Google Drive[^] Works fine!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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The box around my 3D Printer:
It's currently printing the box for the IR temperature display I'm going to add to the top. Plywood, 20mm wood structure, perspex window, LED light strip from FleaBay, extractor fan FleaBay, fan and tube / switch mounting plate 3D printed."I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Very nice enclosure.
Did a little mechanic work today. Put a rear end in a recliner! JaxCoder.com
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I'm waiting for the Star Trek replicator. :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
