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Technocamps Beachlab 2014
Photo by Arvid Parry Jones On Saturday Aberystwyth University held an “Access All Areas” event; opening the university up to the general public. As with last year we worked together to combine it with...
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Pen Dinas
A prominent feature above Aberyswtyth, this is the first time I’ve visited in my 8 years here!
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Prostate Cancer UK has published a blog post where I discuss my Ph.D work: “It was extremely exciting to discover we had been awarded a grant from Prostate Cancer UK. It’s been a busy three years, but...
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Automatic Tank Recognition
A recent xkcd comic highlighted the varying complexity of tasks in computer science, and the unrealistic expectations that some might have using object recognition in images as an example: xkcd 1425...
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A Super Kickstarter
I’ve backed a few kickstarter projects now, such as the 3Doodler and Neverending Nightmares. They vary in their success, often with delays, there’s been a couple of complete failures. Recently I got a...
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Alien Puma Space Train
Alien Puma Space Train (APST) is the name given to a community interested in the works of relatively unknown man named Daniel S Christiansen. The fascination began after a photo gallery named “The Box...
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Storing coins in 2×2″ slide trays
I’ve been using 2×2″ film slide trays to store my coins for a long while. I don’t know of many people doing this but they are suitable for most coins and can be acquired incredibly cheaply either...
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RUMBA controller for the Rigidbot 3D printer
I’ve replaced the stock board on my Rigidbot with a Geeetech RUMBA. I’m documenting the process here. It was all straightforward, though I’ve ended up with a bit of a nest of wires and parts taped...
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e3d Hotend for the Rigidbot
Caroline is threatening to get a dog, so I’m preparing by printing a shepherd’s whistle. I’ve now added an e3d hotend to my rigidbot. It’s been described as a must-have and most valuable upgrade by...
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Low Resolution Printing with the e3d Volcano
0.2 vs 0.4mm resolution. Blurry due to dodgy macro with a loose lense. In late December e3d announced a new addon for the v6 that went took one of the main aspects of 3D printing into a new direction....
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