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Previously on "Shopping spree / Monday challenge"
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Hmm. Those are pretty serious motors as well, not like the usual cheapo stepper motor based ones.
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You were talking about CNC the other day, here you go: Turn a decommissioned robot into a CNC machine
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Right I've totted it up and I've only managed £200 + a bid on a 2nd hand R/C transmitter and I even got some cheap optical prisms.
This is harder than I thought.
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Yeah but you are a "showing off about not being an iSheep" sheep.Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostTo be honest, its enough for me to check my online bank account and be very smug in the satisfaction that my balance hasnt gone down by ££££ just because some new phone was launched and I didnt have to go baaa baaa and become a iSheep.
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You're pocket is obviously a lot deeper than mine. I rather have all my equipment in a sexy little package. But to each is own.
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Sand, crude oil and a few rare earth metals?Originally posted by SimonMac View PostI wonder how much it would cost to try and source the composite materials to make an iPhone yourself? Not sure how feasible but gotta be worth a shot
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You might as well buy a clone produced in the same factories, with the added benefit of having dual sim cardsOriginally posted by SimonMac View PostI wonder how much it would cost to try and source the composite materials to make an iPhone yourself? Not sure how feasible but gotta be worth a shot
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I wonder how much it would cost to try and source the composite materials to make an iPhone yourself? Not sure how feasible but gotta be worth a shot
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To be honest, its enough for me to check my online bank account and be very smug in the satisfaction that my balance hasnt gone down by ££££ just because some new phone was launched and I didnt have to go baaa baaa and become a iSheep.
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