Wooo. Monday already.
Interesting XLBS – particularly the discussion on 3d printing.
But I really struggle to accept/understand opposition to resin printing from people who have never actually done it! I can see @lloyd is conflicted – his fear of missing out really comes across in the video. But his opposition to it (resin printing) feels more and more like listening to a conspiracy theorist telling you ever more how they are right and everyone else is an idiot for not fully understanding the issue properly.

I feel like opposition to resin printing would be more valid if it came from someone who actually did printing!
When @dignity pointed out that printers now have filters to reduce fumes, and @lloyd dismissed it as “just a carbon filter” with a “I don’t believe in that kind of thing” it really did feel like it was informed, experienced people being refuted by someone elses’ “belief” (without getting too political, that’s very much the zeitgeist of the mid 21st century!). Then we segued into how a (resin) 3d printer could “burn down your house” and – for me – Lloyd’s arguments against 3d printing lost all credibility. Any objections just sounded petty and churlish.

I would be far more interested in hearing from someone who took up 3d printing miniatures, created some, then got rid of all their kit and went back to buying plastics, because of their experience of printing. Because listening to someone who doesn’t do it, complaining about issues that don’t exist (a resin printer is basically a mobile phone screen and a stepper motor – as likely to spontaneously combust as your mobile phone or your inkjet printer!) is like indulging someone with a wet towel on their head telling us how 5g gives you covid!

Anyway – onto the questions.

What temperature indoors do you consider “too hot” – anything that makes me uncomfortable. In the summer that’s usually higher than in the winter. But I think that’s probably due to jumpers and fans or something?

Does heat change your hobby?
Yep. It makes painting a nightmare (in the midday heat). It also changes the timing of hobbytime. I’ll only even attempt painting things in the evening, once the sun has gone down and the house is noticeably cooler.

Favourite way to stay cool?
Swim in the sea. But, here in the UK, we’re now pumping so much raw sewage into our waterways, entire rivers are classified as “ecologically dead”. There have been recent incidents of lifeguards having to tell swimmers to get out of the sea, as brown foam makes its way across bathing sites. I’m still pretty angry about lots of the “Brexit benefits” we warned against (and were continually told was “Project Fear”). But now we’re breaking pub rules, so I’ll wind my neck in.

Here’s your music.
We played this at a recent jam night and it went down a storm. These guys have put out some amazing tracks. This is just one of many.