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This will be a 1:8 scale model meant to be admired and sat on a shelf or desk. The steering will work, the wheels will turn and the doors will open. I may get some headlights and interior lighting going too, just gotta wait for Josef Prusa to mail me my kit ;)

What wooden DeLorean?
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A full scale wooden one that was made based on the movie car that I used to own but donated to a car museum.

 
Access to that is the same as the timer for the private message feature - 2 weeks and 25 posts. You're just a few posts away. Some changes are coming to that section soon.
 
Apparently an article by the BBC claims that if you have one leg shorter than the other and big ears you may have a DNA or alternatively your parents may have simply been brother and sister.
 
Due to issues over plastic pollution the red and article saying the 3D printing was going to be replaced by 3D wood carvng. The same as 3D printing but involving carving a block of wood into the item you want.
 
I've not seen anything that could support this. Do you have links to anything talking about this? PLA, the most commonly used filament material, is already environmentally friendly:

Polylactic Acid (PLA): The environmentally responsible plastic

Read our guide to PLA bioplastic to learn all about PLA material including how it is produced, the environmental and economic advantages of PLA and how it fits into the circular economy.

What is PLA bioplastic?

Polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA) is a polyester derived from renewable biomass, typically from fermented plant starch, such as corn, cassava, sugarcane or sugar beet pulp. While the feedstock currently doesn’t compete with food production, manufacturers are already investigating the use of non-agricultural feedstocks. The environmental advantages of PLA bioplastics over those plastics derived from petroleum are measurable and significant.
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https://www.biopak.com/sg/resources/what-is-pla

It's mostly plant starch. Other filaments are similarly green, but there's exceptions to everything.

A straight up "wooden 3D printer" sounds like a CNC machine, and would not be capable of producing the same kind of intricacy or detailed results you'd get from layer-by-layer systems like SLA (resin) and FFF (extrusion). I've only seen ones that cut thin boards to make stuff like they distribute for TInker Crate:

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A robot actually capable of carving a model from a block would be extremely expensive. Imagine the amount of waste you'd create any time you wanted to make something, and then have it ONLY be in wood.

I'll stick with my PLA, but I wouldn't mind some laser etching/cutting tools too ;)

 
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Do you have a link to the article?
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Actually there was a spelling mistake in my initial post or deletion. You may have ALIEN DNA if you have one leg shorter than the other and big ears. The theory was put forward by renowned geneticist professor Walter Wallkarpet from Leeds University.

It was on BBC red button service.

 
I feel like I've been short changed, I've been expecting an upgrade but nothing. Is there a fault with the forum?
 
You know, I think I've been a pretty good host and played along with your sockpuppet noise for quite a while now, I enjoy fun as much as the next person, but your reputation precedes you. I know your personality, your history on other sites, and have a good idea of the accounts you've posted under (and had banned) in prior years here.

That said, I don't care. If you're not breaking the rules, you're welcome to post here. But, you are entitled to nothing. This is my home, and I'm inviting you into it. If you want more access, earn it by contributing and becoming a member who should have more access.

 
@Cosmo I have no reputation proceeding me (I've never posted on the other forum). All I'm doing is pointing out there's a fault with the forum as my postcount is going down rather than up.. if you don't want to be aware of any faults, I'll keep them to myself from now on.
 
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Hello forum members,

I have read some speculation about who I maybe and indeed I can confirm I'm from the future visiting my past self who frequents this forum.

I've just had a conversation with my younger self and I can't believe how much I've changed, from the scruffy, lazy, bum that I was in my late 20s.

I am here to initiate him into the conclave a time travelling facility governed by the Grand Overseer another member of this forum.

My time here is short but one of the conclave top temporal agents from the Briar department will be visiting this forum on a frequent basis to guide my past self. The one we initially paired him with is useless and will be retired.

Cal
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Fascinating, how did you managed to Time Travel? and what is the "Brair Department"?

 
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