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That's all good Nemesis you go ahead and get the pereskiopsis, there are other things in that bundle that I might try and get my hands on ;)

that can be arranged if you truly desire, i don't have any glow in the dark plastic spool at the moment but planning on getting some, if you send over a design i can print it off, keeping in mind 20cm is the max length/width I can print at. incidentally, you're not the first one to suggest doing so. very kind of you, might take you up on that, PM sending time ;)

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Yep the whole 3d printing thing is pretty cool, I'll slowly be exploring more to do with electronic prototyping, it's a good and easy way of printing mechanical parts that can be used to experiment with new ideas and devices. The printer itself is quite simple, 4 stepper motors move the extruder around the 3 axis, another stepper motor controls feeding the plastic spool (seen on the left of the picture) into the heated nozzle. The whole thing moves around controlled by software, melting plastic and adding it layer by layer to form the desired object. It's a recent build so I've not done much with it for now, the other day I needed a compass to draw circles so just printed two small braces that wrap around a wooden stick, the results is attached, should at least give an idea of the level of detail that you can get. My setup has an extruder nozzle of 0.3mm, so that's the minimum "precision" the machine can obtain, although it is possible to go lower by using different nozzle sizes, just requires a bit more work with calibration.

aye, i've benefited from fsre while in europe, but i had a few concerns with the concept of importing an outside species and how much trouble one could potentially get into for that here in nz

Neat, thanks for the welcomes, might take you up on that bigred we'll see what happens ;) Still no luck with my hunt, but time rewards the patient someone once said.

Hello hello everyone! It's a windy, grey day, I don't have much to do and sipping on a cup of chai I thought it would be a good time as any to properly introduce myself to what seems like a really neat and friendly community here. I've come and gone a few times in New Zealand, and only recently decided to settle here for a while and start exploring all the things I didn't do over the last few years, travelling somewhat aimlessly and quietly observing the world around me. I've really loved NZ so far, temporarily leaving out the subjects of high cost of living and immigration issues, the country is plain beatiful, many (most?) people are really relaxed and open-minded enough to let you do your own thing. Growing up in busy european cities, it's a breath of fresh air and a new found inspiration in life that I desperately needed. I am hoping to one day call the west coast my home, living self-sufficiently and enjoying life day by day, with the knowledge of how lucky we all are to be in a place like this. One of my big passions and interest is technology, what some people like to call "sensibly applied technology", meaning for the good and benefit of human kind and the environment around us, straying well away from commercial and profit interests. It's still early days for me, but if anyone is one the same wavelength and the same country I'd love to get connected. Recently I've built a RepRap (self replicating 3d filament printer) so if anyone's keen on giving it a go I could print off the plastic parts for you. Shameless request: if anyone has anything they're willing to share, I'd love to start my collection here in NZ Thanks and love to everyone for making SAB what I'm guessing (hoping) it is

Good day one and all, I'm new to SAB, and also new to NZ, and after leaving Europe and my beloved collection to family and friends I'm hoping to start from scratch on this side of the world. Call me a romantic, but it feels right to me to start my collection with one my personal favourites, a cubensis spore print (for microscopy purposes only). So, here's hoping a NZ based fellow mycology enthusiast reads this and has the means and time to help spread the love Thanks and it's a pleasure to have stumbled on SAB, happy to find a community here too

3 with a light manuka honey glaze and just enough milk (but not too much). yum.

Hey everyone, as this is my first post I should be polite and say hi: hi. I've recently moved to NZ from some other unmentioned part of the world, leaving behind a few collector's items to friends and family, whom I'm sure will take good care of them. In the meantime, I was hoping a fellow (NZ based) mycology affecionado might be able to share a cube print (for microscopy only) as I feel it would be a good start to a small collection on this side of the world. Any help appreciated, and once again, hi. edit: posted another thread in the more relevant "mycology" section, hoping I don't annoy anyone