What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.
Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!
It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.
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A 3D-Printer, I thought I just play around with it and get bored, but you discover so many things that you can do!
The handle on the fridge broke? Print new ones. Need a Flowerpot? Just print one. The router needs a wallmount? I have one ready in a few Hours.
Also I can watch it print for hours, very fascinating and calming.
ventilate my dude. read up on breathing around your 3D printer while its printing. no bueno
Micro plastics making me feel spastic!
E: if you know the song I will give you a Lemon
Aqua - Barbie Girl.
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they were close!
Wait until you start printing more printers
Dammit! I feel so attacked. But I can quit any time I want.
I just don't want to.
Bought 1, which printed number 2, which printed number 3. Really want to design a delta rn even though there is still so much to fix/upgrade on al 3
I got one to print parts for my drones thinking it would be no big deal and it turned in to a hobby in itself.
I've really been resisting getting into drones via my 3d printer. I just love the idea that I could print out parts and make my drone better and better!
I only use it for things like guards, wire/cap/cameral holders... gopro case... things like that. but the frames are all carbon fiber. There are templates to print the entire drone out off the printer but I have not done that.
You can get the electronics pretty cheap. It might be a fun project for you :)
I remember literally watching it for an hour when it was new, it was fascinating.
Which model do you have?
An Ender 3 V2
Now I'm thinking of getting one. But hear me out, I have a lot of tools already. And it will suck me in to stuff that I didn't know existed.
Get a Sovol SV06, it's going to be cheap, easy to use, and minimal maintenance. You won't regret it. Even if you just use it for jigs and custom clamp points, or something simple like replacing a missing end cap or something, every shop/garage/home can benefit from a 3D printer. It can be just another tool, or a hobby that consumes you, you can dive as deep as you want lol. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!
I found one in a bin, and after a dumpster dive and £10 worth of parts, it's now the most used appliances in my house.
Yeah except you're never really saving a lot of money and even when you do some duct tape would have worked just fine
That's simply not true. Paying $250 for a printer of decent quality, and a few functional repairs will pay for itself..
well, the handle was fixed with duct tape until I got a printer ...
nothing will ever truly replace duct tape!
So noob question - I got a 3D printer relatively recently and have printed a few things with it by downloading files from various websites.
How do you go about making or getting files for your specific custom jobs like these please?
I used FreeCAD to create my objects. It has quite a steep learning curve but it works for me.
I heard good things about TinkerCAD which should be easier to use for some quick ideas.