I'd wanted one for YEARS so have had a pretty large backlog of ideas in my head that I've been able to print. There are millions of models available on various sites too. It's super cool to make useful things not just toys or models.
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Yup!
Besides me getting frustrated that things dont go fast enough, thinking a good deal before buying a tool makes so much sense. When I finally get it theres so many uses for it and usually I keep finding more.
But printing your own missing pieces is so cool! I "repaired" an expensive coffee grinder, it had 1 plastic part which broke (holding grinders in place, go figure). Took some measurements, drew it in 3D, added some reinforcements, printed 3 time... am still using that first print. been nearly 5 years using it.
f*ck planned obsolescense
the feeling you get when repairing something, owning it!
#diy