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.

  • Dathknight@feddit.de
    1131·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • ShooBoo@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • momentary@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        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!

        • ShooBoo@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          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 :)

    • Urbanfox@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

    • GladiusB@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        1 year ago

        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!

    • H4Lambda@feddit.it
      76·
      1 year ago

      Yeah except you’re never really saving a lot of money and even when you do some duct tape would have worked just fine

    • darreninthenet@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      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?

      • Dathknight@feddit.de
        1·
        1 year ago

        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.