It’s not about the money - it’s about sending a message
Idk, repairing is often fun and may be faster actually. As in you don’t need to spend time searching for a suitable product and waiting for it to be delivered. Also, most breaks are more or less trivial to fix, so it’s at least worth a try, imo.
I fix stuff when it’s harder than buying a new one just because it’s rewarding. I guess the guy in the picture embodies that feeling but I don’t picture it that way, it’s just how I was brought up. Same reason I make meals instead of ordering doordash.
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True. It isn’t always about a cost/labour analysis. Sometimes I want to repair something to learn how to do it. Sometimes I want to repair something because even though ‘my time is valuable’, I hate the idea of throwing out something I know will rot in the landfill for a thousand years. Sometimes I’m just attached to the thing and afraid I won’t find a replacement that is as good (which is often the case).
I hate our throwaway culture, it’s good to know how to fix things even if it isn’t technically ‘cost effective’ to do so.
Karl Marx’s theory of alienation describes the separation and estrangement of people from their work, their wider world, their human nature, and their selves. Alienation is a consequence of the division of labour in a capitalist society, wherein a human being’s life is lived as a mechanistic part of a social class
I was living in a shithole apartment with a noisy fridge that the landlord wouldn’t fix and complaining to my therapist about it. He suggested I fix it, which was a completely alien idea to me at the time. It was a lot less complicated than I expected, I learned a lot about how it worked, and my self-confidence and perceived control over my circumstances skyrocketed.
It challenges me, relaxes me, and I get a cool experience out of it
All of these reasons but I also just enjoy the experience of fixing something. It feeds the soul in some deep way for me
Also it’s fun.
Also, I think that you shouldn’t put a price on your free time off work? You wouldn’t be working anyway, why put a price tag on it?
Absolutely – I hate how we’ve been raised to think of time in monetary terms; I have to remind myself on days off that “No, I do not need to do anything it’s my day off! I can sleep in… no need to be productive …”
Me with all my Koss headphones (looking at you KPH30i!), and everything with a depleted rechargeable battery.
Nothing more satisfying than making something that cheaper, and also exceed the quality of buying ready-to-use product.
CAD, EDA, IDE, and correct toolkits to the rescue!
For CAD I would recommend Onshape rather than Fusion, it’s browser based so it works on Linux and I prefer it target than Fusion.
The main limitation of the free tiers is that all the design you do are public.
amazing and helpful comment. thank you
I have difficulty finding that first project that would justify a purchase of a 3d printer.
Even just sending something to a local 3d printshop is difficult.
Basically I need a use case to kick me off.
Toy production, I have one - the main use is making whatever toys I think are cool. You want more LEGO - 3D print it. You want something to throw something for your dog, 3D print it.
Admittedly those aren’t use cases so much as hobbies. Occasionally you can 3D print a repair for a curtain hook or something. But everyone likes toys, even adults.
Do you have pets? My first project will be cages for my electronics to keep my cats away from them, eventually I want to put together a hall tree. They’re like coat hangers with a seat and storage for your shoes, but I’ll also add a section for my work clothes
I have a 3d printer. Honestly, it’s mostly junk that gets printed. I like the idea, but the utility isn’t there. It’s a solution in search of a problem.
But I’ve made a few neat things. My own design for cabinet and drawer hardware and some custom knick knack souvenirs for a gig I work on each year to give to the crew.
What I want is a large library of 3d model replacement parts for things like my car, but they haven’t been made available so I’d have to model them myself and I’m not that good.
I 3D print stuff for the wood shop a lot. Clamping doodads, tool holders, jigs, etc.
I have some things. I just got a roll of tpu to try and print a new drain plug for something that they don’t offer replacement parts on.
But I’ve found I don’t need another organizer or knick knack anymore. And personally, I’m not a huge fan of plastic. If I can get something in wood, metal, glass, or ceramic I’d much rather do that.
It’s great for when I need it. I just don’t need it often.
To be honest I don’t have 3d printer myself and rarely print to make a case, the electric bill really putting me off to own one. Most of time I used those pre-made abs plastic project box that you can cut/drill holes and come with various size. Other than that, sometime it feels “costly” to make something if you didn’t plan ahead or not really going to use the project.
Also openSCAD if you struggle to get your head around normal CAD programs. Everything is written as a script and it’s surprisingly intuitive.
Absolutely! If it’s already broken, and you fail to fix it, what have you lost? Go for it (but pls do your research and be careful. Don’t go poking about inside appliances with big capacitors, for example, like microwave ovens).
Everyone here fixing stuff with 3D printers while I am here struggling how to sew up wool silk leggings in a way that keeps them elastic and fighting for my life with darning
I just like fixin stuff. It’s why I got a 3d printer and I’m learning CAD.
I would rather spend 8 hours banging my head against a wall than spend 10 dollars on Amazon to order a replacement part lol
Fighting the good fight! Also, time you enjoy “wasting” isn’t wasted time.
There’s lots of costs that don’t show up in the 5$ value. Considering limited resources, the value in human lives tied with pollution, the pollution you are not generating during the two hours of hobbying…
I think the math checks out most of the time.
I see someone owns a 3d printer.
I mean it’s not that crazy if it saves you a trip to whatever store.
Going to a single place to replace something can take an hour so we can subtract that. Getting paid $5 an hour for a fun activity is also an absolute steal.
When you can’t earn money, then, time isn’t money, Money IS Money! Sure that device costs $5 to replace, but with those two hours that you weren’t earning cash, you saved $5 that you can spend on whatever your heart desires. When you aren’t earning, save.
Since I lost my job, I’ve been macguyvering stuff around the house to save money. For example:
Every week I would take out my blue trash can for the garbage folks to pick up/dump, but for the past month I haven’t bothered to take it out. Why? I’ve been reusing the cardboard as weed barriers for my garden (with mulch on top) to using egg cartons as temporary seed trays to using those clear fruit containers as pots as well.
Empty coffee cans endnup being filled with other smaller oddities around the home or used as a smaller bucket for when I need to harvest sand.
Point being, you be surprised how resourceful you can be if you give it a try.
You can be making money anytime nowadays if you’ve got a driver’s license. Not that I’d recommend it though.
Don’t most of those jobs require you to supply your own vehicle, fuel and other vehicle-related expenses?
They do which is why I wouldn’t recommend it.
I just like fixin stuff. It’s why I got a 3d printer and I’m learning CAD.
I would rather spend 8 hours banging my head against a wall than spend 10 dollars on Amazon to order a replacement part lol
CAD work is more entertaining than video games to me, and in the end I’ll have something I can use.
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