alt Hacker NewsI've been telling myself that for as long as 3D-printing has been consumer tech (about 20 years ?) and now it's shifted to "I'll borrow one my friends' printers if needs be".
In truth every time an issue fit for 3D printing has come up in my life, I solved it easily with wood and cardboard. I'm starting to recognize I might be a craftsman at heart.
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IncreasePosts • yesterday at 5:03 PM
Borrowing from a friend/library/work/low-cost maker space is the way to go unless you plan on printing with the thing for numerous hours per day on average. Having said that, once you start 3d printing, it becomes a tool you reach to more and more
I have had a similar experience; my preferred material to work with is wood. However, as I got more into tinkering with electronics and vintage computing, I'm finding more instances where wood does not achieve sufficient strength-to-weight ratio, especially for small parts where wood grain and anisotropy becomes a significant factor to consider.