I've really gotten into 3D printing since our family got an awesome Bambu printer last fall.
I find SO many household problems that can be solved, or projects that can be done better, by quickly making little custom parts like these.
What are they? Doesn't matter!* They printed in 5 minutes and helped me with a project. (And I'm still making all of my custom models in TinkerCAD, a web app designed for children, because it's so fast and easy.)
* installing some custom cove lights in my office
@marcoarment This bug has bitten me, too -- also just in TinkerCAD to date. So far, I've (barely) resisted buying a 3D printer -- our local library has ones that cost multi thousands of dollars, and can print much finer than typical household ones can. But it does involve a 10 min drive to the library (twice) for each project.
I've printed:
1. a stand for my NVMe drive enclosure so it can get better air cooling
2. a case for a tiny usb-powered electronic relay switch my son & I built for his external CarPlay unit's 12V plug
3. an airplane clip-to-closed-seatback-tray iphone holder for a recent trip.
Very tempted to buy a Bambu, though!!
@jmb
Aside from books, our library offers:
self checkout service
self checkin conveyer belt
cds/dvds/bluerays
ebooks
audiobooks
journalism subscriptions (e.g. NYT/WaPo/etc)
3d printing (both filament and resin based ones)
vinyl cutting
laser cutter
makerbot kits(to build/assemble and play with at home, like robots, coding bots, microscope, drones, raspberry pis, snap circuits, vr goggles, midi synths, signal samplers, arduinos, etc)
musical instruments to checkout (my daughter has a ukulele checked out right now)
study rooms
meeting rooms (with electronic whiteboards and video conferencing)
rentable conference space (tax-planning/retirement-planning/will-making seminars, citizenship classes, passport services, etc are held there)
very large teen area (where they study, congregate, socialize)
enclosed toddler play city
reading nooks everywhere
The entire library is a designated "noisy" area, except for a specific, glassed off quiet area (quite large). So it's a very social place.
Ginormous parking lot where it is nearly impossible to find a spot on weekends -- hundreds of people inside the library at any given moment on weekends, and after school on weekdays.
It's a FANTASTIC library.
Marco Arment
Leon Cowle
Jonathan B ✈️🪄👨🏻💻