Part 1 – Uses for a 3D Printer –Curing The Chronic DIY-er’s Bank Account
The uses for a 3D Printer around the home are simply ENDLESS! DIY is all the rage, from home decorating, making your children’s toys, or projects in the yard. We have found that 3D printers are brilliant for reducing the cost for MANY projects.
Uses for a 3D Printer – helping the Chronic DIYer save money.
Since being married to my husband, I don’t think we have gone more than a few days without a project on the go and as all wives know, projects cost MONEY. I am always supportive of the latest project because I can’t bear having a husband with no creative focus. Our 3D printers have fuelled my husband’s need to create for over 12 months now, with minimal financial outlay to try out his latest venture.
Other uses for a 3D Printer – providing the parts for the next DIY project – whatever it is.
Our 3D printer has drastically reduced our family’s DIY project bill. As I write, my husband is off to visit the neighbour to learn more about how to build an Aquaponics system to grow vegetables. Already he has the Grow Pots printing away on our Prusa i3. All it took was a quick search on Thingiverse to find that someone else had done the hard work for him. Check out these Hydroponics items – 3D Printed Hydroponics Grow pot, 3D Printed Hydroponics Pump Connector, 3D Printed Hydroponics Venturi My husband is inspired by 3DPonics, a group of keen 3D Printers who printing creating Hydroponics parts. I no longer worry about what he is interested in and how much it will cost. Our 3D Printer lets my chronic DIYer keep himself entertained and creative while taking the whole family on the journey with him.
More uses for a 3D Printer – repairing broken items and s
aving money on replacements.
Just this week, my husband printed up the $60 coffee plunger handle that broke when it
hit the floor. Rather than buying a new one, it took 15 minutes for him to design a new cap and I love it! I thought 3D printers were a gimmick when he first suggested the idea but they have very much become part of our life – from the fun stuff to the practical. We regularly say amongst ourselves that we can’t remember life without our 3D printer. It really has left its mark on the Lennard family.
Still more uses for a 3D printers –replacing costly or difficult to find items.
Just this Christmas, my brother in-law brought with him his favourite, but ancient fishing rod with a busted part. I was excited to see him catching on – 3D Printers can be used to fix things that cost a fortune otherwise! Fishing rods, drones, helicopters, remote control cars…
What I love most about our 3D Printer is that my Chronic DIY husband is able to spend time on his hobbies without neglecting the family.
Other DIY projects have seen him lost in his garage for weeks on end or inside with us but me knowing he really wants to be outside working on his latest design. Our 3D printer sits in our office where our 2 year old happily sits on his lap watching the 3D printer or sorting nuts and washers on daddy’s table. He does his designs in a room where the family hangs out. I LOVE the creative outlet that our 3D printer has given our family.
Our 3D Printer has cured my husband’s battle to balance family and hobby time. It’s provided an all weather creative outlet to solve everyday problems around the Lennard’s home.
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