3DPrinting

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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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3D Print Farm Talk - Should You Upgrade? - Some Experience with Old vs New Machines (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago by GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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I found this interesting. It's a different view point than "buy the latest and greatest".

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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think it's likely a very hard niche to break into and keep orders coming.

It also seems like a lot of people find a device or appliance where there are no replacement parts or very expensive ones and they sell printed ones at a nice markup.

It might be that those green squares fix a $300 thing for $20 when the manufacturer wants $80. Print them, toss them up on etsy/amazon and call it a day.

I know years ago I bought a replacment knob for a kitchenaid mixer that I got used. Was something like $10 for likely $0.25 of plastic, but it made sense to buy to solve my one issue instead of buying a whole 3D printer.