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

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[–] TheAristocrat@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Working in a niche field I see this a lot. For example, we needed an adapter for an amplifier from a small research equipment company. The provided us with a 3d printed component MacGyvered with existing hardware. I would imagine the total number they will ever need to make would be less than 100. I can't imagine a better use for 3d printing.