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atocci@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  3D printing

  in high school

  now that I’m an adult

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  • atocci@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If it helps, my high school was ahead of the curve on 3D printer adoption. Someone on the staff must have been in-the-know and somehow managed to convince them that the $3,000 purchase was worth it.

    I sure am glad that those prices have come way down since then.

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    • GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s pretty amazing to have teachers and faculty like that 💜

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  • Azuth@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I graduated in 2010 and my high school had a 3d printer. They weren’t common in the 2000’s but they were around.

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    • Thassodar@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I graduated 2005 and 3d printing wasn’t even a concept at any school in my district.

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• can@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Being an adult is pretty neat sometimes

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• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve got an older resin printer I used for Warhammer, I’m thinking it’s just a matter of time before I start trying FDM to make useful stuff.

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• refalo@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I just don’t see the point. I can’t think of any good reason to have one personally.

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  • atocci@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you have any desire to make things or tinker, they’re fantastic. They’ll save you tons of time and possibly money also. I have a bunch of knickknacks and functional printed parts around my house now.

    If that’s not your cup of tea though, you probably don’t have a good reason to buy one. It’s also a hobby and if you don’t plan to use it for more than printing the occasional spare part which you could otherwise just buy at a store, I don’t think it would justify the cost.

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    • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For that you need a FWA3DP, a friend with a 3D printer. Mine prints me parts every few months when I randomly need something.

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