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Design for 3D-Printing

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837 points q3k | 3 comments | 04 May 25 17:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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MuffinFlavored ◴[04 May 25 23:29 UTC] No.43890504[source]▶
Does the world have an oversupply of ESP32/RaspberryPi/3D printers/similar but not enough use cases?
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1. lucasoshiro ◴[05 May 25 13:53 UTC] No.43895153[source]▶
No.

3D printers are not the revolution that they looked at first. But after the initial hype, they found their niche and they are strong in it.

Nowadays I even dare to say that it's more useful to have a 3D printer at home than having a ink jet.

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2. terribleperson ◴[06 May 25 01:52 UTC] No.43901137[source]▶
I have a printer, but I've lived without one before. I simply went to Kinkos or Staples and printed what I needed. Can't do that as readily when you need something 3d printed, and it's a very capable tool.
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3. lucasoshiro ◴[06 May 25 13:53 UTC] No.43905149[source]▶
> I've lived without one before

I think it's easier to live without one today, as many use cases for printing at home were replaced by just using a smartphone and a PDF reader...