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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 4 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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stn8188 ◴[25 Aug 25 16:06 UTC] No.45015355[source]▶
"Balking at the $50+ charge for turnkey assembly, I opted to take the financially responsible route and pay $200+ for a hot-air rework station to solder it myself."

Yeah, I feel this :)

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jimmies ◴[25 Aug 25 18:57 UTC] No.45017578[source]▶
Alternative way to see it: The author had either a $50 solution, or a $50 solution that comes with a discounted hotair rework station for $150…

I learned it from Superfastmatt. He needed a piece of plastic that retails for $1500 for his van, so he said: “either I have a $1500 solution or I have a $1500 solution but I get a free fancy 3D printer in the end…” that stuck with me.

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1. m463 ◴[25 Aug 25 20:07 UTC] No.45018377[source]▶
I've come full circle several times.

I have a brake bleeder, an oil change jugs with a cap on top and the side, cellphone tool kits, and more...

Sometimes it takes a while to derive the tenets of labor specialization from first principles.

How many of us can make more making nets for fishermen than making nets AND fishing yourself?

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2. XorNot ◴[25 Aug 25 21:37 UTC] No.45019340[source]▶
Sometimes I wonder this and then look up how much it costs to get some job done and realize I'm probably still coming out substantially ahead.
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3. viraptor ◴[26 Aug 25 19:49 UTC] No.45031441[source]▶
You still need to account for a fun factor. I've got a nas which cost me probably $400 in parts to save on buying a $300 solution. But it's mine, janky, fun and I wouldn't have it any other way.
4. BizarroLand ◴[27 Aug 25 15:33 UTC] No.45041104[source]▶
I know my local library loans out tools, I wonder if I can gift my use once tools to them so someone else could borrow them instead of buying?