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[–] 64 points 1 year ago (7 children)

That struggle is so real... Although, once you start to learn paremetric modeling, you stop having as much plastic waste around and a whole bunch of slightly different prototypes of a desk organizer or toilet roll holder that result from not measuring properly the first time.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I measure 3 times and still need to print at least 3 times to get something right.

    I'm working on an outdoor hose grommet that's a custom fit to my house. I measured with calipers. I also took paper, traced the fixture and marked the holes before modeling and 3d printing.

    I have a desk full of badly fitting prototypes. -or just bad because I forgot to set a print setting in the slicer.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I need to print something to repair my garage door rail. I have no idea how to get started on measuring that.

    That's okay, though. I also need to fix my 3d printer before I can get started on the other project.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    That's easy, just get a second 3d printer to print parts to fix the 3d printer

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I suspect more than a few of us are feeling called out with this comment.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Most likely it's ... All of us.

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