The new one is the one on the top.

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[–] 39 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Now remove the bottom and re-do that one and your fridge looks meant to be that way, and better.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Not gonna lie, I spent like 5 hours on the first one. Had that been a commission for a customer, it would've been a 300€ fridge handle. Two of them would more than double the price of the fridge itself.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago*

    Ya lol. Thats always the way. Mass production really reduces the cost of everything like crazy. Anything one builds for themselves is always going to be crazy expensive compared to factory made. Unless they have all the equipment already, and knowhow to do it real fast.

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  • [–] 26 points 8 months ago (1 child)
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    Very stylish, barely noticable repair 🤣

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  • [–] 51 points 8 months ago

    Damn ugly, why would a manufactuer use such a bland white block of plastic.

    Also you now need a stein glass and a horned fur trimmed helmet btw, I don't make the rules.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Why did you do it in all white?

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I like it better than the original, unironically.

    Replace the other one too!

    I am beyond sick to death of 'everything is either landlord white, or stainless steel and black'.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I honestly do too.

    The Japanese even have a term for this kind of thing: Kintsugi - for when instead of hiding the repair you embrace it. I like the aesthetic personally. I think it adds character. I've got plenty of builds and repairs like this around the house that might not look so pretty but are handmade and of high quality.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Yep, yep yep yep, fully agree and am also a fan of the concept behind Kinstugi.

    Though I think that kintsugi more specifically refers to ... well, a literal artform/method of repair of things like glasses, cups, vases, etc...

    Yeah, the general idea of ... just repairing things that break, instead of replacing them wholly... making do with what you have and what you know...

    We all need to shift toward that.

    Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair.

    We are living in a cyberpunk dystopia and if we ever want it to inch toward a solarpunk alternative, we will need to do with what exists, produce less literal mountains and islands of garbage.

    ... Beyond that, you could say that a kind of custom repair like this is literally building character.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    That gives the fridge ao much more character. Love it! Now do the other one!

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    You should also replace the bottom one. It's a little "DIY", but it's still an improvement on bland white plastic

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    And then they match.

    My dilemma would be do I really want to replace one that isn’t broken and risk fucking it up more? Versus having to look at handles that don’t match.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Steampunk fridge, it may need some more cogs and pipes to get to the next level.

    Did it pass the WAF?

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

    Nice! I've got no metal or woodworking skills, but I do have a 3d printer. I've been doing these types of repairs lately and it's just soooo damn satisfying. I replaced some broken pieces of a shoe rack the other day and felt like a god among men.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I'm yet to dive into that rabbit hole but it's just a matter of time. My understanding however is that the technology is already mature enough to be actually practical for normal users too.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Yeah I got my first printer something like 5 years ago and it was much more tinkering than the average person would probably want to put up with.

    I bought a more modern printer recently and it's a night and day difference. For the most part, you can just tell it to print something with substantially less manual intervention.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    the door will come off before that handle does

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    I love this

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I wish I had a 3d printer at Home to repair many broken appliances that only needed a small spare part.

    I've come to hate everything made of plastic these last few years. most my electronics went out of service because of how flimsy they were made.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    If it weren't crooked, I'd vote for painting it.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    You need to break the bottom handle too

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Skyrim fridge

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Lot of DIY fridge repairs on Lemmy lately.

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    Here's how good your replacement is: I assumed the one on the bottom was the DIY one and you'd 3D printed it. Top one is much prettier.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Great, like it! It follows one of my own design rules at home - if you can't hide it, promote it!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    The top one looks like it may need replacing soon as well 😂

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    [–] 0 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    You just attached it with ordinary screws into the plastic? Hope it holds...

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