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What are some useful things to create with a typical 3D printer? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by comfy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm going to have access to a 3D printer for a few days. I know two friends who've used them, but it's only been for art and figurines, or professional purposes.

Are there any other cases you can think of where a custom-printed item is better than the myriad of mass-produced plastic items?

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What is 5-S?

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's a whole process for streamlining production environments, but I just meant it as shorthand for organizing my tools, specifically giving each one its own dedicated place so I can tell at a glance whether everything is put away, and if not, what's missing.

A couple examples of the concept

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Cool, thank you! Based on that I also found it on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5S/_%28methodology%29

These terms are often translated as 'sort', 'set in order', 'shine', 'standardize', and 'sustain'.