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For the first one I'd recommend doing it without the printer using thick wire and a plastic dip. It will be significantly stronger and (as a result) have much f

For the first one I'd recommend doing it without the printer using thick wire and a plastic dip. It will be significantly stronger and (as a result) have much fewer design constraints. 3D printer + minor woodworking + paint/sealant knowledge just kills when it comes to diy. Though I would recommend usinh a 3D printing service, maintaining a prnter can be pot luck with respect to time consumption, and services offer way more choice.

jrootabega 5y ago
You can make a lot of useful things by bending wire hangers.
- detritus 5y ago
  Or get a small desktop machine to do it for you :) I've had a 'D.I.WirePro' from Pensa Labs on my wishlist for a wee while now... https://www.pensalabs.com/ https://www.pensalabs.com/
  - zakki 5y ago
    How much is it? I couldn’t find it on the web on mobile.
  - jrootabega 5y ago
    I would hope that only people who really need such a machine would get one, rather than just another tech toy that will end up being a net contribution to waste, plastic waste, and e-waste. The ethos I was tuning into with my parent comment was more stuff like this: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-Artifacts/dp/0955006139 https://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-A...
    - detritus 5y ago
      If you mean me, I run a shop with various machines that produce things as a business. Irrespective of who you mean, you should perhaps keep your sanctimony closer to your chest, it grates here.
      - jrootabega 5y ago
        detritus: > If you mean me, I run a shop with various machines that produce things as a business. > Irrespective of who you mean, you should perhaps keep your sanctimony closer to your chest, it grates here. I meant anyone. There's no need to attack. The ancestor comment wanted to 3d print a bottle drying stick, someone replied and said just make it out of wire, and I endorsed that idea, and clarified by saying that a machine is a waste when your needs are simple. Identifying use cases where specialized machines are not appropriate is worthy of discussion. I really meant bending wire hangers and pointed out that it would be bad to get a machine when literally bending wire hangers would work.

jrootabega 5y ago

You can make a lot of useful things by bending wire hangers.

detritus 5y ago
Or get a small desktop machine to do it for you :) I've had a 'D.I.WirePro' from Pensa Labs on my wishlist for a wee while now... https://www.pensalabs.com/ https://www.pensalabs.com/
- zakki 5y ago
  How much is it? I couldn’t find it on the web on mobile.
- jrootabega 5y ago
  I would hope that only people who really need such a machine would get one, rather than just another tech toy that will end up being a net contribution to waste, plastic waste, and e-waste. The ethos I was tuning into with my parent comment was more stuff like this: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-Artifacts/dp/0955006139 https://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-A...
  - detritus 5y ago
    If you mean me, I run a shop with various machines that produce things as a business. Irrespective of who you mean, you should perhaps keep your sanctimony closer to your chest, it grates here.
    - jrootabega 5y ago
      detritus: > If you mean me, I run a shop with various machines that produce things as a business. > Irrespective of who you mean, you should perhaps keep your sanctimony closer to your chest, it grates here. I meant anyone. There's no need to attack. The ancestor comment wanted to 3d print a bottle drying stick, someone replied and said just make it out of wire, and I endorsed that idea, and clarified by saying that a machine is a waste when your needs are simple. Identifying use cases where specialized machines are not appropriate is worthy of discussion. I really meant bending wire hangers and pointed out that it would be bad to get a machine when literally bending wire hangers would work.