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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 fr

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.

stronglikedan 1y ago
Lol, was that the thing that jutted out the drive's side and let him put the bed sideways? If so, I missed that quip, but it's great regardless!
m463 1y ago
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?
- XorNot 1y ago
  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.
  - BizarroLand 1y ago
    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?
  - viraptor 1y ago
    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.
bluGill 1y ago
When doing any diy I assume I will spend more on tools the first time than I save, but the next time I have the tools and so costs are much less.
- vasco 1y ago
  There's never a next time though because you just want to do new stuff
  - bluGill 1y ago
    That happens though oftenithe tools work for the project 6 from now.
  - Dr4kn 1y ago
    More often you use some of the tools you already have, but have to buy additional ones.
stn8188 1y ago
Haha yeah, last year I replaced my wheel bearings in my van. I ended up with a frustrating ABS code (long story short: faulty magnetic encoders on both of the new bearings). I ended up spending about the same as the job would have cost at a shop, but with a slew of new tools. I also did a USB switch project for fun, and ended up spending probably $250 for something I could have just bought for $15, but it was a great experience. (Here if anyone is interested: https://shielddigitaldesign.com/posts/2021/susb/ https://shielddigitaldesign.com/posts/2021/susb/ )
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stronglikedan 1y ago

Lol, was that the thing that jutted out the drive's side and let him put the bed sideways? If so, I missed that quip, but it's great regardless!

m463 1y ago

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?

XorNot 1y ago
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.
- BizarroLand 1y ago
  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?
- viraptor 1y ago
  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.

bluGill 1y ago

When doing any diy I assume I will spend more on tools the first time than I save, but the next time I have the tools and so costs are much less.

vasco 1y ago
There's never a next time though because you just want to do new stuff
- bluGill 1y ago
  That happens though oftenithe tools work for the project 6 from now.
- Dr4kn 1y ago
  More often you use some of the tools you already have, but have to buy additional ones.

stn8188 1y ago

Haha yeah, last year I replaced my wheel bearings in my van. I ended up with a frustrating ABS code (long story short: faulty magnetic encoders on both of the new bearings). I ended up spending about the same as the job would have cost at a shop, but with a slew of new tools. I also did a USB switch project for fun, and ended up spending probably $250 for something I could have just bought for $15, but it was a great experience. (Here if anyone is interested: https://shielddigitaldesign.com/posts/2021/susb/ https://shielddigitaldesign.com/posts/2021/susb/ )

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