Have you used your 3d printer to print a repair part?

dashcloud shared some links said Thu, Jan 18th 2018 at 10:43pm ET

Hi, I know there’s some folks here who have 3d printers, and make stuff with them.
The good people over at Hackaday are running a contest for the best 3d printed repairs: https://hackaday.com/2018/01/16/win-big-prizes-with-repairs-you-can-print/

The Repairs You Can Print Contest on Hackaday.io is a challenge to show off the real reason you bought a 3D printer. We want to see replacement parts, improved functionality, or a tool or jig that made a tough repair a snap.

If you’d like to share pictures of any prints you’ve done, I’d love to see what people are 3d printing.

Good luck to any Mehricans that enter!

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moondrake said Thu, Jan 18th 2018 at 10:53pm ET:

I’m going to be signing on with the local makers space in March when they shut down our jewelry metals workshop for renovations. I’m joining mostly for the 3D printers, not for some practical purpose, but to use them to reproduce small sculptures. To sell them, so a different kind of practicality.

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Pavlov said Thu, Jan 18th 2018 at 10:57pm ET:

No. But I did print a repairman.

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Pony said Fri, Jan 19th 2018 at 12:13am ET:

I just sent my hubby there. He’s printed repair parts for fishing reels, his truck, and other things. Thanks for the link.

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eVil said Fri, Jan 19th 2018 at 12:15am ET:

Yep. Printed a part that broke on my printer.

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Alderuen said Sat, Jan 20th 2018 at 12:04am ET:

When I worked as an engineer for Makerbot we would repair literally anything just for the fun of it. At home, its pretty much just printing those damn shelf-stays that always seem to fall out

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mehcuda67 said Sat, Jan 20th 2018 at 1:01am ET:

Very first thing I designed and printed was a replacement valve for a humidifier. Totally a calculated move - instant spousal approval

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