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I designed and made a thing on my 3d printer! by shaunmza

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I designed and made a thing on my 3d printer!
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<p>This weekend I got around to doing something I have wanted to do since I was in my teens (thats a loong time ago)!</p>
<p>I managed to take an idea for a part from conception, to design and ended up with a physical product in my hands! I did it in aa afternoon too, which surprised my the most.</p>
<p>If you have seen my previous post, &nbsp;<a href="/printing3d/@shaunmza/it-s-alive-fixed-my-3d-printer">It's ALIVE!! Fixed my 3d printer</a>, you will know I have a 3d printer, that I recently got parts for and got it working.</p>
<p>In the comments, @steevc asked what plans I had for it, and here is an answer ;)</p>
<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/tH1Sfqy.jpg" width="3120" height="4160"/></p>
<h2>Why?</h2>
<p>So, this deserves a back story. When we moved into our flat, my wife bought 2 hangers that you can hang multiple socks or other underwear on. We were still getting used to working in Euro's so she got the cheapest she could find.<br>
Generally they are ok, except for the hook at the very top, which is as flimsy as can be.</p>
<p>The predictable happens and the hook breaks. My wife is resourceful, though and finds a way to make it work, but it's less than ideal because she cannot move it around anymore.</p>
<h2>Design process</h2>
<p>I have never worked in a CAD program before, but after some searching found FreeCAD, which is free to download and use. I had installed this a while back in anticipation of playing with the printer.</p>
<p>First I tried to design a smaller piece, so I could test and make sure that what I designed would be printable.</p>
<p>I started with this,&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/YLyTMYB.jpg"/></p>
<p>After watching 2 or 3 tutorials on YouTube about working in FreeCAD I got to work and came up with this.</p>
<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5hWlpL9.jpg" width="751" height="611"/></p>
<p>Super chuffed with my attempt, I rushed to the printer to print it.<br>
Sadly it did not turn out that great, it was usable, and I watched as it printed, so I learnt why it printed so badly.</p>
<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/JBeoIj2.jpg"/></p>
<p>The next day, I got started on the part that was actually broken, and created this after a while. <br>
It emulates and improves on the one below, which is flimsy and overcomplicated in my mind.<br>
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<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/4tRpHcq.jpg"/></p>
<h2>Why not just buy another one?</h2>
<p>Granted, it would have been cheaper and a more efficient use of time to just go back to the store and buy another one.<br>
But then i would throw this one away, which means more plastic in landfills.<br>
I also would not have made something, designed it, learnt how to work with new, powerful, software! This provides experience to create new and more exciting things!</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>I know I used new filament, so I have actually 'added' to plastic waste in a sense, but in the long run I plan to build a shredder and extruder, so that I can re-use failed prints and recycle plastic from everyday items to create new stuff and fix items that really should not be going to the landfill.</p>
<p>One last shot, from the 'ugly' side, I still have a bit to learn on the printer, so here you can see it's not all roses ;)</p>
<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/fBSfZWC.jpg"/></p>
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<p>If you liked this, please consider following me, I would also love to hear feedback, so please leave a comment!</p>

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@steevc · 
This is probably the sort of thing I'd make. I know there's a big library of objects out there, so people can make the spare parts they need. Thanks for following up
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