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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I use my printer when I need it. Once I learned CAD, the need to print toys and trinkets basically evaporated. (I did just print a tiny guitar for my daughter for Christmas as a placeholder for a trip to the guitar store after the holidays were over.)

The printer is now an extremely useful tool. The drawback is that I don't use as much filament and have had a few spools degrade on me. It's no biggie, but it's a time suck to dry it and get it usable again.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Do what I do, when you have filament, extrAs, supports. Leave them in a 5 gallon bucket until 2/3 full. Then go out to the garage with your old toaster oven and make filament bricks. It takes no time at all to make....please help me I have filament bricks 9x12x1" everywhere. Please normalize this lol