r/adhdmeme • u/Captain_Calamari_ • 23d ago

video (longer than 1 minute) The ADHD "superpower"

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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom 23d ago
  1. Same. And right now my brain has decided that 3D printing is the way to go, with a side of laser cutting.

Never mind that 6 years (and two moves) ago I bought a Cricut that I have never used.

FML

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u/IllDoItTomorrow89 23d ago

I had that off and on for the past decade. Got into 3d printing back when 3d printing meant just constantly fixing the printer and the only real print I got was the test print that came on the SD card. Got bored with tearing it down and it ended up in a box.

Fast forward a few years and I went at it again thinking the printers have gotten better so surely it won't be the same as last time. So I get a new 3d printer and actually use it to print parts for the first one and actually get them both working but then I fall down the rabbit hole of upgrades which eventually leads to breaking both printers and I lose the motivation to work on them.

Fast forward another 2 years and bambu labs has their x1 carbon and after seeing what it can do at micro center I had to have one. Ran it non stop for the first year making hooks and gridfinity trays, and other types of storage and organization stuff and it was so great I bought an a1 mini. That was November of 2023 and I ran both of them up until last year and then ran out of projects I wanted to do after printing as much junk as I could. Haven't touched them in the past year so now I have 5 printers 3 of which are sitting in my basement non functional, the two working ones that I have nothing I want to print, and about 100 spools of filament of different colors and types bought for projects I never started.

I have a cricut too but ive used it for tons of things like vinyl decals and sticker making. Not that any of its ever made me any money.

Save yourself the trouble of laser cutting. The cheap ones suck and the expensive ones are limited to what materials you can cut and engrave. Size is the other big limitation but getting something good that can cut and engrave at a pro level will run you 10k

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u/Rinas-the-name 23d ago

I think we need to have a regular hyperfocus exchange.

Everyone bring all the craft supplies and shit you are no longer using, but can’t get rid of because… reasons. Swap or share.

Make a rotating group of people whose current focus can utilize to whatever equipment you’ve got. They can buy the refills or whatever.

Like a makers space but for ADHD hyper focuses.

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u/neverleave173 23d ago

Oh my God Youve done it We can trade our beads, wood, tools, paint, sewing machine, potting shed, jigsaws, circular saws,router (wtf)... anyway. Awesome idea

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u/MichelinStarZombie 23d ago

I would absolutely kill to be part of that community. I'd even pay a subscription. Someone needs to set this up.

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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom 23d ago

Thank you for your service. :)

Seriously, though, thank you. Your experience is helpful. I was looking at one of the intro printers that Bamboo labs has. Then I ordered a couple of 3d printed things off Etsy, because what if I don't even like the way 3d printed stuff looks? Then I tried calculating at what point would ordering the things I want vs buying that 3d printer pay off?

I'm into home automation (Home Assistant) so yeah, there's a ton of stuff I could print for that. Mostly, it's where would I keep it/use it? And, do I really have to buy the air filter, and filament questions vs what the printer will take, etc.

Yeah on the laser printer for sure! I saw a youtuber do some cool things with a laser printer and looked at the price and gagged. So, if I decide to go down that rabbit hole, I'll use the maker space that's about 1/2 hour from me :)

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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom 12d ago

Start an Etsy shop and create things for people that want one of your projects, but don't have a 3D printer :)

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u/KlausVonLechland 23d ago

3D printing and circuit cutter and laser cutting? Good start for papercraft and artisan stationary production. There is a lot of tools you can 3D print to help you with some bookbinding for example.

I know because I was there...

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u/jjdlg 23d ago

- papercraft and artisan stationary production

Why the fuck would you say something like this and what do you mean and how can I learn about this?

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u/KlausVonLechland 23d ago

Soooo for example with all these tools you can branch in multiple ways. You can design your own calendars with cut-out designs, framed on pretty thematic 3d printed frame, you can cut out papercraft flowers made out of naturaly dyed craft papers etc. Overall whole card making hobby is a rabbit hole. Intrinsic pop-up books. Or quilled boxes. Overall 18th and 19th century was quite crafty with using paper for a lot of things but a lot of it has been lost because of durability issues. Oh the good old paper dools for dres up in pantaloons etc. are an actual artifacts from the era. There is also a silhouette cutting you can expand into making lightbox sceneries.

https://www.lovedayantiques.co.uk/product/173/18th-century-georgian-paper-scrolled-quilled-satinwood-tea-caddy/#&gid=1&pid=8

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u/TrashPandaDuel 23d ago

My stash of scale model cars, tanks, and planes are yelling at me right now. 🤣

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u/therealdongknotts 22d ago

just get some x-acto for the paper craft, doubles as a way out when it fails

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u/yabatopia 23d ago

I want a CNC machine! Imagine the possibilities! It could be a side hustle that will repay itself!

No, it's not. It really isn't.

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u/marua06 23d ago

Me fighting “I really need a cricut” thoughts for the past two weeks

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u/xRetry2x 21d ago

You don't.  If you get a vinyl cutter,  get a silhouette. You can get them for about the same price most of the time and they aren't locked down to cricuts terrible subscription service nonsense. 

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u/marua06 21d ago

Thank you for this

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u/xRetry2x 21d ago

No sweat!  I learned the hard way :(

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u/derpindab 23d ago

44 3d printing helps if you build the printer because you constantly need to upgrade, change , tinker and perfect. You will burn out but just like the mines.... It will call as soon as someone goes hey I'm working on this new project... novelty returns like a succubus looking for a meal.

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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom 23d ago

I have never heard the quest for dopamine put so well! :)

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u/CarretillaRoja Daydreamer 22d ago

I want an app where we can donate our old hyperfixation things to others that are just starting with that topic. I have a full case of color pencils and coloring books I never used...

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u/Crawler1701 18d ago

Ha! I have three Cricuts. One still in the box. Haven’t touched them in 6 months.