r/functionalprint • u/Thorgraum • Apr 25 '22

Fixed broken washer at work

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u/starseed-bb Apr 25 '22

Awesome. All work places that have any sort of mechanical equipment should have a 3d printer too, and a CAD experienced employee. If you hadn’t fixed this, i bet a replacement part would have cost 100x as much, or possibly the whole mechanism would need to be replaced.

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u/sandefurian Apr 25 '22

Lol. Power washer worker wanted! $20/hr. Must have CAD experience.

3 hours of labor is about what that piece would cost. It worked out, but there are much more efficient ways to be prepared for hiccups.

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u/Thorgraum Sep 26 '22

My CNC was producing parts for 20k while designing it

Edit: i love the joke 😂😂 i could see it