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Defying Consumerism(or not)
For context, I’ve recently taken up the hobby of 3d printing. Before anyone bashes me for ruining the planet. In a small way, I’ve convinced myself slightly that I’m helping the planet marginally.
I’ve been printing on an A1 mini from Bambu Labs.
Let me elaborate.
When you buy a mass-produced good(almost anything nowadays), it’s exactly that, “mass-produced.” In this realm of mass-production, there is not only an extreme amount of waste in terms of product remains, but the polluted emissions make if even worse. I won’t claim that my 3d printing is from the heavens, but certainly it must be better for myself and the environment than the corporation making millions of the same thing endlessly.
Taking small production into my own hands means that when I need a hook for instance, I need only to print one out, not go to store and buy a pack of them. Even better yet, I can model and design my own hook. Using the least amount of material possible, optimizing it perfectly for it’s intended purpose.
Creating a hook is an example of an very purpose that I have used my 3d printer for.
You can look here https://makerworld.com/en/models/869253#profileId-820861
Working with my 3d printer has pushed me out of my comfort zone while adding a massive element of…
