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3D printing has been around for a long time, but it became more accessible by something called the RepRap movement. Once 3D printers started getting cheaper I decided to invest in one. Starting a 3d print is like cooking, a pinch of bed alignment, the exact amount of temperature, some nicely dehydrated filament, and the most important part is a carefully sliced stl file, but remember that the recipe won’t be the same for everyone.
Potential of a 3d printer is not just in creating new things it’s more in repairing the old ones, we all had favorite toys as kids and after one point they broke, imagine being able to repair them by replacing that one tiny broken gear with a new one. Even bigger potential is in customizing your products, what if you could make a better grip for your mouse, or being able to modify your electronics to make them work better.
3D printing's potential comes from the multiple ways in which it can be used, you can repair something if it’s not working, or you can modify it if it's not working for you, and in the end if you feel like you need something new then you can build it yourself.
The International Space Station has implemented this concept by 3D printing the parts which they need in space, than sending them from earth.
There is a growing community of DIY product designers who build their own products which are propelled greatly by 3D printing, one of these communities is r/functionalprint on Reddit.
3D printing would bring us a future which is more sustainable and human centric.
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