Printing plastic objects on a 3D printer called a MakerBot is a niche hobby. Most of our friends and family were interested, but unaware of the inner workings of such a machine. They were fascinated to see how a spool of ABS plastic could be turned into almost anything. Our mothers were impressed when we made them miniature jewelry boxes. But 3D printing can be so much more. It can be whatever your mind creates.
Maybe one of your shower curtain rings broke, but you don't have the time to get in the car and drive to the store to buy a new one. Why not print one on your MakerBot? In the end you will be saving yourself time and money. The best part is that you can feel proud that you made something that will be used on a daily basis (hopefully).
Something else that you might need on a regular basis is a knob for your air conditioning/heating system in your vehicle. Unfortunately my knob broke in the middle of Summer. My husband saw this as a perfect opportunity to design and print a knob for my car. I knew there was a reason for marrying an engineer. For a MakerBot owner this is more fun than contacting the manufacturer and paying top dollar for a replacement.
Right now this site is in flux, but we see it as a step in between the heavy industry and high costs of today and the promise of Earl grey tea replicators tomorrow.
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