(Imported from old site; original post: Monday, June 4, 2012)

So, I mentioned a while back that I was thinking of starting multiple projects in order to maximize my time. It’s going pretty good so far, but then again, I am just getting started, really! However, there is something to be said of rapid prototyping: it is amazing. The creative power to be able to quickly go from a mere concept, an idea, to a physical, functioning, real object is breathtaking.

It is akin to the feeling of a parent holding their newborn child every time I hold a freshly printed part that I had just dreamed up a few hours prior. The only difference: if I don’t like something about my part, I throw it away and make another version with that something fixed. There are laws if you try to do that with a baby. But hey, that’s a states’ rights issue, and I’m not touching that…

Seriously, though, when the costs of these printers become more manageable for the everyday consumer, I suggest practically everyone get one. They are so handy! Even around the house, they can help you repair problems you didn’t even know you had. This may result in things that weren’t broken before you got ahold of them that are now broken, but that doesn’t mean it’s not any less fun!

Buy one.

Peer pressure.

Peer pressure.

Beetlejuice.

Peer pressure.

Buy one.