From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:102nhl6$15nb6$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   On 6/15/2025 3:00 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > Almost the only 3D printed items I see for sale are fantasy figures, very   
   > rarely something useful. The practical items are still wood or ceramic,   
   > fabric or leather. I haven't seen anything from a home machine shop.   
   >   
      
   There are a lot more people than you think making stuff in their home   
   shop as a real going concern.  I am not a unicorn.   
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   I'm one of them, of course, and I look for others. My basement-made stuff   
   was industrial, military and NASA and now alternate energy, not for   
   consumers which is the bulk of what appears at faires and flea markets. I   
   suppose online is a better place for products one would search for   
   specifically instead of strolling around looking to stumble onto hidden   
   treasure among mainly unwanted junk.   
   https://www.unionfab.com/blog/2024/12/3d-printed-gears   
      
   I also attend ham radio and general surplus electronics flea markets and   
   don't see much new "hand-crafted" stuff there either though some of the   
   older ham radio equipment was home made, often very well.   
      
   There are several rat rods around here with extensive if not always   
   professionally skilled modifications.   
      
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