Me too, that was a Shyamalamaladoobiedoo level twist at the end.

I found one, not sure if it’s the exact one in the gif.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2053896-the-car-controller-drive-the-remote-with-ae86?from=search#profileId-2217011

eh, I feel like a lot of people are interested in one just to print a bunch of shit that they won’t use

I have three. my original one (ender 3), and two new bambu printers (a1 and a1 mini)

obviously I never use the ender anymore. I mostly just use the a1 mini now, because it’s quieter than the a1 and the majority of the prince I do fit on its smaller bed just fine

I use it for functional stuff. When it’s printing, it’s very convenient. It’s not printing all the time.

here’s a list of stuff I semi recently printed:

• garbage can lid knob

• drill template

• shower hook

• bracket to hold my computer external power brick on my monitor mount arm

• Kindle stand (although the model I found online sucks and I’m going to just make a better one. or I’ll just make one out of wood)

• spacer to fix my car fob button

• bracket to raise the rear leg of the TV stand up to tilt the TV forward

• sheath for a very sharp paint scraper

• sheathes for very sharp chisels

• sheath for pointy awl

• custom mounts for my bike peripherals (camera, computer)

• bracket to hold my Eero blob on a shelf edge

Oh yeah I also printed a centering three jaw chuck that I found online, which actually makes a great fidget toy. I printed that as a test for trying to print a chuck so I could actually turn something on my wood lathe. I ended up going with a four jaw chuck and it actually worked pretty damn well.

A bunch of people print a lot of dust collectors. All stuff downloaded and printed that don’t amount to any more than toys or novelties. IMO it’s a waste and just ends up in the recycle stream - if recyclers will even process it. But people gonna do what they’re gonna do.

If you learn how to do some 3D modeling to make things you want and can use, then IMO it’s worth it. I’ve printed a ton of things, everything from repair parts for luggage, PC parts, to designing my own toolbox organizers.

My printing tends to go in waves, the printer sits idle for maybe a month or two, but then I’m printing for a week straight.

I had the same curiosity and concern, so I bought one (in the name of science, obviously).

I’ve now had it for about half a year, and it is in fact tons of fun still.

There are some supplementary activities/hobbies that help:

• Electronics (holy fuck, I hope my SO doesn’t find out how much money I’ve spent on digikey.com)
• 3d design (doesn’t have to be anything fancy. I do most of my stuff in blender, and I consider myself a beginner).
• Minifig painting (not me, but I’m sure some with 3d printers find that useful)

My printer is in use almost daily. I’m currently printing a bicycle pump mounting bracket that I can screw onto the wall, because I’m fed up with having to figure out where the fuck the bicycle pump is every fucking spring. Took me 10 minutes of cobbling together a design in blender.

I bought one mostly just to have a new toy. But it has become an essential tool in my household.

I mostly print functional stuff, but I also use it a lot for my electronics-projects, which does happen to include an RC project that I hope to see fly this summer, budget permitting.