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Broken toilet fixed with 3D printing
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August 24, 2024 ME

Broken Toilet Fixed with 3D Printing

One day, while rushing to catch a plane, our toilet decided to break—it simply wouldn’t flush. It’s funny how the

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Easy bread maker repair
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February 15, 2022 ME

Easy Bread Maker Repair

My wife’s bread maker started behaving weirdly one day while making a batch of bread. The mixing blade would turn

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3D-printed drain adapter
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April 15, 2021 ME

3D-Printed Drain Adapter 2.0

Five years ago I made a drain adapter that connected my washing machine and a spin dryer to a drain

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Recliner massager repair
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November 15, 2020 ME

Recliner Massager Repair with 3D Printed Part

An old recliner sat unused in our living room for the longest time because it was missing a handle to

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Recliner handle repair with 3D printing
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August 20, 2020 ME

Recliner Handle Repair with 3D Printing

An old recliner sat unused in our house for a number of years because the lever that controlled the footrest

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Rice cooker repair with a 3D printed knob
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March 29, 2020 ME

Rice Cooker Repair with 3D-Printed Knob

The on-off switch on our 30+ year-old Tatung rice cooker (大同電子鍋) has been missing a knob like forever. Besides being

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Fixing a loose doorknob with a 3D printer
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March 12, 2020 ME

Fix a Loose Doorknob with 3D Printing!

Our apartment is pretty old, and with old things, stuff sometimes just starts coming apart. The doorknob on one of

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September 8, 2019 ME

Plastic Toolbox Locking Tab Repair

The locking tabs on my plastic toolbox fell off recently. I was able to quickly fix it with just a

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August 31, 2019 ME

Swim Goggle Nose Piece Fix

The nose bridge on my swim goggles broke and I didn’t have a replacement part for it. A search online

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Lopsided refrigerator door
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April 29, 2019 ME

Refrigerator Door Repair

The door on our 30+year-old refrigerator was sagging and it was letting air inside causing condensation near the top. It

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