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Recliner Massager Repair with 3D Printed Part

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 admin

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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Recliner Handle Repair with 3D Printing

August 20, 2020August 30, 2020 admin

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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Rice Cooker Repair with 3D Printed Knob

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 admin

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

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Fixing a loose doorknob with a 3D printer
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Fix a Loose Doorknob with 3D Printing!

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 admin 3d printing, DIY, doorknob

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

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Plastic Toolbox Locking Tab Repair

September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 admin

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

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Swim Goggle Nose Piece Fix

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 admin

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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Refrigerator Door Repair

April 29, 2019August 31, 2019 admin

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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Cheap toaster over
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Cheap $6 Fix for a Broken Toaster Oven

December 24, 2018August 31, 2019 admin

The cheap toast oven we’ve been using for nearly two years finally died on us. The heating elements simply would

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Paper sleeve to keep things in the ant farm dark
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Ant Farm 2.0: The Build

June 24, 2018July 3, 2018 admin ant farm

A few days ago, as luck would have it, a flying ant landed on my desk as I was typing

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A queen ant!
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Ant Farm 2.0: A Queen

June 23, 2018July 3, 2018 admin ant farm

The other night an ant flew onto my desk and in all probability, it’s a queen! A long time ago

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