Why did I print it? Because it was there
Desktop Equipment Tilt / Angle Foot by aaronkondziela
This Desktop Equipment Tilt / Angle Foot by aaronkondziela is one of my new favorite things on Thingiverse. Here’s his explanation:
I needed something to tilt my desktop music synths up at an angle, so that I didn’t have to lean over them to see all the controls. Normally, I’d throw a chunk of wood under them, but I didn’t have any suitable pieces. This foot is the result.
Believe it or not, we now live in a world where it’s easier to design some custom footie-bits for your personal robot crank out than it is for you to go look for a chunk of wood on which to prop your equipment.
I mean, this is the kind of no-brainer Star Trek characters face. “You want me to what? Look for a piece of wood? Are you kidding me? Ugh – that seems like such a hassle. Why don’t I just whip something up? I mean, the machine is right there…”
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Aaron Kondziela
Because the tolerances didn’t much matter, printing these gave me a good chance to tune skeinforge settings while getting usable objects, too. I’ve got more than enough test cubes already!
I find it amusing that this silly little thing has tickled some people’s fancy – I figured it would be largely ignored. But your observation rings true; it really did seem simpler to whip this up than to find a random chunk of stuff. And while it took longer, the time was well-spent, and the results are good. Wonderful world, indeed!
Now to figure out how to recycle used plastic…
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Nice job Aaron! A future rev could include adjustable height and/or angle.
I concur, DIY plastic recycling needs to happen. Here’s a wiki page that consolidates the various DIY plastic recycling efforts: http://wiki.makerbot.com/plastic-recycling
Feel free to add your research and thoughts.
Go!
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makeme
Cool, particularly the dual-purpose of using them to tune skeinforge. Someone could combine them with this http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4880 so they’re adjustable.