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So all(!) we need is a software + ecosystem to allow non-geeks to browse on their phone for the door stop, lens cap, or photograph the broken toy part, and then tap "Print". Like Amazon but with Print instead of Buy. Maybe picked up at a local ~Kinkos 3d printer service.
Easy to put a human in the design loop though. Send me a photo of a simple broken part from a couple of angles with a calibration artifact like a penny, and I could probably reproduce the design and printing for you. Maybe include 2 reprints for fit.
If consumers learn to use calipers to take proper measurements, rework would be cut drastically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gqsA_Vll60 … a commercial version of this already exists -> boutique shop that helps you design parts. I used them myself to get access to a printer before. They opened up others in California https://www.tctmagazine.com/prsnlz/blu-bin-opens-3d-printing-to-go-style-service-in-california/ … Also shapeways as a sort of inbetween.
The 'RepRap' models were made in a way that one of the easiest ways to get one was to ask someone who had one to print out the parts. You can bootstrap a little 3d printing community that way & teach each other skills. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_project#Designs …
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