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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 8 points 2 hours ago

How much did the printer and materials cost? Or the time to educate on cad and printing?

Just saying, it was likely far more money and time/effort than merely 12 cents.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 11 points 4 hours ago

There's a third, where the first person puts on thingiverse and we do it for fun without owning the actual unit

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 22 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

China mastered copying things well. A five pack of replacement knobs that actually match is $34 on Amazon. A crappy homemade knob for a $4000+ range is crazy.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

It goes farther than that! The 34$ 5 pack is only that price because its already here in america to be shipped in a day or two. It came from china, where you can order the same thing for 1-5% of the price if you are willing to wait a month to receive it.

[–] UNY0N@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

China has also mastered modern slave labor. That someone makes thier own replacement instead of ordering some small uncomplicated part from across the globe isn't crazy, it's self-reliant and smart.

But that's, like, just my opinion man.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago

I’m sure the prison firefighters out in California are real mad about China mastering modern slave labor

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world -5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (3 children)

Oh I would go for the OEM part ten times out of ten, especially for such a nice appliance. Instead this person opted to make some plastic waste that will eventually be in the Ocean after we are all long dead.

Completely agree that Amazon garbage is terrible for humanity

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

I have a hunch that those knobs are just a thin sheet of metal wrapped around a piece of plastic, which would explain why one of the knobs broke off in the first place.

I could be wrong, just a hunch.

[–] UNY0N@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I definitely agree that less plastic = better in general. But if you're going to 3d print stuff, at least this is functional.

And I'm not here to argue. God it is nice to have a civil discussions on social media.

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 2 points 47 minutes ago

Sorry if I came off as argumentative. That certainly wasn't my intent.

I was just trying to make the point that this person spent a lot of time and effort to do something subpar with plastic.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And Bosch makes and generally stands by their good products. Yeah they're a company, but they're not the worst!

Also, where did original knob go, I need to know.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Some things are better left unknown.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Isn't that just selling?

[–] neonred@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (4 children)

So one is creative and solution seeking and now proud about himself and an inspiration to others and the other one -- not, but just a thief.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Simplest answer wins, and you could argue its not even stealing when its a display model.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

If the knob on your stove breaks while it's still new enough to be sold on the floor of a Home Depot? Yeah, the theft wasn't by the guy who took the knob.

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[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 29 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

Just a thief?? That’s creative, solution seeking, and ecologically conscious problem solving right there

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[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 30 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

That's a humongous oven, must be a 10+ person household.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I ended up with 8 hobs, 2 ovens, a grill, and a drawer on mine. It was there when I moved in, and I kept it. Damn thing is built like a tank.

I've never had to use more than 2 of the hobs at once.

I use one of the ovens for storing rarely used pans and things.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds like the 48" Miele. If so, hang on to it. That son of a bitch currently retails for $17,599.

No, that is not a typo.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 5 hours ago

Not as fancy as that unfortunately.

It's 100cm across and the branding has long since worn away. I think it used to say Panache on it at one point, but I can't find anything about that brand online. Following a trail of spares that look like the stuff on it, it was possibly made by Newhome.

I'd take a picture but I've not cleaned it in ages so it looks like something out of a crack den.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And yet it runs with gas, as if we're still cavemen cooking meat over open fires.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 40 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

My oven is so old I came across an identical one in an e-waste pile behind a store. I stole the timer knob and mechanism so I don't need to keep using the broken one (manual only) anymore.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 27 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You didn't steal it, you 💫recycled💫.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 21 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

*Reused, which is preferred to recycling even if the materials are 100% recyclable.

That's what I told to the store employee I encountered coming to work via the back door. He wasn't too happy but ultimately let me do it.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Imaging being mad someone is taking your trash.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Imagine getting mad someone is taking your employer's trash.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A BOSCH OVEN KNOB

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WOULDN'T STEAL
Robber Pepe

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