Thanks for sharing! I will check if my library has it!
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As far as I know (I have never 3D printed), yes. I vaguely remember a guy who tows around a 3D printer on his bike into parks, and prints parts for people. It wouldn’t be instant(I’m guessing they tell the person to come back later), but it is possible. I’ll try to find the video haha.
Keeping in mind I’ve never 3D printed, here are some sites that look promising.
https://www.traceparts.com/en https://grabcad.com/library
Also, I’ve seen tutorials for 3D printing on Instructables, and people sometimes give download files in the instructions.
They go off of who volunteers. For example, if a person who specializes in fixing stand mixers volunteers, that will be one of the tables people can visit. That repair person brings the parts (for example, there are a few parts in stand mixers that tend to break, so the repair person would know to bring fixes for those). I have also heard of repair cafe's elsewhere even bringing in 3D printers to help with part replacement.
Here is the text from a recent one in my town:
Items that are accepted at Repair Café events:
- Electronics such as gaming consoles, CD player, DVD player, camera, adaptor cord, etc.
- Small appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, lamps, waffle makers...you get the idea!
- Smaller pieces of furniture such as small wooden furniture pieces, a clock, or a plastic item that needs some crazy glue.
- Toys! Whether it needs glue or some wire soldering, we can try to repair it!
- Clothing or housewares (clean please!) that need mending. Full alterations will not be done.
Items not allowed:
- Microwaves
I haven't tried petting a bumblebee, but I believe you! They are the gentle giants of the bee world
I edited it to add the video! Sorry about that! I posted it on my phone, and thought it worked, but it didn't.
That one photo isn't mine (image source link is below it) but I added it because it was exactly what I was talking about. That example would have been in the area of honeybee boxes(those are all honeybees), though they can travel around 1-6km from the hive. They will drink water for themselves, but also bring water back to the bee boxes for the other bees.
Random fact, though, don't be scared if this happens to you. Honeybees gathering water are not aggressive and will die if they sting you, so they will only sting if they see it as a last resort. For example, here are some photos of a honeybee I rescued from drowning. After she dried off, she flew away.
Ah! You're right, sorry! I posted it on mobile and thought it worked, but I was wrong. Thanks again!
Some do! The food forest method is very popular with fans of permaculture, and companion planting (like The Three Sisters) is sometime brought up in the community.