- Customizability (hotline numbers, etc)
- Independence from billionaire-owned supply chains
- Encourages and strengthens local support networks
Comment on This whistle fights fascists | How thousands of 3D-printed whistles are derailing ICE.
vin@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Why not buy a regular whistle?
CrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
vin@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
Hm, fair enough
mika_mika@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Because 3D printer owners not only get to feel validated about owning a 3D printer, but also get to help the community during these harsh times.
There’s a lot of people saying here that it’s cheaper to 3D print. It is not. Even if the claim of 5 cents a 3D printed whistle is true, and I don’t really believe it, it’s not hard to find bulk plastic whistles with the price dropping as low as 2 cents per unit.
vin@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
Thank you
MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why buy one when a superior one can be 3d printed? Hard to stop people from printing them. I’ve printed thousands over the years. I’m unfamiliar with the one shown in the article. The ones I print are very loud but probably take more time than those to print per unit.
vin@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
I’ve never come across a whistle that isn’t good enough, so I don’t really understand
MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’ve 3d printed a number of whistles that were not good enough. A few that did work at all. I really understand. I’ve saw the one in the picture on different sites but am satisfied with the one I chose.
vin@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
I meant I’ve never come across one in store, sorry about the confusion. Whistles bought seem fine.
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Its hard to import them in quantities of a few hundred thousand, and cheaper to print them than to buy in quantities of a hundred
vin@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
I see…