The two ways of fighting profiteering

I was reading some "I am a master shoplifter" threads on Reddit, and honestly I don't know why people don't steal more stuff.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

When an artificer and a rouge are faced with the same problem.

Edit: my english sucks

I'd eyeball the measurements in Blender and laugh at my crooked knob every time I use the stove.

I simply pulled the knob off in the store & shoved the rest of the stove up my butt, later at home I printed the missing knob. It's a simple life-hack, basically everyone is doing it.

Isn't that just selling?

What about the old vice grips that are now a permanent part of the stove trick?

Still cheaper than getting a 3D printer and filament and stuff. And CAD/CAM software.

Channel locks, adjustable wrench, or plyers are also acceptable. Plus then ya know damned well where they are.

Thats going to be a squidgy mess after a long cooking session. Hope he doesn't get plastic burns.

I wish I had pockets big enough to replace the flimsy Bosch drawers in my fridge that start to shatter as soon as you pull just a tiny bit harder than normal.

The two types of players

Edit: Here have a funny youtube video I reminded myself of https://youtu.be/CJpsL3XbD-M

Little sanding and silver Rub 'n Buff on that print will make it look a lot better and closer match to the rest.

But what the hell happened to the other knob? I've done a lot of stupid shit around the stove but I can't imagine what could happen to it.

Wouldn't that be susceptible to melting due to oven temps? Or is that probably made from a higher temp filament?

I just grab the serial number from a recently sold one and file a warranty claim on it.

Not a meme

Now THAT is a life hack.

lol when i was an asshole kid i did that with guitar volume knobs

But now it's the only one that doesn't look nicely polished, unlike the other knobs. 😁

Well done IF_TV!

They should buy some paint so it matches the other knobs.