>>1004046
>Step 1: Learn how to model shit in something like fusion
>Step 2 (Optional): Buy a pair of calipers
>Step 3: Ask your dad, grandpa, grandma, anyone if there are any things they need to replace in the house, like a hinge or a fixture, or maybe a car part that isnt under a ton of thermal stress
>Step 4: reverse engineer said part and print it out, or maybe find an already made model of it if you're lucky
>Step 5: become your family's most beloved child
PETG is great for most parts and is the best functional material you can use, since your printer is probably unable to do ABS/ASA, but PLA has its uses too since its way more rigid than the former and prints easier - its just very weak to heat.
Also /diy/ is the board for you, fren. This is 3DCG - 3D C omputer G raphics.

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Got gifted a printer for xmas. Didn't ask for it but I'd feel really guilty if I didn't use it. What do I do?