>>243637Don't look, you'll regret it.
>>243637I do not believe that the engine produced via a makerbot would perform as well as an engine produced through conventional means.
>>243700How about molds for casting metal parts?
>>243712Sure, that is likely the best way to ensure product quality.
How do you grow crops? I want a potato farm in my one-bedroom apartment.
>>243745Potatoes should be fairly simple (he said nervously). Take an potato (store bought) and keep it until it grows sprouts. If I recall correctly potatoes likes a more sandy soil (not too rich in nutrients or you will end up with a potato flower instead of potatoes). But you have to double check what conditions the potato likes.
But growing inside I am not too sure about what conditions or watering or if you need some drainage to get rid of excess water or if watering the potatoes like normal indoor flowers is enough.
While 3D printing is a very cool and useful hobby, it requires a shitton of patience and it's not for everyone. In fact, many practical hobbies that are about workshopping aren't really for general population imo since the majority of society is just wagies that do shit job and then crack open a can of beer and watch TV/play vidya.
>>243745You might want to check out the >>>4channel.org/out/homegrowmen threads and their archives; currently
http://boards.4channel.org/out/thread/1602664 (and for a few days more). There's no mention of potatoes currently in the thread that's up. The investment is probably not worth the reward for most people since it's about the cheapest food you can buy.
Doesn't seem like it would be all that hard as long as you have the space, but what do I know.
You're absolutely right OP. If SHTF we'll need to rebuild society from the ground up, and if it doesn't it will still be necessary to have our own everything as the banning and deplatforming continues. People are kicked off banks today, and tomorrow a Chinese style social credit system might not be just dystopian sci-fi for "the free world".
>>243712That's next level shit right there. Wish I had some room for a forge.
>>243713Plastic gets a bad rap because manufacturers, in an effort to save 3 pennies, make all their plastics super thin. If you print plastic with appropriate thickness and design, your part can be very strong.
>>243777Poland is right. You can't just print shit, the printers require tuning and frequent repair.
>>243750Potatos aren't an indoor crop. You need to keep building up the dirt around the potato plant, it's messy.
>>243745Might be hard to do it in an apartment, but growing potatoes are super easy. I actually have some that have sprung up from me just throwing potatoes that have gone bad over the edge of my yard.
>>244366Ok, how? Also why, what makes them superior to potatoes?
>>243750When potatoes grow that white shit on themselves, are you supposed to use a knife to shave that shit off, then eat it? Or throw the potato away?
>>243777Please don't post a detailed tutorial on how to 3d print reliable and untraceable firearms in this thread, especially ones that'd be good for home defense if the cops ever kicked your door down for banned speech violations
>>244394Those white things are sprouts, and they're a sign that the potato (which itself is the root of the potato plant) is ready to grow into a new plant. Carve the sprouting potato into chunks, with each chunk having a single spout, and plant them. Keep them hydrated, and before you know it, you'll have lots and lots of potatos to harvest.
>>244394>Please don't post a detailed tutorial on how to 3d print reliable and untraceable firearms in this threadGo to gun show, buy from a private seller with cash. You now have a reliable, metal and fairly untraceable firearm. For even more untraceability, bike to the gun show, or park half a mile away and walk up. I haven't looked lately, but the 3d printed guns are good for one shot only. That's not reliable. You could do better by buying a cheap mill and following one of the guides on the internet on making a zip gun.
3d printed guns are for trolling the libs. That's about all they are good for, which I do appreciate. If you insist on printing a 3d gun, buy your own fucking 3d printer, you can get a decent one for $250 and not get busted like this nigger when you print your gun at school.
https://all3dp.com/4/student-sentenced-to-3-years-in-jail-for-3d-printing-gun/ >>244394Oh, sorry, british flag. (Really hope you are VPNfag like me) Sucks for you. You would still be better off buying metal stock and learning how to make knives. It's not that hard.
>>244394Green onions are also easy to grow. Just take the ends that you cut off them in the kitchen, push them into some dirt, and they should start growing pretty quick. The nice thing is that you can just cut what you need and they'll continue to regrow.