3D Printers are actually very useful

I recently started getting into 3D printing, but so far I've spent most of my time getting setup and learning the ropes. I've now completed my first little project with the 3D printers and I'm really happy with the result. As a biker of many years I have a number of helmets lying around. This is because you're supposed to replace a helmet every 5 years, because the protective foam inside degrades over time. So I have a small collection of lids and nothing to really do with them. So, I decided to print myself some helmet stands and mount them in my office. The stands There were 3 helmets I wanted to display. A reasonably well rated helmet stand on Amazon costs around £11. So for the 3 lids, I'd be looking at £33 (~$45). Instead of handing over 33 of my finest pounds to Jeff Bezos, I decided to have a nose on Maker World and found this helmet stand that was very well rated. So I downloaded the files and set my printers to work, and a day or so later I had these little beauties: They…