My favorite Hobby
My personal favorite hobby is 3D printing. In particular I enjoy filament printing or FDM as shorthand.
The FDM process is very simple, involving very few parts and little to no maintenance.
The printers work by extruding the filament through a hot nozzle, usually around 180-250C.
By constantly extruding filament in layers, you can theoretically make anything you want at home.
3D printing can also be cheap, The ender 3 pro
is only $229.99 (currently $189) and can make most things I want.
The major application I use it for are small things that just end up broken and forgotten.
An example are the feet used to keep your keyboard angled. Normally if one broke you would just live with it.
But since I can fabricate nearly anything that fits in the printing space, I went ahead and just made one.
I've also made a dedicated wall mount for my router, a loose bolt container, and a few other small things.
I can't say that 3D printing has vastly changed my life, but it has provided solutions to small annoyances in everyday life.