I may have raised this idea before, but now there are more folks designing boot & binding parts for 3D printing (or CNC, I suppose). Might it be useful to have one centralized place where people share ski-related 3D models for others to download/make/use?
Websites like Thingiverse do this for 3D models of all types, but there are so many items that it can be hard to find what you're looking for. A skiing-focused repository would be a lot more useful. Maybe here, as part of EYT? An entirely separate site? Should I try to make something? Is there too much liability in this?
I'm incredibly awed by the companies that continue to innovate in this small market. But still, they have to limit their offerings to the items that are guaranteed money-makers. If we want to keep pushing the fringes of the sport, we're going to have to do a lot of work ourselves. Having a repository of 3D models could help kickstart & sustain a lot of useful DIY-ing.
Websites like Thingiverse do this for 3D models of all types, but there are so many items that it can be hard to find what you're looking for. A skiing-focused repository would be a lot more useful. Maybe here, as part of EYT? An entirely separate site? Should I try to make something? Is there too much liability in this?
I'm incredibly awed by the companies that continue to innovate in this small market. But still, they have to limit their offerings to the items that are guaranteed money-makers. If we want to keep pushing the fringes of the sport, we're going to have to do a lot of work ourselves. Having a repository of 3D models could help kickstart & sustain a lot of useful DIY-ing.
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