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A comment on Why I Quit DIY (2014).
There are only three reasons DIY something;
1. The item you want is physically unobtainable, and he only way to get exactly what you want is to build it yourself.
2. Existing consumer solutions are much, much more expensive than what you could build yourself (a factor of at least 5x)
3. Building it for pure fun and knowledge with absolutely no expectations that the result will be useful or impressive in any way.
My favourite projects are ones that fulfill all 3 rules :)
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There are only three reasons DIY something;
1. The item you want is physically unobtainable, and he only way to get exactly what you want is to build it yourself.
2. Existing consumer solutions are much, much more expensive than what you could build yourself (a factor of at least 5x)
3. Building it for pure fun and knowledge with absolutely no expectations that the result will be useful or impressive in any way.
My favourite projects are ones that fulfill all 3 rules :)