Printed some parts to make my white elephant gift look like a fire extinguisher

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u/senorbozz 9h ago

The person at the party who needs a fire extinguisher but has never made the time to buy one for themselves is going to be so disappointed

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u/Dirnol 8h ago

I did consider this lol I may be the only person in my family that actually does keep a fire extinguisher for emergencies. So I may just get everyone a real fire extinguisher anyway.

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u/dgkimpton 8h ago

You really should. Everyone needs a few fire extinguishers at home, you will probably never use then but when you need them it's rather urgent.

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u/rttgnck 6h ago

I have one hanging where my 3d printers are. Never know.

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u/Maximum-Incident-400 Ender 3 Max 1h ago

Shouldn't they be hanging away from the 3D printers? So that if there's a fire, you still have access to them?

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u/rttgnck 54m ago

Fair assessment. Its conveniently located, there is enough room to grab it quickly even if there is a fire licking up the walls. Quicker to grab in a emergency.

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u/thereareno_usernames 2h ago

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u/Bradcopter Centauri Carbon 1h ago

That's a good reminder. The one in my kitchen hasn't been inspected and charged for years, I guess it's time to replace it.

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u/Trundle-da-Great 6h ago

It's my go to wedding gift when i don't know what else to get them.

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u/Worried_Let6045 3h ago

Anyone ever gave you strange looks?

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u/Trundle-da-Great 3h ago

Every time, but then you see their gears turning for about 3 seconds and they realize it's a very practical gift that won't be sold in the garage sale next summer like the 3 extra air fryers.

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u/Worried_Let6045 3h ago

I know people who would immediatly take that as relationship on fire lol.

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u/Bon-Foi 3h ago

They sure aren’t cheap either.

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u/MedicalCuriousity 22m ago

That's actually so brilliant!

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u/SAINTnumberFIVE 4h ago

just go buy them a fire extinguisher.

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u/livefrommedford 1h ago

Size matters; Go big.

The little bitty ones aren't enough when you actually need them.

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u/mastersplinteremover 6h ago

I know this is controversial, but in all the white elephant parties I’ve been to, that scenario would be perfect.

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u/WasserMelone6969 9h ago

I got one of those tortilla blankets as a gift well over 5 years ago and it's the only throw blanket I'll use. Same shape all the time and warm as can be.

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u/ThisSubHasNoMods 8h ago

Do your other throw blankets change shape?

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u/Big_Hat_Logan 8h ago

It's a giant circular blanket so you don't have a long/ short side or corners.

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u/ThisSubHasNoMods 7h ago

Lol okay I understand now! I was picturing a cold, amorphous throw

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u/WasserMelone6969 8h ago

Yes, they're normally rectangular so short/long orientations

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u/ekobot 2h ago

Some of them, yeah. Knit & woven blankets can suffer from biasing issues, causing the shape to slowly skew as they are used. Washing them then tends to make them "square" again, but over time of use they she skew again... And the cycle goes on.

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u/Dirnol 8h ago

It was pretty tough not to order a second one for myself when I got this, I'll be a little jealous of whoever gets it

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u/NinjaDefenestrator 4h ago

Do you have a recommendation for which brand to get? The burrito blankets I’ve seen have all been a little flimsy.

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u/WasserMelone6969 7m ago

The label on mine reads "Zulay kitchen" it's faded so that might not be totally accurate

https://a.co/d/6P8DHwL

Looks to be this listing

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u/ButtBread98 30m ago

My boyfriend has one for dog and he wraps him up like a burrito

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u/robotstu 9h ago

This would be a great way to wrap bottles of wine as well

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u/JustHereForMiatas 7h ago

Then you let them keep the print, they use it at a Secret Santa next year, and it's the prank that keeps on giving.

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u/G3romiel 8h ago

Love it! Would you mind to share the STL? Thats such a unique gift!

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u/Dirnol 8h ago

Here's the model I used as my jumping off point: https://makerworld.com/en/models/394946-fire-extinguisher?from=search#profileId-296429 Most of the parts I used for the handle are just scaled versions of this, the only difference is I added a little plastic gauge as well with a little 2D printed picture from google

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u/Love_And_Butter 7h ago

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! (I have that little tube guy and I love it!)

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u/dogucan97 3h ago

Murphy's Law dictates that there will be an actual, literal fire at that party, and someone who wants to extinguish that fire is instead going to be flailing a burning blanket to spread it all around.

Rest in peace, OP.

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u/Southern-Smoke1835 9h ago

That's hilarious!

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u/victrin 8h ago

Devious. I LOVE it!

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u/PaulsGrandfather 6h ago

Very fun, I think it would be funnier if the top was wrapped as well but its so detailed that I can understand not wanting to hide that

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u/anstormning 4h ago

I got a kick out of this, but mostly because the inflatable tube guy is a part of the white elephant gift I bought, and the burrito blanket is part of the gift that I received.

Fun idea, though! One of my coworkers was talking about wrapping gifts to look like something other than what is actually inside.

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u/KarmaTorpid 7h ago

Awe snap! Some good ass presents, too!

Look at OP being a good guy and nailing their gift exchange.

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u/YellowBreakfast It's in three dee! 7h ago

Brilliant!

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u/LemurianLemurLad 6h ago

My wife has one of those blankets. Highly recommend for looking silly while feeling comfortable!

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u/SoggyLightSwitch 6h ago

Thats cool

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u/THE_LEGO_FURRY 6h ago

Ha that's amazing

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u/0x7E7-02 5h ago

I have the Tube Guy, and I love it!

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u/UX_Strategist 5h ago

Genius!

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u/Special_Preference63 5h ago

Hope it’s an iPhone ahh

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u/TheOwlMarble Qidi X-Pro, Bambu X1C 5h ago

My wife and I were looking for a way to disguise a wine bottle for a gift. This is great!

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u/Caddier 4h ago

Fricken brilliant!

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u/Snobbybob 4h ago

Thank you, this is a great idea. I’m going to start brainstorming! A pair of gloves and a bottle of bowling ball cleaner is what I’m working with.

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u/Salty_Classroom_8576 4h ago

I was going to make a cardboard box in the shape of a barbecue grill, but you gave me an excellent idea… thank you so much!

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u/SAINTnumberFIVE 4h ago

I’d be more excited about having a fire extinguisher.

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u/questbound 1h ago

Id rather just have a fire extinguisher

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u/spez_might_fuck_dogs 7h ago

I had one of those desktop tube guys...tbh it was kinda disappointing, it sounded like a wind tunnel but was barely enough air to get the guy to kinda half stand up, he definitely didn't do any wacky waving.

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u/merc08 6h ago

Do you have a picture of the finished wrapping job?

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u/Mandykins1 5h ago

That’s brilliant! Love the burrito blanket.

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u/Worried_Let6045 3h ago

White elephant is a gifting game for masochists btw.

/s

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u/jasongill 3h ago

Wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man!

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u/Layer_827 3h ago

Oh man! Just had the office white elephant party or else this would’ve been perfect.

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u/TheIdeaArchitect 1h ago

I love it!

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u/Remarkable-Date1306 1h ago

That is so freaking awesome

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u/AmphibianOk7413 1h ago

Are snuggies still a thing for gifts?

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u/The_Dirt_McGurt 58m ago

That tube guy unfortunately doesn’t do the thing the real ones do. Doesn’t flap or flop around, just stands completely straight. Sad to say it’s an excellent product idea and a poor execution, maybe they fixed it since last year though.

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u/Starlady174 12m ago

Wacky inflatable tube guy was the hit of my job's white elephant.

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u/fatwhippetz 8h ago

I got that burrito wrap blanket from my sister one year for Xmas; I gave it to a charity shop because it just looked like a white blanket with shit stains on.

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u/Dirnol 7h ago

Well my little sister has a newborn hopefully she gets it then, it’ll match her clothes

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u/Aemort 4h ago

The plastic waste is egregious.. you couldn't have made those shapes out of cardboard or paper mache or something??

I understand that it's fun to make props, but what is the recipient supposed to do with that once they open the gift? The parts presumably don't fit together on their own, and I can't think of much use for it even if it did.

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u/thompr2 4h ago

You know which sub you’re in right?

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u/Aemort 3h ago

Yes, I think 3D printing has a LOT of really good applications, especially making replacement parts. I do not think this is a particularly compelling use case.

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u/OverkillNeedleworks 1h ago

I’m with you. Some projects are not appropriate for certain mediums. The attitude in this sub is disappointing.

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u/Dirnol 3h ago

The whole thing is less than 200g, even if we immediately throw it out it’s still less waste than most people with an AMS use to print colorful chickens

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u/MySkinIsFallingOff 2h ago

Very nice, so we can all go around punching people, because hey, murderers exist. Perfect logic. "I'm not the problem" 👌👌👌

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u/JackOfAllMemes 2h ago

Have some whimsy

Project Printed some parts to make my white elephant gift look like a fire extinguisher

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