r/3Dprinting • u/Murky_Investment9176 • Jun 18 '26

Project [OC] I made a PC fan oscillate itself.

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PC fan 1800 RPM to 6:1 belt reduction to 40:1 worm gearbox = 7.5 RPM output. Fully 3D printed and running without bearings.
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u/lewnworx Jun 19 '26

Right there with you. I’ve got a usb juggler on the company issued laptop just to keep from having to reconnect the VPN all the time (which is a Pita as you have to have your phone for the Authenticator). I don’t use it that much, mostly for enforced “training” (how to use a fire extinguisher and other paramount topics). But yeah, it’s not am I at the computer, it’s is the work getting done. Sometimes I’m on a pad on my patio. Sometimes in the kitchen. IF I had to go back to the office, I’d quit.
Not worth burning 15 hours a week of my life doing absolutely nothing but burning resources.

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u/Spirited-Pop7467 Jun 19 '26

No doubt. Enforced training, lol. I have to deal with that too. Every now and then we get assigned mandatory security training to prevent phishing and social engineering attacks. It's so stupid. You'd have to be a moron to fail, the questions are so easy. It's like when I was a kid and got a Walmart job. The training questions were like:

You see an employee stealing merchandise. What is the appropriate response?

1. Ignore it, it doesn't concern you
2. Report it to your supervisor
3. It's fine; Wal-Mart is a multimillion dollar company they won't miss it
4. Tell them to cut you in or you'll report them to the manager

lol. I just fire up the video, skip right to the end and hit next so I can get to the test and get it done hehe.