Hello everyone, this is my first post and I am writing because this year my husband gave me an innovative birthday gift.
Now what I mean by that is that he gifted me a resin 3D printer.
Right from the start it felt off. The gift seemed something that was more for him than for me. He always wanted a 3D printer and the fact that he got me one seemed very odd.
I told him this and he said that he saw me struggling with my crafts and he wanted to gift me something cool.
(For context, I work with clay, I do a lot of things, from beads to mugs and more. But I've recently bought a pack of clay that seems cursed. It breaks all the time, no matter the care I have for it.)
So he told me that this gift was to make my passion easier.
Now mind you, I tried using this thing. I've read the instructions, set up the machine and printed a little figurine.
Now, why would I want it returned?
First, we live in a very small apartment. It is not safe to 3D print with resin in the space we have, no matter the amount of precautions we use. The smell its not going away. And I printed only one small thing!
Second, the resin burned through the glove. I repeat, the resin burned the gloves. (They are gloves specifically made to handle it. So I have no idea how this happened.)
Now, it was just a small drop but now I have a spot that looks like a bad rash on my hand and my doctor said it's an allergic reaction.
I told him all of this and all he could say was, just use it on the balcony. (FYI you can't. We have no power outlet and even if I managed the smell would make the neighbours complain. We would likely be fined.)
I asked him to return it. Even a simple little other thing would have been fine. And I am not someone that complains about stuff but this thing looks dangerous to me. Just not this printer.
Now he is mad at me...But I thought I was reasonable with my explanation.
AITA?