How much fucking rice do you make
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Countdown until someone posts that you are already dead from bacteria in the layer lines.
I so need to do this for my toolboxes. I know it would take a long time, but it would end up saving me so much more time.
https://lemmy.world/comment/3542950
Yup, didn't take long. I still need to get a nice toolbox, but when I do, I'll definitely be doing something similar.
Each thing looks like it will only fit in the space designated for it, so naturally my kids will just toss the silverware in the drawer off to the side. There is no way in hell they are going to keep it organized.
I was going to suggest posting this to the homeorganisation community, then I realised you're the guy who made that community as well; you're really prolific at these custom organisation prints, I'm impressed!
I have to ask are you a 3D designer by profession or is this just a hobby?
Is there more/less a risk of using micro plastics with food stuff than traditional plastic?
I would really love to use a 3D printer for all of these home organization tasks but am worried of increasing consumption of micro plastics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid Is the most commonly used printing material. I would rather eat that than just about any other "food safe" traditional plastic in my kitchen.
There are other concerns about the actual food safeness of printed objects because of their physical structure being a harbor for bacteria and such, but ingestion isn't one of them.
Finally someone not screaming "micro plastics! Bacteria!". Yes it's an issue for some things. Like I wouldn't be eating with 3d printed utensils or storing food in 3d printed containers, but I just can't imagine my silverware is collecting enough microplastics from sitting there that will do more damage than all the other microplastics already in me from everything else.
It seems to me like missing the forest for the trees as well.
A stationary chunk of solid plastic will probably give off negligible micro plastics, but unless everyone is wearing 100% natural fabrics there's going to be tons of tiny synthetic fibers floating around in the air from clothing...
“PLA Filament” isn't pure PLA, it can contain lots of additives that aren't food safe.
I had no desire for a 3D printer until this post.
This is one of my favorite things to hear. I love sharing not only what 3D printing is capable of, but just in general things that I feel like improve life even in some small way. Reach out of you want to take that desire further and have any questions on how to get started or anything.
Now I want to 3d print, just to make one for my house!
If you are interested at all, the hobby has never been cheaper to get into. <$200 gets you a printer and several spools of filament to learn with.
That's resin printing that you need good ventilation for. I think there are some that are safer than others but for fdm which is the melting plastic and extruding it in lines there is no issue being indoors.
You can also make enclosures for them though so they are isolated
Old article but I'm sure the science hasn't changed: https://hackaday.com/2016/02/01/3d-printing-fumes-new-science/
Basically, if you are printing with PLA you are probably pretty safe. But I still don't think I would sit in a tiny closet and hotbox with my printer. An open window or carbon filters on your HVAC are probably more than sufficient. And PLA is the most popular type of filament, so you aren't limited much there. Unless you need higher temperature parts to withstand sun or car interiors. Then you are getting into materials you want to start looking into better ventilation for.
Yeah, I mostly print PLA, and occasional PETG. My printers are in enclosures as well and while I don't have any dedicated ventellation system, they are by a window that has a fan blowing outside. I'm not too worried about it.
Even that, I've got a center console organizer in my car made of pla and it hasn't deformed at all. So as long as it's not in the direct sunlight
3D printed stuff is not geat for hygienic reasons because the little groves accumulate dirt over time and is hard to clean. Did you coat the print somehow?
Oh man, how nice is it to hip-slam the hell outta that drawer, knowing your forks and spoons will be lovingly cradled
I've seen these extra long chopsticks in stores before. What are they used for, other than utensils for giants?
Cooking, usually in a wok. My mom got them for me a couple years ago. I've yet to use them even though I do cook with chopsticks often. They're just too big.
How did you print such a large item? Is it glued together somewhere?
Yes it's 6 pieces "welded" together. I use a soldering iron to "weld" along the seams.
I've tried that before, but it always hardens before I put the pieces together. How do you do it?
Are you trying to melt and then stick together like glue? I place the 2 pieces together and then run a soldering iron down along the seam and "weld" the 2 pieces together while they are touching eachother.
Good tip, you can also add extra filament. You can use CA glue to keep parts in position while welding. You might find that CA glue is enough tho
I've had a hard time getting super glue to bond PLA+ and I think I had a hard time with white PET-G too.
Edit: super glue is CA glue. Right?
Yeah, I use glue, welding, and I have a 3D pen for filling creases as well. I use a 1, 2, or all 3 depending on what I'm trying to achieve.
Oh! Yup, that's exactly what I was doing, melting them and then trying to stick them together. Is the seam invisible when you're finished, using your welding method? Does it require touch-up? Is it strong enough, considering only the outer edges are fused?
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