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canthidium Sep 18, 2023

One of my favorite 3D printed organizations. Custom silverware drawer

One of my favorite 3D printed organizations. Custom silverware drawer - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5265624 [https://lemmy.world/post/5265624] > I made this about a year ago and it’s one of my favorite creations. Even though I made a mistake in measuring the bottom and had to cut out some slots. One day I’ll print it again, but it used a ton of filament and took forever last time.

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Tedrick02 Sep 18, 2023

Now I want to 3d print, just to make one for my house!

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seathru Sep 18, 2023

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.

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bob_wiley Sep 18, 2023

Is this something that can be safely done inside? I started looking into it once and I saw all these warnings about only doing it outside or investing in big ventilation systems. After an hour or two looking around it seemed like too much trouble and I figured I’d wait for things to mature some more.

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seathru Sep 18, 2023

Old article but I’m sure the science hasn’t changed: hackaday.com/…/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.

New Research Sheds Light On 3D Printing Fumes

A few years back, there were some studies on the chemical and particle emissions coming out of the hotends of 3D printers. Although they galvanized a lot of people in the community, the science was…

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canthidium

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.