For questions about dealing with waste products of 3D printing including various chemicals used in the printing and post-processing process.
Questions tagged [waste]
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Can I really throw failed PLA prints on compost?
So they say PLA is biodegradable. But I still don't know how much biodegradable.
I live in a flat and we have composting trash can in the courtyard. However if I throw PLA in there and it does not decompose, neighbors are gonna be pissed since many…
Tomáš Zato
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Is it possible to convert the first layer of the G-code to a 2D print so I can use a 2D printer for a quick size reference?
Is it possible to convert the first layer of the G-code to a 2D print so I can use a 2D printer for a quick size reference?
The G-code (or STL) already contains the exact sizes so I think it shouldn't be hard, yet I could not find any easy solution…
Bob Ortiz
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Low fidelity 3D printer for plastic waste
Is there such thing as a 3D printer with a very large diameter nozzle, that can make low fidelity, large and fast prints? I'm picturing a soft serve ice-cream machine on a gantry, with a hopper. You feed it shredded plastic, and it prints bricks,…
chris alyui
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