Asked By: Brandon Moore Date: created: Feb 17 2021
How do you dispose of old 3d printers
Answered By: Carlos Hall Date: created: Feb 18 2021
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Asked By: Dennis Kelly Date: created: Nov 24 2021
Is 3d printing material biodegradable
Answered By: Andrew Collins Date: created: Nov 25 2021
The two most common filaments to print with are ABS and PLA. ABS is a thermoplastic that is great for 3D printing because of it’s strength and durability. This material is not biodegradable or compostable, but can be recycled in other ways if you want to re-heat the material to use it again in a filament recycler.
Asked By: Julian Taylor Date: created: Sep 03 2021
What plastics can be used in 3d printing
Answered By: Carter Russell Date: created: Sep 04 2021
Many different materials can be used for 3D printing, such as ABS plastic, PLA, polyamide (nylon), glass filled polyamide, stereolithography materials (epoxy resins), silver, titanium, steel, wax, photopolymers and polycarbonate.
Asked By: Julian Kelly Date: created: Jul 30 2021
Can you remelt PLA
Answered By: Simon Sanders Date: created: Aug 01 2021
ABS and PLA are two commonly used 3D printing filaments, but they cannot be easily recycled. Therefore, you may need to use the services of a 3D printer filament recycler. The program works by collecting filament scraps from different users and recycling the scrap into new filament.
Asked By: Owen Alexander Date: created: Feb 01 2022
Can I recycle PLA
Answered By: Gordon Harris Date: created: Feb 01 2022
While PLA is recyclable, it cannot be recycled with other types of plastics because it has a lower melting temperature that causes problems at recycling centers. This means PLA should not be recycled with your other curbside recycling. ABS is also a recyclable thermoplastic, however, unlike PLA, it is petroleum based.
Asked By: Fred Allen Date: created: Sep 30 2021
Is PLA bad for environment
Answered By: Zachary Turner Date: created: Oct 01 2021
Proponents also tout the use of PLA—which is technically “carbon neutral” in that it comes from renewable, carbon-absorbing plants—as yet another way to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases in a quickly warming world. PLA also will not emit toxic fumes when incinerated.
Asked By: Ashton Morris Date: created: Apr 22 2021
Is PLA environmentally friendly
Answered By: Curtis Parker Date: created: Apr 22 2021
Polylactide (PLA), is a renewable thermoplastic and a polymer. It is ‘processed’ from the starch of plants such as corn, sugar cane and sugar beet, making it environmentally friendly and sustainable. Fermentation of the sugars from these plants produces lactic acid and after further reactions, lactide forms.
Asked By: Alfred Ramirez Date: created: Mar 15 2021
Will PLA dissolve in water
Answered By: Kevin Wilson Date: created: Mar 16 2021
Within as little as a month, to up to two years, PLA will break down when exposed to the environment. While not soluble in water, PLA does absorb a lot of water.
Asked By: Anthony Jones Date: created: Nov 28 2021
Can 3d printers print metal
Answered By: Ralph Howard Date: created: Nov 30 2021
Like most industrial 3D printing processes, Indirect Metal Printing does not include any filaments. Instead, it is based on a very fine steel powder. In this way, Indirect Metal Printing is still kind of similar to DMLS printers that use Aluminum or Titanium powder.
Asked By: Keith Campbell Date: created: Jul 09 2021
Can you 3d print food
Answered By: Logan Ross Date: created: Jul 09 2021
Most methods to 3D print food do not cook the food. For example, if you are 3D printing a pizza, the printer will extrude the dough and tomato sauce, but won’t cook it. Generally speaking, food 3D printers are best served whipping up intriguing shapes of foods that do not require cooking.
Asked By: Douglas Butler Date: created: Feb 27 2021
Is 3d printed plastic strong
Answered By: Howard Perez Date: created: Feb 27 2021
Strength: 3D printed parts are not as strong as traditionally-manufactured parts. Their layer-by-layer technique of manufacturing is both their biggest strength and their greatest weakness. Surface finish: People hear you can print in plastic, so they visualise a plastic item.
Asked By: Louis Williams Date: created: Apr 17 2021
What can I do with leftover PLA filaments
Answered By: Aidan Anderson Date: created: Apr 19 2021
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Asked By: Thomas Watson Date: created: Mar 14 2021
Can you make your own 3d printer filament
Answered By: Morgan King Date: created: Mar 16 2021
If you have a filament production machine, such as the very good quality unit from 3DEVO, you can produce your own filament in a desktop office environment. By obtaining pellets of materials still unavailable by filament vendors, you can produce 3D printer filaments that no one else has.
Asked By: Jake Wood Date: created: May 08 2022
What do the three arrows in the recycling symbol mean
Answered By: Ronald Davis Date: created: May 09 2022
Meaning of the recycling symbol
Each of the three arrows can represent one step in a three-step process that forms a closed loop, the recycling loop. The first step represents collection of materials to be recycled. The manufacturing process is the second arrow in the recycling symbol.
Asked By: Nathan Cooper Date: created: Mar 12 2021
Can you compost PLA plastic
Answered By: Diego Jones Date: created: Mar 12 2021
Most PLA plastic is marketed as compostable. Not all PLA is compostable, or even biodegradable. However, PLA meeting EN 13432 should compost in ideal conditions (ie commercial composting) without leaving behind and residues which can be toxic to the soil.
Asked By: William James Date: created: Jan 05 2022
How long does PLA take to decompose
Answered By: Daniel James Date: created: Jan 06 2022
47 to 90 days
Asked By: Jack Long Date: created: Mar 14 2022
Is PLA really compostable
Answered By: Charles Phillips Date: created: Mar 16 2022
As PLA is made from renewable sources, such as starch (e.g. corn, potatoes, etc.), soy protein, cellulose, and lactic acid, it is compostable, but this process is only considered “composted” when 3 criteria are met: No toxic residues are left and the compost supports plant growth.
Asked By: Alfred Foster Date: created: Nov 29 2021
Can you drink out of PLA plastic
Answered By: Andrew Foster Date: created: Dec 01 2021
Using PLA for your coffee cup is safer because the decomposed particles are naturally occurring. However, the plastic is too soft for your hot coffee and could melt in a dishwasher.
Asked By: Sebastian Howard Date: created: Aug 18 2021
What will dissolve PLA plastic
Answered By: Caleb Russell Date: created: Aug 18 2021
3DSystems has a very useful video on Youtube about how to use caustic soda (Sodium Hydroxide) to dissolve PLA used for support. 217 grams is added to 3 liter water used at 60C for 3 hours in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Asked By: Isaac Flores Date: created: Nov 22 2021
Why does PLA become brittle
Answered By: Austin Sanchez Date: created: Nov 23 2021
The reason for this is because the moisture that accumulates in the filament will absorb heat and evaporate when printed, meaning that the filament itself isn’t getting the same amount of heating as it used to.
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