cross-posted from: 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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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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      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.

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        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.

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          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…

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            It seems to me like missing the forest for the trees as well.

            Definitely. I feel like people get so focused on one thing and then ignore all the other issues that are harming them as well. Like people will be worried about microplastics, but keep using a 20 year old teflon pan that’s scraped to hell every day. Or people that love to tell you that artificial sweeteners are killing you, but then go out binge drinking every week. Eh, pick your battles. It’s definitely risk/reward in a lot of ways. I know I’m getting a lot more microplastics from other things, and things out of my control, and the negligible amount I might get from this organizer is ok with me because it makes me happy.

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          Im used to everyone screaming but there can be lead in the brass nozzle. So use a hardened nozzle.

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          Kind of annoying to say I was “screaming microplastics” when I simply asked if there was more or less of a risk compared to non-addative manufacturing of plastics. You also seem to have resigned to not being worried about microplastics since it is already a problem.

          You and another poster brought up “but there are microplastics everywhere!” Yes, and we are learning about them and their problems. I’ve heard about potential issues about synthetic fabrics. I think it is pretty reasonable to ask about the safety, especially when the science on the effects of microplastics is finally entering the forefront.

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            Kind of annoying to say I was “screaming microplastics”

            As the other commenter said, “not everything is about you”. I didn’t say YOU were saying that. It was a general comment about there always being people wanting to yell about microplastics and bacteria every time someone posts a 3d print anywhere near food related areas. I was just happy to see someone comment something I felt was more reasonable than the constant scolding you see in 3D printing communities usually. This is also why I didn’t reply to you directly. It’s perfectly reasonable to ask about safety and the other commenter already answered your question so I didn’t.

            I also didn’t say I wasn’t worried about microplastics since it’s already a problem, but I DID say that I wasn’t worried about ingesting them from this print.

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                Honestly, not really. If you take into account the context that I wasn’t responding to your comment, but to the other person, and also knowing you weren’t doing what I was talking about, it seems pretty obvious to me that I wasn’t talking about you. You were asking a simple question, and you received an answer. I was praising another person’s comment. So I dunno, you’re entitled to your interpretation, of course, but I obviously wasn’t the only one that knew my comment wasn’t about you.

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        “PLA Filament” isn’t pure PLA, it can contain lots of additives that aren’t food safe.

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    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?

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      Haha that’s great. Thank you. No it’s just a hobby. I do have a background in graphic design and a huge interest in technology and computers and I guess I’ve just married the two into a hobby.

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      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.

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      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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          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

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              It’s very much not something you can just use like a printer. It’s a hobby in and of itself

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                  I think understanding printing would definitely help designs so you can make them in ways that are easier to print too

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                  No need to wait, you are in perfect place to pay for a printing service. Its quite cheap and available everywhere if you can provide 3D model. OP’s model is huge so that one might be more expensive

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          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.

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            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.

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            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

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          I have two Ender 3’s and they are good printers. It can take some tweaking to get things to print right but it has been a good printer for the stuff I’ve printed. Once you get your settings right most print jobs print without issue. It’s an easy hobby to get into without going broke and with some patients you can print lots of stuff for the house. I’ve print coat hooks and a hook to go over my shower door to hold a towel so I no longer have to get my towel wet. We’ve also printed party favors for kids birthdays. Also finding stuff to print has never been an issue lots of stuff is free and the files that do cost are always super cheap. Most of the stuff we bought was 1-3 dollars and you can print it as many times as you want so TCO is really low.

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      Do it! My favorite hobby by far. Highly recommend Prusa but they are pricey for a beginner and definitely take some tinkering sometimes, but that’s a plus for me. If you want to get in cheap, you can though, like the other commenter said. If you live near a Microcenter, they often have one of the Creality printers on sale for $100 or so.

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    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?

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    Oh man, how nice is it to hip-slam the hell outta that drawer, knowing your forks and spoons will be lovingly cradled

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    I’ve seen these extra long chopsticks in stores before. What are they used for, other than utensils for giants?

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      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.

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      They might be used for cooking, like the chopsticks equivalent of a giant spatula or something like that

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      Yes it’s 6 pieces “welded” together. I use a soldering iron to “weld” along the seams.

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          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.

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              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?

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                Yeah, CA and superglue is the same. Well I made 350 mm diameter hedgehog wheel by gluing 6 peaces together. It survived few years of use and cleaning. I also made a PC case, was going to weld it, but looks like CA is enough. Maybe change glue brand? I used locktite for both (abs and pla)

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                Also, get some hand clamps. Helps immensely holding things together to let the glue cure. I use these. Not too pricey and can be used on many other things as well.

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              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.

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            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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              Yeah, it will harden way too fast to do that. Like the other commenter said, use glue to stick them together, then you can weld the seams, and also add some extra filament if you want a smoother seam. I just welded that print as it’s all held in pretty tight in the drawer. There’s almost no gap around the outside at all. I just welded and there is a visible seam, but it’s minor and I don’t need it to be perfectly smooth. If you wanted it to be perfectly smooth, I’d add filament and then sand it flat and possibly paint if you felt inclined.

              As far as strength, like I said for this print it didn’t need to be, but it really depends on what you’re making. Use your best judgement, CA glue bonds very well. I use clear gorilla glue myself. It doesn’t expand like normal gorilla glue. But yeah, I use a combination usually depending on what it is. Like I said, just use your best judgement and definitely keep the parts together and weld along the seam instead of melting and trying to stick together, lol.

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    After getting into 3d printing…I would never put anything printed next to anything edible. That seems like a quick way to get cancer or worse.