Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:26:46 UTC No. 1004049

>>1004046
Don't you have to use these basically outside or you lose 10 iq points per hour by being near them?

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:40:43 UTC No. 1004052

>>1004046
I'd use it to print tool holders, like a custom brush stands, things that can help you fix your life
I don't know much about you as a person

>>1004049
no, you're confusing it with resin printers, filament printers are fine as long as you print PLA and open the windows sometimes

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:51:59 UTC No. 1004053

>>1004052
>no, you're confusing it with resin printers, filament printers are fine as long as you print PLA and open the windows sometimes

i'm pretty sure that theyre all really bad for you inside...

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:56:40 UTC No. 1004059

>>1004053
Don't think there's full agreement on this yet. There's some work done on particulate emission which IIRC shows that PLA and PETG are relatively low emitters. ABS, ASA and HIPS all emit styrene when printing, which isn't supposed to be particularly healthy and stinks. I print PLA and PETG on one enclosed printer (Bambu P1) and an unenclosed Prusa and there is pretty much no dust on the machines. I also have a Zortrax with hood for ASA, ABS and HIPS and the machine is filthy inside with deposited gunk.
I print PLA and PETG in my office with some ventilation, ABS etc with ventilation, carbon and hepa filtration elsewhere.

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:01:40 UTC No. 1004060

>>1004053
PLA is not "really bad", they're just "normal bad", like breathing the air outside in the city, it's not good for you but you would have to be stupid or in China to wear a respirator in the streets
I wear a respirator when washing resin prints, there are levels to this

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:02:55 UTC No. 1004061

>>1004060
most of the people printing here are printing in their bedrooms, so they are breathing it in 24/7.

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:08:10 UTC No. 1004062

>>1004061
I can't recommend that, and I can't recommend living in a single room, it won't kill you but that ain't right
If that's your living situation then 3D printing shouldn't be a priority in your life
Otherwise consider printing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rjzczGFO1o

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:27:15 UTC No. 1004065

I don't know what the scene is like for figurines/art. I've seen 3D prints in person and they always look jaggy, like you can see each layer. I think professional figurine manufactures use a different kind of printer, or maybe they sand it down somehow? Idk. If I wanted to get into making sculptures, I figure clay would be better.

3D printing seems like for prototype builds and people into D&D.

Anonymous at Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:35:54 UTC No. 1004066

>>1004065
resin printers, it works by curing liquid UV resin with UV light using a screen as a mask
the layers are 10 to 50 microns thick and XY resolution is usually around 20-30 microns so you don't usually have to sand layer lines
that's the one I have https://us.elegoo.com/products/elegoo-saturn-3-resin-3d-printer-12k

resin printers are used for prototyping figures but production is usually made by casting into silicone molds or injection casting depending on the number of units

Anonymous at Fri, 27 Dec 2024 04:00:22 UTC No. 1004074

>>1004046
>>/diy/

🗑️ Anonymous at Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:25:17 UTC No. 1004088

>>1004046
print a gun and shoot as jewish ceo

Anonymous at Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:32:45 UTC No. 1004089

>>1004049
pretty much
you are breathing in extremely toxic plastic fumes that will seriously fuck you up
>>1004052
>no, you're confusing it with resin printers, filament printers are fine as long as you print PLA and open the windows sometimes
hes not, you are the one being confused
you can find exact tests that prove without any doubt that even PLA shits out toxic fumes, even if at lower rates than resin, its burning plastic, you can smell it, so shit gets into air

i keep my printer in a dedicated separate room, but people will probably dump them in their bedrooms which is really bad

Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:52:49 UTC No. 1004212

>>1004089
What if I put the printer in a glass case?

Anonymous at Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:12:33 UTC No. 1004294

>>1004049
no, you're confusing it with 4chan

Anonymous at Wed, 1 Jan 2025 05:10:40 UTC No. 1004452

>>1004046
bros.. if only i had one in xmas instead of "why do you spend all day on your pc" or "stop playing vidya games all the time"

Anonymous at Wed, 1 Jan 2025 07:23:10 UTC No. 1004456

>>1004452
well maybe you should stop playing Vidya all the time, it's that simple (that's just the first step into getting your shit together but no one will tell you that), good luck anon, hope 2025 is the year you escape the vidyajew. Get rid of your PC if needed

pd: I'm waiting 15 to post this just so you know I mean it

Anonymous at Wed, 1 Jan 2025 22:30:33 UTC No. 1004491

>>1004089
The fumes aren't what you should be primarily worried about. It's the plastic debris that is created. Microplastics will be the new asbestos. By 2050 most of us will have cancer from what we get from drinking water and eating seafood alone, there is no telling what we will get as a result of messing with these industrial level machines in our very houses. I know this and yet I still print on the daily because I like making my own legos. I think lung cancer ten years from now is worth it if I get custom legos.

Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 03:02:16 UTC No. 1004980

>>1004046
Browse Thingiverse and Printables. I've made pots, water cans, Christmas ornaments, pan fishing kits, knitting machines, model kits, puzzles, etc. Since this is /3/, you can start learning CAD and design some kickass bracket, shelf, or crank powered tuna slicer

Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 07:54:34 UTC No. 1004998

>>1004046
do you have any figure ideas? i want to try making them but i dont have a printer yet, ill make you one in exchange for letting me test using yours

Anonymous at Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:53:18 UTC No. 1006559

Print warhammer

🗑️ Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 13:17:48 UTC No. 1006754

sorry for this noob question but why don't they sell machines that just print molds, so we pour plaster or something in them? that might save our lungs and also some money

Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 22:15:10 UTC No. 1006793

>>1004456
Unironically true.

Anonymous at Mon, 3 Feb 2025 23:19:15 UTC No. 1006799

>>1004046
>Step 1: Learn how to model shit in something like fusion
>Step 2 (Optional): Buy a pair of calipers
>Step 3: Ask your dad, grandpa, grandma, anyone if there are any things they need to replace in the house, like a hinge or a fixture, or maybe a car part that isnt under a ton of thermal stress
>Step 4: reverse engineer said part and print it out, or maybe find an already made model of it if you're lucky
>Step 5: become your family's most beloved child
PETG is great for most parts and is the best functional material you can use, since your printer is probably unable to do ABS/ASA, but PLA has its uses too since its way more rigid than the former and prints easier - its just very weak to heat.
Also /diy/ is the board for you, fren. This is 3DCG - 3D C omputer G raphics.

Anonymous at Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:59:39 UTC No. 1007304

>>1004046
You build things
You make cosplay
You print 40k things
You make smut

Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:13:25 UTC No. 1007511

>>1007304
This is pretty much it. Maybe make shit for around the house >>>/diy/ style

Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:19:08 UTC No. 1007533

I hate how the OP pic instantly made me think of laser loli

Anonymous at Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:09:25 UTC No. 1007622

>>1007533
We've been here too long.

Anonymous at Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:58:45 UTC No. 1007723

Just use actually biodegradable filament. Yes, it's more expensive, but at least you're not giving yourself full body cancer and neurological issues from plastic. And it doesn't make anywhere near as harmful or as much fumes.

If you want to keep a lasting copy of your model, just keep a copy of the data backed up.

Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:20:51 UTC No. 1007869

>>1004212
The fine plastic debris and VOC will still be there when you remove the case, but there might be some benefit to reducing the circulation of the microplastics in air.
I have been thinking about using bipolar ionizers (they're getting really cheap) and MERV filters or maybe a mineral oil bubbler. It's a moot point because there's nothing I really want to print.