I had ASA Poisoning! 25 IMPORTANT Filament Answers!

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  @Sttreg · 2 years ago

  If I'm not mistaken, the biodegradability of PLA is tricky. If you put it in the field, it will never change. It's only biodegradable in an industrial composter. CNC kitchen made a video showcasing all of this,

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  @michaelmcguire8811 · 2 years ago

  "...and animals - they breathe too. So be careful of that" hahaha, love it

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  @gridleaf · 2 years ago (edited)

  Tip for printing cookie cutters: put plastic wrap over the cookie cutter, that way the print never makes contact with the food. Not my original idea, I saw it somewhere else.

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  @sailork3506 · 1 year ago

  Styrene poisoning is very real.  I was sick for a week after 3d asa printing.

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  @RocketCityTim · 2 years ago (edited)

  I use my printers for functional, mechanical parts and prototyping (yes, I did live the Benchy-life in the beginning), but I've experimented with so many filaments and have found myself using 3 filaments - PLA+ for 85%, PETG for heat-sensitive parts, and general TPU for softer "rubber" parts.  I've found that my 3 goto filaments are IIID Max PLA+ and PETG, Polyterra PLA+ (I don't use PM PETG because of the paper spools and my drier box operations), and SunLU's TPU.

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  @3DPrintSmith · 2 years ago

  I'd not heard of ASA poisoning and has me rethinking my setup. I may have been effected int he past and not realised !  thanks for the great info.

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  @RickTheGeek · 2 years ago

  I once ordered a roll of PLA for only $7 on Amazon. When it arrived, I found out why it was $7 - turns out the roll was only 250 grams instead of the usual one kilogram. Suited me fine because I don’t print orange very often lol

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  @burkelarsen933 · 1 year ago

  All the recycling stuff is totally bunk because the recycler won't have any idea what material it is when you throw it into the bin, so its always going into the land-fill from an automated sorting system. I know we want to feel like we're being environmentally friendly, but we're totally adding to the green-washing of plastic usage and wish-cycling by throwing into the recycling bin (whether we called them or not) and we need to be cognizant of that.

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  @scotts_random_stuff6589 · 2 years ago

  I love the Elegoo PLA+

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  @TheSinzia · 3 years ago

  I so love my Nevermore filter for ABS/ASA printing. Just remember, 50 hour or 30 days and swap out the carbon media!

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  @lexicase8805 · 11 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLU0SzzSmOE&amp;t=74">1:14</a> i live in an oceanfront house with a swamp on the other side of the road as well, im quite literally surrounded by water, and live in tropical south-east Queensland Australia, its almost never below 60% humidity, and is regularly over 80% and even 90% so my filament goes bad in just a few days if not stored in a sealed box with dessicant. That usually sits around 23% humidity so it lasts a lot longer

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  @Tofu1998 · 2 years ago

  I let my P1S print inside a toilet tent in the backyard from day one. Contamination has never been a problem😂

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