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Double check those waffle irons, the older ones often have reversible irons with flat on one side for 60's mom making grilled cheese sandwiches. Better yet, you could make waffles.
 
yeah I checked every one of them to see if the griddles came off or reversed. not a one. It's a good idea. but no not making waffles with plastic in them! 😛
 
3D printer airborne pollution? Got any concerns? This shows the spike in PM2.5 coming off my machine for a print. I'm not sure how to assess this but I'm going to try to reduce it greatly as it seems to me like I'm breathing plastic.

My next project is to complete a filter system based on the IKEA UPPATVIND filters. There are downloadable prints for this.

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Janger said:
3D printer airborne pollution? Got any concerns? This shows the spike in PM2.5 coming off my machine for a print. I'm not sure how to assess this but I'm going to try to reduce it greatly as it seems to me like I'm breathing plastic.

My next project is to complete a filter system based on the IKEA UPPATVIND filters. There are downloadable prints for this.
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FDM is just as great a concern as resin printers, and yes you get VOCs and ultrafine particulates, so small the penetrate deeply into the lungs.

Oh and they don't filter well using any desktop filter either. Exhaust fans are required for optimal health and safety. Or not, I'm in favour of Darwinism
 
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TorontoBuilder said:
FDM is just as great a concern as resin printers, and yes you get VOCs and ultrafine particulates, so small the penetrate deeply into the lungs.

Oh and they don't filter well using any desktop filter either. Exhaust fans are required for optimal health and safety. Or not, I'm in favour of Darwinism
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Well I'm going to try using the ikea UPPATVIND filter anyway and see what happens. Here is one half of the filter holder, the other half is on the printer. https://www.printables.com/model/1281236-ikea-uppatvind-core-one-hepa-filter-landscape/files

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