Rhaxapopouetl@ttrpg.network to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoEverytime i come across a 3d printing postttrpg.networkimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down160
arrow-up1234arrow-down1imageEverytime i come across a 3d printing postttrpg.networkRhaxapopouetl@ttrpg.network to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down2·1 month agoPLA is basically plant starch. most 3d printing is done with PLA
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·1 month agomade from doesn’t mean same properties (e.g. biodegradability)
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoPLA doesn’t not hold up to the elements. sunlight breaks it down it turns to floppy noodle in summer heat do you even know anything about PLA?
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·30 days agosorry for spez site but here you go I use PLA all the time and I get that it degrades in sunlight, but every fucking plastic does. Degradation isn’t decomposition and you can still enjoy 3D printing while understanding that it’s not 100% environment friendly
minus-squarerandomblock1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s biodegradable in an industrial composter, and degrades in sunlight. Sure it’s not perfect, but compared to everything else its impact is minimal.
PLA is basically plant starch. most 3d printing is done with PLA
made from doesn’t mean same properties (e.g. biodegradability)
PLA doesn’t not hold up to the elements. sunlight breaks it down
it turns to floppy noodle in summer heat
do you even know anything about PLA?
sorry for spez site but here you go
I use PLA all the time and I get that it degrades in sunlight, but every fucking plastic does. Degradation isn’t decomposition and you can still enjoy 3D printing while understanding that it’s not 100% environment friendly
It’s biodegradable in an industrial composter, and degrades in sunlight. Sure it’s not perfect, but compared to everything else its impact is minimal.