“You need to buy this special heater pad to break the screen adhesive!”

No, I think you will find that in fact I don’t.

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    7 months ago

    Holy shit. I do a fair bit of small electronics repair on the side, the cost of a decent heat pad is about half that of a 3d printer… This may be what finally inspires me to get a 3d printer.

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        7 months ago

        I realize this is a joke…

        But don’t do this. Really. The fdm layers are unhygienic, and there’s a not-insignificant risk of things snapping off and leading to awkward emergency room visits.

        A better solution is printing a 2 part mold and casting silicone.

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          7 months ago

          glad to hear from the 3d printed sex toy experts in the house

          wont the layers transfer to the silicone?

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            7 months ago

            You can process the inside to be smooth (sanding, priming. If you have a solvent - acetone for abs, as an example. And mold release.)

            Even just using a filler/primer should be enough

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          7 months ago

          I was really impressed by the lulzbot manual mentioning this! Its also important to consider that most 3d prints can be sensitive to water unless sealed too.

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            7 months ago

            I’m just gonna assume some one printed a butplug, had it snap off leading to said emergency room visit and they tried to sue lulzbot.

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    7 months ago

    Opening phones and heating burritos :)

    And melting gallium when I 3D print moulds to make some silly metal objects (probably not so smart next to so much aluminium extrusion)

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      7 months ago

      I know a guy whose cat will take naps on it.

      Used to have problems with the cat sneaking up while preheating, and being very intent on not getting off. (Even with the cold hot end poking him. It was… hilarious. Took an old i3 and sacrificed the build plate to solve the issue though.)

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          7 months ago

          it really was hilarious watching the cat stubbornly refuse to move out the way as the bed moved back and forth and the hot end poked it. the cat had this most baleful look like it was being martyred by the machine.

          (Yes, the friend was careful not to hurt the cat.)