How do printers create microplastics? Genuinely curious.
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turtlepower@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago3D printers, period. The microplastics they create are insane.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
turtlepower@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
After printing you have to not only trim the extra bits, but you have to sand it down, whereas manufacturers use molds and only have to trim the seams.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Ah so the finishing work. Makes sense.
BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’m happy dying an early death if it means one more plastic toy