cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5265624
I made this about a year ago and it’s one of my favorite creations. Even though I made a mistake in measuring the bottom and had to cut out some slots. One day I’ll print it again, but it used a ton of filament and took forever last time.
How much fucking rice do you make
Lol, I’m Korean so…a lot
I’m convinced this was all so they could flex about having 3 rice makers.
lmao, only one now, but ive been through a bunch and saved the scoops. The one I have now though is super nice and cost enough to buy a dozen cheaper ones though, lol
Zojirushi 🤘
My rice cooker sings the song of it’s people.
You know it!
Cuckoo?
No, a Zojirushi
My wife has two of those! A big one for when family is coming over, and a smaller one for regular use. She swears it’s the best rice maker, but I can’t tell the difference. Put rice & water in, push a button, cooked rice comes out, same as the cheap ones. It does feel more sturdy though.
Oh, when you’ve used rice makers your whole life you can tell a difference, haha. My Zojirushi makes perfect rice every time and it’s the perfect consistency.
Countdown until someone posts that you are already dead from bacteria in the layer lines.
I so need to do this for my toolboxes. I know it would take a long time, but it would end up saving me so much more time.
https://lemmy.world/comment/3542950
Yup, didn’t take long. I still need to get a nice toolbox, but when I do, I’ll definitely be doing something similar.
Each thing looks like it will only fit in the space designated for it, so naturally my kids will just toss the silverware in the drawer off to the side. There is no way in hell they are going to keep it organized.
That top left section already has “screw it, the rest goes here” energy
Definitely, always need a catch all spot
Everything fits in the knife and chopstick sections, or the accessory section.
Haha, luckily I live alone and can keep it tidy.
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Is there more/less a risk of using micro plastics with food stuff than traditional plastic?
I would really love to use a 3D printer for all of these home organization tasks but am worried of increasing consumption of micro plastics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid Is the most commonly used printing material. I would rather eat that than just about any other “food safe” traditional plastic in my kitchen.
There are other concerns about the actual food safeness of printed objects because of their physical structure being a harbor for bacteria and such, but ingestion isn’t one of them.
Finally someone not screaming “micro plastics! Bacteria!”. Yes it’s an issue for some things. Like I wouldn’t be eating with 3d printed utensils or storing food in 3d printed containers, but I just can’t imagine my silverware is collecting enough microplastics from sitting there that will do more damage than all the other microplastics already in me from everything else.
It seems to me like missing the forest for the trees as well.
A stationary chunk of solid plastic will probably give off negligible micro plastics, but unless everyone is wearing 100% natural fabrics there’s going to be tons of tiny synthetic fibers floating around in the air from clothing…
It seems to me like missing the forest for the trees as well.
Definitely. I feel like people get so focused on one thing and then ignore all the other issues that are harming them as well. Like people will be worried about microplastics, but keep using a 20 year old teflon pan that’s scraped to hell every day. Or people that love to tell you that artificial sweeteners are killing you, but then go out binge drinking every week. Eh, pick your battles. It’s definitely risk/reward in a lot of ways. I know I’m getting a lot more microplastics from other things, and things out of my control, and the negligible amount I might get from this organizer is ok with me because it makes me happy.
Im used to everyone screaming but there can be lead in the brass nozzle. So use a hardened nozzle.
Kind of annoying to say I was “screaming microplastics” when I simply asked if there was more or less of a risk compared to non-addative manufacturing of plastics. You also seem to have resigned to not being worried about microplastics since it is already a problem.
You and another poster brought up “but there are microplastics everywhere!” Yes, and we are learning about them and their problems. I’ve heard about potential issues about synthetic fabrics. I think it is pretty reasonable to ask about the safety, especially when the science on the effects of microplastics is finally entering the forefront.
Kind of annoying to say I was “screaming microplastics”
As the other commenter said, “not everything is about you”. I didn’t say YOU were saying that. It was a general comment about there always being people wanting to yell about microplastics and bacteria every time someone posts a 3d print anywhere near food related areas. I was just happy to see someone comment something I felt was more reasonable than the constant scolding you see in 3D printing communities usually. This is also why I didn’t reply to you directly. It’s perfectly reasonable to ask about safety and the other commenter already answered your question so I didn’t.
I also didn’t say I wasn’t worried about microplastics since it’s already a problem, but I DID say that I wasn’t worried about ingesting them from this print.
I see. Surely you can see how it can be interpreted as I did.
Honestly, not really. If you take into account the context that I wasn’t responding to your comment, but to the other person, and also knowing you weren’t doing what I was talking about, it seems pretty obvious to me that I wasn’t talking about you. You were asking a simple question, and you received an answer. I was praising another person’s comment. So I dunno, you’re entitled to your interpretation, of course, but I obviously wasn’t the only one that knew my comment wasn’t about you.
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Questions safety of microplastics
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Answers question on safety
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Finally someone not questioning the safety!
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not everything is about you, friend
It was in response to me asking about microplastics so it kinda was.
But it wasn’t though.
“PLA Filament” isn’t pure PLA, it can contain lots of additives that aren’t food safe.
I had no desire for a 3D printer until this post.
This is one of my favorite things to hear. I love sharing not only what 3D printing is capable of, but just in general things that I feel like improve life even in some small way. Reach out of you want to take that desire further and have any questions on how to get started or anything.
I was going to suggest posting this to the homeorganisation community, then I realised you’re the guy who made that community as well; you’re really prolific at these custom organisation prints, I’m impressed!
I have to ask are you a 3D designer by profession or is this just a hobby?
Haha that’s great. Thank you. No it’s just a hobby. I do have a background in graphic design and a huge interest in technology and computers and I guess I’ve just married the two into a hobby.
Now I want to 3d print, just to make one for my house!
If you are interested at all, the hobby has never been cheaper to get into. <$200 gets you a printer and several spools of filament to learn with.
Do it! My favorite hobby by far. Highly recommend Prusa but they are pricey for a beginner and definitely take some tinkering sometimes, but that’s a plus for me. If you want to get in cheap, you can though, like the other commenter said. If you live near a Microcenter, they often have one of the Creality printers on sale for $100 or so.
Now I want to 3d print, just to make my house!
My god how did I never think of this. I need to do this yesterday.
How did you print such a large item? Is it glued together somewhere?
Yes it’s 6 pieces “welded” together. I use a soldering iron to “weld” along the seams.
I’ve tried that before, but it always hardens before I put the pieces together. How do you do it?
Are you trying to melt and then stick together like glue? I place the 2 pieces together and then run a soldering iron down along the seam and “weld” the 2 pieces together while they are touching eachother.
Good tip, you can also add extra filament. You can use CA glue to keep parts in position while welding. You might find that CA glue is enough tho
I’ve had a hard time getting super glue to bond PLA+ and I think I had a hard time with white PET-G too.
Edit: super glue is CA glue. Right?
Also, get some hand clamps. Helps immensely holding things together to let the glue cure. I use these. Not too pricey and can be used on many other things as well.
Yeah, CA and superglue is the same. Well I made 350 mm diameter hedgehog wheel by gluing 6 peaces together. It survived few years of use and cleaning. I also made a PC case, was going to weld it, but looks like CA is enough. Maybe change glue brand? I used locktite for both (abs and pla)
Thanks! I’ll give loctight a try.
Yeah, I use glue, welding, and I have a 3D pen for filling creases as well. I use a 1, 2, or all 3 depending on what I’m trying to achieve.
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Oh! Yup, that’s exactly what I was doing, melting them and then trying to stick them together. Is the seam invisible when you’re finished, using your welding method? Does it require touch-up? Is it strong enough, considering only the outer edges are fused?
The sort of prints that become part of your life are my favorite.
I’ve seen these extra long chopsticks in stores before. What are they used for, other than utensils for giants?
So envious
After getting into 3d printing…I would never put anything printed next to anything edible. That seems like a quick way to get cancer or worse.
What? That’s not even real silver! And is it really aware of itself?? Nah, seriously, I’ll steal this idea instantly.
