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Cake day: September 23rd, 2023

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  • This is nice work. I think there has been a lot of hesitantion, and rightfully so, for food and medical applications. This paper strives to use data to show that perhaps we could expand applications a bit with cautious cleaning habits, but I urge readers to remember this is a conference paper and likely not rigorously peer reviewed. Use the data with caution. That being said I have used PETG and tpu for food and water lids before. I use ironing heavily for these as I think it minimizes pore spaces and these materials are top shelf dishwasher stable. They also have minimal direct food contact.




  • Most dryers now allow you to print directly from the dryer. I keep my spools like most in cereal boxes with a 100g dessicant sack. For pla I just throw it in dryer, set a timer on it, while I’m prepping my bed and print. Works well. For PETG or tpu I like to try to let it dry in the box for a couple hours before getting started. If you are not carefully keeping filament dry and switch to a sealed dessicant system, I would recommend putting the filament in a drying box for 8h prior to then putting it in your storage container. I tried vacuum bags for awhile and the cereal box thing is way less of a pain.