[Yr7-10it] 3D printing - printer placement and ventilation

[Jamie Le Rossignol]

Hi Mel,

I've usually run the 3D miniUp away from students (in a staff room) and
found that it was not a problem. (I react to some chemicals) However, since
3D printers tend to use heat to metal the plastic as part of their process.
The smell is not too bad, but just to be sure I (at a minimum) would keep
it near a window for ventalation.
I would check the MSDS for the plastic you use. PLA & ABS are the common
ones.
http://studentorgs.engineering.asu.edu/asumav/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Repraper-PLA-MSDS-for-Makerbot.pdf
http://download.makerbot.com/filament/ABS_MSDS_MakerBot_Stratasys.pdf


Regards,
Jamie

On 9 February 2017 at 08:13, Mel Yuan <melyuan at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> If you are using a 3D printer for class work, where is it situated? And
> how is it vented? And for what make/ model?
>
> There is a lot of contradictory advice out there.
>
> Cheers, Mel
>
>
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