This was an ornament I printed roughly 6 years ago. Being a Christmas ornament it spent most of those 6 years stored in my roof space.

Being in Australia this would have been subject to average temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees c but also peaks across summer approaching 70 degrees c. Also in high humidity.

The PLA crumbles into tiny pieces at the softest touch.

I thought it was interesting that PLA would start to break down in these conditions.

  • @Treczoks
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    101 month ago

    My boss printed me three LEGO bricks when he got his 3D printer (everyone here knows I am an AFOL = Adult Fan Of Lego). I have no idea what kind of printer that was, but the bricks were very detailed. Now they have totally warped out of shape. I kept them on my desk in the electronics lab, so heat or sunlight are no major issues here.

    • @Dkarma
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      51 month ago

      Resin printer probably

      • @Treczoks
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        21 month ago

        No solvents, thank goodness. It’s a lab, but it’s an electronics lab. And no, anything with soldering or cleaning boards is done far elsewhere.