Here’s a part of a cabinet in my wardrobe where my printer lives. It’s a bit noisy with all those hard surfaces so I am just about to put up some foam padding on all 5 sides.

Is that stupidly dangerous?

You can see I have a smoke alarm there, but it won’t stop a fire on its own.

Edit: the cabinet has no door, it’s always open like in the photo, but the wardrobe door is generally closed. The room has some ventilation so smells do go away.

  • @marcos
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    31 year ago

    It gets worse and worse :)

    Yes, using a high-power electrical device inside your wardrobe is a very efficient fire hazard. It not only makes it easy to start a fire, but it also provides plenty of fuel to jumpstart over the iffy small-fire stage where it still has a chance to not consume your entire home.

    Also, sending those smells somewhere they won’t harm anybody is a significant concern when you decide where to place a 3d printer.

    • @PlutoniumAcidOP
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      31 year ago

      PLA isn’t harmful, just smells a bit…