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Open-source 3D Printed Pipe Fittings Reduce Water Waste, New Study Argues
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this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2025
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Yeah we're not talking about a BambuLabs printer with some PLA here.
Yes we are talking about home-teir 3D printers here. They used a Prusa MK3S printer and Prusa XL in this study. Also, they tested PLA in addition to PETG and ASA.
Woooosh
I'm not sure what you're woooshing here. If your saying that you were being sarcastic and you do recognize they were using affordable hardware, then that was understood. That's exactly what I was responding to.
They used their Prusas and cheap filament to print pipe fittings that exceeded residential plumbing pressure requirements by 4-8x across the different materials. Filament cost was 3-17x cheaper than commercial fittings. Overall this study was a success. I think this price-point of printer hardware is a perfect match for the application. Any quality improvements from a more expensive "professional" printer would be wasted on these kinds of simple, low-precision designs.