Is 3D Printing Safe?

[MadMango]

Due to the prevalence of desktop 3D printers available, and there use in home offices and cubicles, I thought the following article was an interesting read.

http://www.uproxx.com/technology/2013/07/3d-printing-in-your-house-is-as-unhealthy-as-smoking/

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

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[MadMango]

The source for the above article can be found below, without all the gibberish, and more credibility.

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-3d-printers-shown-emit-potentially.html#jCp

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

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[ivymike]

 Deposition in head airways can also lead to translocation to the brain via the olfactory nerve.

That might explain the "abs headache" from hanging out near the printer...

 

[ivymike]

Perhaps a more immediate concern, however, is the fire risk. My own printer has had the heated bed cirxuit overload and melt a connector, and others have reported small fires (via online forums). As nobody supervises these things through 8-hr printing sessions, it's probably just a matter of time before we start hearing about housefires.