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Tinman57:

3D printers have a dirty secret
Before your buy that magical 3D printer for your home or office, know this: that mini-factory-in-a-box could be harmful to your health.
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http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/3d-printers-have-a-dirty-secret/25035

Renegade:
Sounds like some room for innovation in helping to keep them clean.

Deozaan:
Print an air filter.

Tinman57:
Print an air filter.  -Deozaan (July 27, 2013, 02:46 PM)
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BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!  Nice one!  I figure if I ever bought one, I'd use my wet/dry vac to filter the nasties as it was printing.  Just stick the hose up by the print head and let er' rip.....

  I would strongly imagine that the next generation of 3D printers will have some sort of fan driven filtration system, which will add another couple of hundred dollars to the system.....

Renegade:
Filtering particles that small is a difficult problem. I don't think your wet/dry vac would be all that effective. I'm sure it would get some, but how much is another question.

Probably an airtight housing for the printer would be a good start. At least contain the dust while printing.

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