I'm into 3D printing at home. One of the first thing I learned (maybe wrongly?) was that parts 3D printed at home weren't good for anything touching water/sweat for there are tiny holes and liquid finds its way inside the parts and it's a fertile ground for bacteria.
For example I'm 3D printing a self-designed "anti-ant" cat food thing, where the food "floats" above water (so the ants simply cannot reach the food). The problem is it cannot be used for more than a month or so before bacteria develops. Something like that.
Is a splint for, say, a broken leg in which the person is going to sweat in PLA or PETG really that good of an idea?
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For example I'm 3D printing a self-designed "anti-ant" cat food thing, where the food "floats" above water (so the ants simply cannot reach the food). The problem is it cannot be used for more than a month or so before bacteria develops. Something like that.
Is a splint for, say, a broken leg in which the person is going to sweat in PLA or PETG really that good of an idea?