I made this for @Bugaboo in the Box of Whimsies/Miniatures swap, from a picture on her Pinterest. The drawers open, and can hold stuff! It’s about 4" tall.
The PLA plastic I use for printing is made from corn, and will decompose in a century if exposed to light and moisture, unlike hydrocarbons, which just break into smaller and smaller pieces, but don’t really decompose.
I can melt these failed bits into a mass of plastic (or iron them between sheets of parchment paper for a thin sheet of plastic). I haven’t quite figured out what to do then. Maybe press molds.
I watched a video on turning scraps back into usable filament, but the equipment cost a lot, and the results were uneven. Might be worth it if I were running a printer farm.
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The 3-D printers fascinate me! A friend made me a frog nearly 20 years ago on a prototype printer he had at work…they sure have come a long way and have become user friendly.
Your cabinet is fabulous…and the drawers work…did you also print out the cats? Mid-century mod cats are my favorite! I had paintings of them in college!
My brother built his own 3D printer ages ago, and I’ve wanted one ever since I saw what it could do. It’s so great for miniatures, since I suck at woodworking.
Yes, the cats are printed, too. I did a cat clock, too:
! That’s why it’s one of this week’s featured projects. Thanks for sharing it with us! 