3D printed plastic

Lately I've been playing with 3D plastics and 3D printing.

It's a lot of fun and a lot of work... but also it is not all environmentally friendly enough yet. I am always looking for better materials, sustainable both in use and in friendliness to our environment.  Today I use both PLA and SLS polyamide.

PLA is good but so far too much work and not hard enough for all my pieces.

Polylactic acid, also known as PLA, is a thermoplastic monomer derived from renewable, organic sources such as corn starch or sugar cane. Using biomass resources makes PLA production different from most plastics, which are produced using fossil fuels through the distillation and polymerization of petroleum. PLA is biodegradeable.

In most my pieces on the webshop today I have used SLS.

SLS 3D printing uses a sustainable plastic that is not derived from petroleum but from renewable raw materials. Called polyamide 11 (PA11), it is a unique high-performance plant-based polyamide derived from renewable castor seeds. it is an exceptionally versatile, strong, and slightly flexible material.

SLS polyamide is considered safe since the natural raw material comes from castor beans. And although not all, the company that prints my pieces today cleans and reprocesses a part of the powder from previous printing sessions.

I am working hard at finding an eco-friendlier and more sustainable substitute to print.

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If you chose to buy a 3D printed ring, please treat your ring with care.

Use it, enjoy it and if you must dispose of it, only discard it with plastics.