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Open-source 3D Printed Pipe Fittings Reduce Water Waste, New Study Argues (3dprintingindustry.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Could be promising as long as the print is water tight.

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[–] rbesfe 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

3D Printed pipe fittings have to be one of the worst 3D printing applications I've ever heard of. We use metal fittings for a reason.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Plenty of plumbing is done with moulded plastic pipes and fittings, and I've 3D printed garden hose fittings (things like GHT to BSP adapters, which aren't easy to buy) with success, so it's not like moulding is the only way to make plastic good enough.