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A comment on 3D printing with cellulose.

Re:3D printing with cellulose by fudged71 on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:49AM (#13911779)
This is fantastic. If the properties and aesthetics are good, I can see a lot of demand driving the filament manufacturers to adopt this material. Paste-like extruders for open-source machines exist on the market today for chocolate and clay.

Only concern for me is it sounds like post-processing is required.

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Re:3D printing with cellulose by yetihehe on Monday March 20, 2017 @07:14AM (#13913152)
From the article:

> As the acetone quickly evaporates, the cellulose acetate solidifies in place. A subsequent optional treatment replaces the acetate groups and increases the strength of the printed parts.

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Re:3D printing with cellulose by digi_owl on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:29PM (#13915472)
Effectively, dipping the thing in lye.
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