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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by smeeeeeeeeeeeee on Friday December 13, 2024 @02:17PM (#42411445)
It's petroleum based but it's not a thermoplastic. It's a really wonderful material though more expensive than you'd think.
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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by criddell on Friday December 13, 2024 @03:18PM (#42411976)
Silicone is not petroleum based.

What is it you are actually trying to avoid? Is it petroleum-based plastics that are the problem? Thermoplastics? Something else?

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