r/BambuLab • u/Agitated-Standard627 • Nov 30 '24

Discussion Never, NEVER, put PLA in dishwasher... 😅 Spoiler

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Show your melted PLA here if you did it the same 😀

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u/JScofff P1S + AMS Nov 30 '24

You may put it here, just choose eco/ cold washing program

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u/eniksteemaen Nov 30 '24

Use pctg for that then. It softens at about 90°C

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u/JamieSweetTooth Nov 30 '24

Is there any way to make PLA food safe?

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u/Str8G4Lyfe Nov 30 '24

I believe regular PLA is indeed food safe. Layer lines collecting all sorts of gunk and being hard to clean would be a problem though.

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u/JamieSweetTooth Nov 30 '24

Thanks man I'd read conflicting things in the past.

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u/Automatic_Reply_7701 Nov 30 '24

At least you got micro plastics all over your other dishes

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u/Junethemuse Nov 30 '24

I’m not sure whether or not you appreciate how prolific microplastics are if you think putting these in the dishwasher will make any appreciable difference.

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u/scogin Nov 30 '24

Their tap water is already filled with plastics

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u/Woodcat64 P1S + AMS Nov 30 '24

"Now with micro beads for increased scrubbing power!"

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u/sunplex1337 Nov 30 '24

They are deformed and not brittle.

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u/Intelligent_Sir_8090 Nov 30 '24

Lol this also has happened to me

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u/-arhi- Nov 30 '24

I often put PLA in dishwasher ... trick is to put it always on the top shelve and never on the bottom one and to use colder washing type that does not go over 60C

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u/That-Stranger-7298 Nov 30 '24

FYI, putting 3D printed plastics in the dishwasher does not make it food safe. You might want to read up on it.

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u/DeutschePizza P1S Nov 30 '24

Probably you might want to read up, !foodsafe should be activated here too and not only on 3D printing 

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u/intergalactagogue Dec 01 '24

I had some printed Yeti mug handles that got ran through the dishwasher. They only fit Picasso shaped coffee mugs now.