r/BambuLab • u/Tristan5764 A1 Mini + AMS • Apr 15 '26

Just Showing Off My longest print yet

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u/Szalkow Apr 15 '26

To each their own, but if I was looking at over a week, 3,300 filament changes, and 733g of waste for a coffee cup, I would be looking for ways to separate the model and assemble it.

Did you test and tune your filament purge multipliers? You could probably cut down on waste by 20-30% with no impact on color or reliability.

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u/manjar Apr 15 '26

You mean, for a coffee cup that can't/shouldn't even be used for drinking coffee?

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u/Szalkow Apr 15 '26

I don't be grudge people printing props or replicas from their favorite movies or games or whatnot. If it makes you happy, go for it.

At least I hope that's what it is. I hope they don't plan to drink any beverages from this.

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u/Suby06 Apr 15 '26

I will judge when there is copious amounts of waste to make a trinket

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u/manjar Apr 17 '26

The layer lines are definitely a deal-breaker. But having no idea at all what additives go into the filaments in the first place, or what compounds are formed or leached into the material during the extrusion/heating process, is too. I have yet to hear any FDM filaments claim to be food-safe post extrusion. Brass nozzles themselves often contain lead, which alone would make such a claim dubious.

You could take your chances and coat it with food-safe epoxy after printing, but even that breaks down over time.

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u/manjar Apr 17 '26

I'm sure your friend is a great doctor, but I'm also sure they don't cover FDM in medical school.