Comment on Indoor lettuce growing in 3D printed pots

• Marafon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Thank you for the knowledge! It looks like foodgrade petg is 3 times the price and I don’t plan on changing nozzles and stuff to keep everything kosher anyway. So I reckon I’ll use regular petg and hit it with Shellac for the redux. Unless you have a food safe resin seal to recommend based off your research?

  Thanks again!

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  • IMALlama@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Hobby woodworker here. Shellac is great for an initial seal, but isn’t waterproof. I suggest using a two part epoxy instead. You don’t need a very thick coat, so you could even use a crack filler and/or self leveling variety.

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    • felbane@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Many 2k epoxies aren’t food safe, hence the recommendation of food-safe resin as a sealer.

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  • lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No problem - yeah that will probably be just fine, at non-commercial scale the seal will probably never get worn off and if you did ever notice spotting you can just reseal.

    Unless you have a food safe resin seal to recommend based off your research?

    Nope not yet! Still in the structural phase here so when I get to printing I will share for sure.

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    • Marafon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Your greenhouse design looks very cool! Consider me subscribed! Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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      • witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You two get a star for pleasant internet conversation

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      • lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Thanks I will share!

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