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Topic: 3D printer tragedy ??

More negative presss directed toward 3d printing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … inter.html

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/0 … ey-couple/


This does not make sense. Seem like very poor reporting . I am wondering what they realy had and what went wrong .  Poor or no ventilation .  no CO detector.  i find it hard to believe two MIT Grads this careless to not know what they were dealing with.

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

Its poor reporting. From what I read it was a laser cutter. Maybe a printer modified but still a laser cutter. A laser burns, and what do you get when something burns? Sounds to me they where just careless or had no clue what they where doing.

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

Coroner said no CO poisoning. Investigation showed both laser cutter and 3D printer were off at time of entry.

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

I have heard of a 3D printer giving of toxic fumes from which ever plastic it is printing with (e.g ABS) but I have never heard one giving off Carbon Monoxide. (surely it would have to be on fire to do this).

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

This article much more balanced.

http://www.3ders.org/articles/20170130- … ouple.html

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

Tin Falcon wrote:

More negative presss directed toward 3d printing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … inter.html

As you're not from the UK, I thought you should know that the Daily Mail isn't a credible news source. All their articles are designed to shock or outrage their readers - older, conservative people - facts rarely come into it.

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

Kinda came tot hat conclusion myself . Thanks for the confirmation.

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Re: 3D printer tragedy ??

otherwise called the Daily Fail over here.