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Open-source 3D Printed Pipe Fittings Reduce Water Waste, New Study Argues
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It's not only that, but FDM produces many tiny ridges for any organic matter to latch onto and grow in. It's simply not a reasonable solution for something like this. Sure, Nylon has good interlayer adhesion, but it's also a bitch to print.
Plenty of systems have taken a lifetime of abuse, PEX tubing being used industrially for its amazing longevity and that's what I use in my home as well.
What are you on about now? Was this some attempt at an insult or something I'm too daft to pick up?