3D printing with Hemp fiber?

[BullDogUK]

Howdy everyone

I was recently on a cannabis-fuelled train of thought, thinking about sustainable living and the way that the lifestyle advocated by many of the over the top 'hemp can do everything, let's grow it everywhere!' would require such a massive change to existing society, one which I don't feel would necessarily be a step forwards. Planting cannabis in every available space, despite how awesome it would be, would not be practical.

But, lo, a thought did stumble across my mind. 3D printing is likely to become a pretty major thing in the coming decades, giving individuals the power to produce anything that they can conceive of, from the comfort of their own home (potentially!). Needless to say, this could well be a major step forwards in terms of sustainable living by cutting out the need for mass production, provided the material used is renewable in nature. My thoughts are that individual hemp fibers, or polymers easily made from hemp could be used as a base material, literally giving someone the ability to produce everything they could need from cannabis.

So are there any makers about who know how 3D printing works? I have no frickin clue myself, I'll admit but it's an idea that's gotten itself stuck in my head now.

 

[dekabum]

Hallo.... after a long time.... i have a reply for you....

My Friend have a "DIY" 3D printer... some days ago had buyed a Kanesis HempPlastic and print some object for me...

this print in HempPlastic

Sorry for my Eng

 

[AgentPothead]

That's rad, I wonder if you could print a pot to grow your pot in out of pot.

 

[St. Phatty]

3D Printing is not really new.

It just got more affordable.

I had a chance to massage a 3D solid model of a large speaker part in the late 90's time-frame.

It was a consulting job my boss arranged. It was a beautiful intricate casting that you would recognize if you are into high end (expensive) speakers.

It was on its way to being 3D printed in ceramic.

One of the things you do in a situation like this is, make sure the object is in positive space.

The designer often models from the center, which is perfectly fine.

But some of the early 3D printers needed their objects to have all positive coordinates.


The object is actually a boatload of triangles.

The original file type was ".stl", stereolithography.

Personally I don't think 3D printing will replace well focussed methods like CNC machining and investment casting.


But any and all use of hemp in manufacturing is a very great thing.

The big plastic patch in the Pacific is a good example of why hemp is better than petrochemicals and plastic.

 

[shithawk420]

mind =blown AgentPothead!