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May 2016

Hello Perth community,
this is the first job I have ever decided to get done.

I want to print some rigid light weight rollers as a 3D printed substitute for foam rollers such as the ones found on this website www.blackroll.com.au

Which printable material would be the safest (i.e., least toxic, low-emissions, safe for prolonged skin contact) and most suitable.

Cheers,
Sean

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    May '16
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Hi Sean, I would suspect that the cost of 3D Printing something that large would far out weight the cost of
the foam rollers. If, on the other hand you were creating something really unique, then 3D printing could
be used to produce some prototypes which you could then get cast into a low cost alternative.

Tim Courtland
Frontier 3D - Willetton WA

Hi Sean, most 3d plastics are usually safe for skin contact, think lego bricks

Nylon plastics could work.

What at printer are you using?

Plastics generally smell when you heat it up, once it’s cooled down there shouldn’t be any smells, just like legos :slight_smile: