For some reason I can only find stock images of this pill case. I have it on good authority it makes a satisfying clicking noise and my gay, neurodivergent ass wants one.
Ideally not an Amazon link, I deleted my account a bit ago and I do not plan to make a new one.
UPDATE: It would seems this is a prepackaged way E is sometimes distributed. Thanks to folks that pointed this out.
Be careful 3d printing things that touch stuff you’re gonna ingest.
I’m not sure how much we should be worried about it, but PLA is not food safe.
Hi! I have a background in micro/molecular biology, public health, and safety. For a time, I worked for a company developing 3D printer technology and not only helped create their safety program, I did a fair amount of industrial hygiene work to determine what people were getting exposed to and how to handle those hazards.
Things printed in PLA are not food safe because things printed with it are full of ridges, inclusions, and other surface irregularities that are difficult to remove and can harbor microbes that resist cleaning. Pure PLA is food safe. In fact, it’s often the type of plastic used to coat the inside of paper hot beverage cups.
Although various additives are present in 3D printer filament, it’s safe to use unless OP begins eating the printed item along with their pills.
Thanks for the insight!
I believe you can use a resin 3D printer to make food safe items, as it doesn’t have the same issue with surface fissures. Is that correct? I’ve been considering one to be able to print food safe items, including for storing medications.
Resin/SLA/DLP has the same issue with surface imperfections due to layer lines, it’s just harder to see because they’re often a lot smaller.
Resin is also typically an irritant and a sensitizer, meaning its effects can get worse with repeated exposure. That primarily applies to uncured resin, but it’s not unusual to have partially cured resin or even totally uncured resin in inclusions in your print.
Please don’t use resin printers for food safe items. Resin in general is harmful when ingested. Small particles can come off the printed item and will find their way into your body.
Thanks heaps to you and @[email protected] for the super quick responses about how bad of an idea this would be! It’s nice to see this sort of looking out for a user’s wellbeing here on lemmy, that was always one of the things I felt made reddit great back in the day.