How to care for your 3D printed items

Cleaning

If your 3D printed item needs cleaning, such as your earrings have a mark, or your polymer clay cutter needs a clean, wash them with lukewarm water and soap.

Heat

Keep your 3D printed items away from heat/any heat source. Radiators or even a

particularly warm window spot can damage your item, or reduce the effectiveness of the product.

3D printed items are printed by the PLA material being melted down and pasted in layers by the machine - So naturally, high temperatures are a no-no for your cute accessories or clay cutters.

Food

Purchased a 3D printed cookie cutter from online? Most likely these are in-fact NOT food safe.

The PLA material itself is food-safe. The way it is printed, however, is not.

The way 3D printers work is the 3D object is printed in several (sometimes hundreds) of layers. There will always be a gap between these layers, even slight. If food gets in and trapped, harmful bacteria can grow and the item is no longer safe.

'But what if I cleaned it properly?'

Due to the layer gaps being so tiny, its impossible to guarantee no bacteria remains.... so most likely it's better to be safe than sorry.

If you have any Questions, Comments or Concerns, let me know!