#resins

Depolymerizable 3D Printer Resin Enables Repeated Recycling of3D Prints

There’s a 3D printer resin that can apparently be reused, over and over. Normal 3D printer resin is a one-way trip: once solidified, it remains solid forever. More printing requires more resin. There is no recycling path for typical resin prints, as they must be tossed into the landfill. Imagine my surprise when a reader pointed me to 3Dresyn’s “Circular RePrint Bio”, a “Depolymerisable Circular 3D resin”. Hold on, what does all that mean? They explain: “This is a 100% circular, bio-positioned 3D resin for SLA, DLP and LCD printing at 385–405 nm that prints solid parts and later depolymerises back to a reusable syrup under a controlled thermal trigger.”

Well, ain’t this a cute little fire hazard?! Welcome my fully dressed protection and cleansing candle! I definitely had to sit by this one to make sure it didn’t set itself ablaze and it actually did a decent job. I had one scare, but hey, that’s what you keep sand nearby for!

Flowers smell nice, but they don't hold up under the weight of the heavy lifters to come. Burning mullein flowers has been used for clearing space as well as clearing chest congestion.

Leaves are stronger magic than their floral compatriots because they contain more volatile oils and have more energy to give to the working. Mugwort, for example, is a boundary plant, meaning that it can be used as a smoke to cross the boundary around your property to enforce personal limits for unwanted visitors.

Roots and seeds are stronger than the leaves because they form the foundation of the plant and are the basis of the network for the plant's ability to care for itself - the plant's "brain." Gingerroot has the fire necessary to burn away the ties that bind something to our homes that needs removing.

Wood allies are even farther up the food chain. These contain the life of decades' worth of the tree's knowledge because in almost all cases the entire tree must be harvested to procure these beautifully scented woods. Now that we're in the age of responsible stewardship, we are aware of endangered trees like sandalwood (Santalum album) being poached, so Australia has stepped up its game and increased its standards. The largest sandalwood farm from Australia's Santalum spicatum is now three times the size of France. For every tree that is harvested for essential oil, three more are planted.

Resins are the king of all smoke rituals, and the first to come to mind is usually frankincense. If and energy wasn't affected be the lower rungs of the plant kingdom, it stands a good chance that a resin will do the trick.