Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I had a bunch of these 3D prints in a box in the trunk of my car. With the recent heat wave in Colorado, of course they got hot enough for the PLA to get floppy and warp.
I sell these magnets at local fairs, so I needed a way to make them flat again. Well, if a hot car got me into this mess, a hot car can get me out of it.
I laid all of them down in the trunk, and let the sun do the rest. After a day in the sun, many of them returned to close to their original shape. 'll leave them in the back a couple more days to try to flatten the rest. After that I'll have to use the oven or food dehydrator.
Lesson here is 1. Clean out your car. 2. Don't leave PLA prints in car during the day.
I had a bunch of these 3D prints in a box in the trunk of my car. With the recent heat wave in Colorado, of course they got hot enough for the PLA to get floppy and warp.
I sell these magnets at local fairs, so I needed a way to make them flat again. Well, if a hot car got me into this mess, a hot car can get me out of it.
I laid all of them down in the trunk, and let the sun do the rest. After a day in the sun, many of them returned to close to their original shape. 'll leave them in the back a couple more days to try to flatten the rest. After that I'll have to use the oven or food dehydrator.
Lesson here is 1. Clean out your car. 2. Don't leave PLA prints in car during the day.
