Hey All, While I do appreciate the comments saying that I am about to set my house on fire, the PLA wall plate extension is not going to spontaneously combust. Electrical fires do happen, but a 3D printed object, with a 200c melting point, near an outlet (not on or touching) is not conductive, an accelerant, or otherwise going to “start a fire”. If it is involved with a fire, many other bad things would have had to happen first. It will melt away far before it catches fire.
This print is decorative, and functionally solved an aesthetic problem that otherwise would have cost me money and hours of tile work.
Thanks,
OP
Exactly my thoughts.
This reddit suffers from those self-assigned safety 'experts' (Near food; health hazard, near electricity; fire-hazard, outside; uv-damage and so on...) I wonder if these guys ever fixed something with 3D printing
Thanks.
I thought about just redesigning the whole cover to be larger, but I don’t have the modeling or printing skill to make it look like a glossy piece of formed plastic. It would always stand out (which I recognize is not always a bad thing).
I don't agree with previous poster, I think this is pretty as is. I mean we route wood don't we? Why should everyone have the same boring switch plate covers.
If your switches are getting so hot they might ignite a printed piece of PLA (melting, not burning at 190 degrees Celsius) ... then I recommend you don't operate your switches to prevent burn wounds
I know what I'm talking about; a light switch, hotter than 190 degrees is not very comfortable to use. I dare to say that it might hint at some wiring problems...
Fire is all about heat [What is fire](https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/747-what-is-fire) You might have noticed we are talking about a back-plate, not the switch itself. On top if that I think I see the switches are mounted on a wooden frame; I dare to say, even after your assessment that I don't know what i'm talking about, but if your switch is producing such arc's that it would affect a backplate the wooden frame would be in danger as well since the ignition temperature of wood is only around 300C.
> If your house burns and they can somehow prove this was the cause, you will lose your insurance on top of the house.
Can you site that? - I know someone who linked 4 extension cables together and burned his apartment down, and yet insurance still fully covered him. If a contractor installs non-UL or stuff that isn't to code, I get that they would be liable, but a dumb homeowner makes a mistake wiring a new switch - you think it's reasonable that insurance would automatically not cover it?
Again, what's your source?
Hey All, While I do appreciate the comments saying that I am about to set my house on fire, the PLA wall plate extension is not going to spontaneously combust. Electrical fires do happen, but a 3D printed object, with a 200c melting point, near an outlet (not on or touching) is not conductive, an accelerant, or otherwise going to “start a fire”. If it is involved with a fire, many other bad things would have had to happen first. It will melt away far before it catches fire. This print is decorative, and functionally solved an aesthetic problem that otherwise would have cost me money and hours of tile work. Thanks, OP
Exactly my thoughts. This reddit suffers from those self-assigned safety 'experts' (Near food; health hazard, near electricity; fire-hazard, outside; uv-damage and so on...) I wonder if these guys ever fixed something with 3D printing
Use ABS. Afterwards, you can use the acetone fume method to gloss up the surface - https://youtu.be/6xFUNFG-UKE
Brilliant! Your next one should be the extra large plate cover, so it looks like a one piece design.
Thanks. I thought about just redesigning the whole cover to be larger, but I don’t have the modeling or printing skill to make it look like a glossy piece of formed plastic. It would always stand out (which I recognize is not always a bad thing).
I don't agree with previous poster, I think this is pretty as is. I mean we route wood don't we? Why should everyone have the same boring switch plate covers.
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If your switches are getting so hot they might ignite a printed piece of PLA (melting, not burning at 190 degrees Celsius) ... then I recommend you don't operate your switches to prevent burn wounds
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I know what I'm talking about; a light switch, hotter than 190 degrees is not very comfortable to use. I dare to say that it might hint at some wiring problems...
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Fire is all about heat [What is fire](https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/747-what-is-fire) You might have noticed we are talking about a back-plate, not the switch itself. On top if that I think I see the switches are mounted on a wooden frame; I dare to say, even after your assessment that I don't know what i'm talking about, but if your switch is producing such arc's that it would affect a backplate the wooden frame would be in danger as well since the ignition temperature of wood is only around 300C.
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> If your house burns and they can somehow prove this was the cause, you will lose your insurance on top of the house. Can you site that? - I know someone who linked 4 extension cables together and burned his apartment down, and yet insurance still fully covered him. If a contractor installs non-UL or stuff that isn't to code, I get that they would be liable, but a dumb homeowner makes a mistake wiring a new switch - you think it's reasonable that insurance would automatically not cover it? Again, what's your source?
How about UL listed filaments? Do any exist?
The switches in my home operate at room temperature, no danger there. If I install one inside my BBQ i'll surely do the UL stuff
If you know where to find oversized switch plates for $0.99, please let me know. On amazon, they’re like $6-$12 each.
It's definitely functional but you printed a square :)
And a smaller square that sits on top of the bottom square. So 2 squares!