Researchers from Canada’s Western University have developed a new open-source approach for 3D printing water pipe fittings. According to the London, Ontario-based team, around 126 billion cubic meter
Could be promising as long as the print is water tight.
There are recognized standards for piping and plumbing around the world. Which one do you use?
The issue is the longevity of the stuff. It lasts for decades and even generations. And over that time period we change the standards as new ideas and materials come into play. As a home owner, I have had to adapt new standards to nearly 100 year old standards. I’ve owned houses that had clay, cast iron, copper, galvanized steel, and pex randomly shotgunned into the house as every previous owner had done changes over time.
It would be nice it all piping and plumbing as identical around the world, but it ain’t gonna happen, (and don’t at me with the “metric would solve all that.” Are you talking DIN or JIT or even what ever BS the Chinese are doing today).
There are recognized standards for piping and plumbing around the world. Which one do you use?
The issue is the longevity of the stuff. It lasts for decades and even generations. And over that time period we change the standards as new ideas and materials come into play. As a home owner, I have had to adapt new standards to nearly 100 year old standards. I’ve owned houses that had clay, cast iron, copper, galvanized steel, and pex randomly shotgunned into the house as every previous owner had done changes over time.
It would be nice it all piping and plumbing as identical around the world, but it ain’t gonna happen, (and don’t at me with the “metric would solve all that.” Are you talking DIN or JIT or even what ever BS the Chinese are doing today).