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[–] SkidFace@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Opening phones and heating burritos :)

And melting gallium when I 3D print moulds to make some silly metal objects (probably not so smart next to so much aluminium extrusion)

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wax is cheaper than gallium I think

[–] SkidFace@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh I know, I just have a few hundred grams of it since I like collecting elements, so I recast it into something funny when I’m bored

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sound's fun. I've been meaning into getting into a 3d printing to casting process to make metal objects.