Numbers Outside - Six Year Update

 

The longest term print that we have been monitoring on this website, was the creation of a series of numbers for the emergency management assemblies at our school.

The prints were first completed in August 2018.   The prints were then put onto a fence in the full elements, and left outside.  The prints have no protection and are in an exposed location.   We have also revisited the prints and created an update in March 2021.

As of today the prints are still in place, and still have maintained their structural integrity.   They have been resprayed once (in 2021) to ensure that they have maintained colour.

This shows very clearly that the PLA in the 3D Printers is able to withstand the elements including a full winter without there being any evidence of wear or damage to the prints.

We intend to leave these prints in place for the foreseeable future as they still continue to serve a purpose and are working.  If there comes a point where there is damage to the prints they would be replaced but to this point that has not been the case.