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I used to live in a place with a strong ecological ethos for recycling, but no economic use of recycled glass. I always wondered if one could pulverize glass an

I used to live in a place with a strong ecological ethos for recycling, but no economic use of recycled glass. I always wondered if one could pulverize glass and extrude extremely durable housing structures using a solar-fired glass melting 3d printer. Throw bottles in; slowly extrude house on sunny days...

jpindar 10y ago
That's a really interesting idea. 3d printing glass is a thing (and it looks awesome), but I'm not sure how to get the solar heat to the moving printhead without overheating the rest of the printer. http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/3d-printed-glass/ http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/3d-printed-glass/