As much as I love that link, you gotta put that original pic back! It was perfect!
OK.
I just started getting a bit to convoluted (even for me, LOL!) when editing that original post, acknowledging that technically these aren't HDPE milk jugs, so went back to DThomas' original proposition.
:smile:
I was just thinking that probably the properties that make it poorly suited for 3d printing are also responsible for poor adhesion characteristics because all the pics of milk jug boats I found showed mechanical bonds:
Well, depending on the scale, at least:
Yeah, those were nice jugs, they seemed to be holding up very well.
Ralph
There's a joke in there but I'm not touching it.
Like I said, a lot depends on scale.
UPDATE:
In the end DThomas' concept is validated albeit the constructors mentioned precisely the issues GAD mentions:
First 3D printed full-sized milk jug boat
And in the Atomic Shrimp article the issue of HDPE being highly vulnerable to UV degradation is brought up.
In the end I think that's the single biggest reason it'd be ill-suited for use in a boat OR a house, even if fabrication issues were solved.
And assuming that solving the UV degradation issue results in more environmental damage than it prevents.