Well today at TabConf I saw another use for the heat a Bitcoin Miner creates.
Proof-of-print has a built a 3D printer that has Asic Chips in the Print Bed.
My understanding is that heating the print bed helps keep the temperature difference between filament and bed to a minimum. Which will improve the chances of a successful print.
https://www.proof-of-print.com/
Cool! I didn't know that's what was on that table. I wonder why they aren't using ASICs to heat the filament too.
Chips currently can’t get hot enough to melt PLA filament and survive. Perhaps one day
Good point.
They did have a filament dryer.
Ah, makes sense - filament dryer is crucial for print quality. If they already have it, then the setup is basically full heat reuse: bed + dryer from one miner. That's proper circular economy. Any idea what filament they were printing? PLA would benefit a lot from stable bed temp.
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Money printer go whzzzz