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Travis lab repairs firetruck gear for 5 cents
Staff Sgt. Max Estrada, 60th Air Mobility Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of agile manufacturing, shows off a replacement gear for a base firetruck crafted using 3D printing at Travis Air Force Base, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Courtesy photo)
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE Travis Air Force Base’s Phoenix Spark Lab used its 3-D printers March 2 to replace a damaged part for a base firetruck and return it to the inventory in one day – and it did so for only 5 cents.
By 3-D printing the part, rather than ordering a replacement, the base saved upward of $2,700, according to Senior Master Sgt. Phil Edwards, Phoenix Spark Lab superintendent. He said the members of the lab used only 5 cents worth of plastic.
Growing pot at home could become legal in Washington
Other states that have legalized recreational cannabis already allow home growing, but Washington does not. By Melissa Santos, Crosscut
Share: FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. The leading cannabis industry group in California announced Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, it had reached an agreement with a state credit union that will provide access to checking and other banking services for marijuana companies, ending what had been a longstanding obstacle for many businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Washington state residents have long been able to brew their own beer in their basement, or ferment homemade wine in their living room. If they want to smoke a joint to unwind, though, their only legal option is to get dressed and buy one at a store.