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[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yup, it needs to dry fast enough for the next layer, but not so fast it makes a clog, and it needs to flow in just the right way you can predictably extrude a layer on. And be cheap-ish.

Of course, you still have to add a lot of non-structural components, like the other user said, and if it needs to take significant loads you also need to add reinforcement somehow, since concrete is weak under tension.

[โ€“] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

You also need to add insulation and then do something to hide the ugly layer lines.