After reading comments, here are some responses to frequent queries: - Not everyone wants to spend extra on recycled filament. No problem and that's your choice. At X3D, the recycled PLA is $5 more than normal PLA. Remember too that the prices are in Australian, not American dollars. - Some have rightly compared the cost in filament and electricity for the storage unit vs buying an off the shelf one. I my case, I had unwanted old filament, waste spools and enough solar on the roof to cover my 3D printing plus the rest of the house. For me the only cost was time, so an easy choice. - What I presented in this video are some ideas that worked for me and may work for other people. I never present any topic as gospel that everyone must follow. Sometimes people seem to forget this and comment aggressively. Relax and remember that different solutions are suited to different people and that is ok.
Thanks @TeachingTech! I always like to know what options are available. Speaking of... have you done any vids on converting a creality to print CF Nylon? Is it worth the hassle?
Love your videos. I noticed you use OnShape for design. Have you taken a look at Alibre Atom3D or Alibre Design? Great software, buy it, own it, no subscriptions, no internet connection required.
#FixItPlease I don't use carbon filaments very often but at the minimum I would think you would need a hardened steel or other resistant nozzle and probably an all metal hot end to handle the higher temps. I have a video on the Micro-swiss all metal hot end for Ender 3 that ticks both of those boxes.
@Jason Onshape was perfect for me when I was teaching and the kids had to bring their own device. Go to a website, make a free account and they were on. Now I'm so far invested in it there would have to be a major problem for me to change, even if there was something out there just as good or better.
I use empty spools to wind my Christmas lights onto. Also use empty spools to store paracord onto, these spools make it easy to deploy/store the paracord with the rope clips and carabiners on Amateur radio field days.
I was just talking about this subject on Sanladerer’s latest video. Reuse, reduce, and recycle really needs to be the next big focus in 3d printing. Whether it’s ideas like yours, or grinding waste, mixing with fresh filament, and extruding recycled filament to use. This has to be the next big push. Excellent video as always and I really enjoy your series on ways to reuse FDM waste.
I was thinking I should look for a place to dump my boxes of failed/wrong size/just unused prints, to be recycled into new filament. I was super surprised how many sites there were on that ausie map of drop-off points, made me think I should have saved the spaghetti, purge extrusions, rafts, and skirts also....
@@nczioox1116 not if I keep 3d printing, at least with my POS "upgraded" ender 3.... Didn't work right form new, about the only thing left that could possibly be but is very unlikely to be the problem would be the steppers... I'd throw in power supply but I'm pretty sure I'd have more problems. Then again, I am on my third btt skr mini e3 v2.0, maybe I should get a new power supply, at least have someone test the one I have.... I'd test it myself, but regardless of the diagnosis, I dunno I'd trust it, I am kind of a dumbass...
I came here looking for a way to turn PETG water bottles into filament. Thumbnail a bit clickbaity? I’ve saved the spool storage units from Thingiverse and will utilize your remixed parts. Thank you!
Definitely better than shipping industrial waste plastic to other countries. And the more it gets adapted, the more it will be done, which improves the processes which in turn reduces the price.
I've found a few local stores that sell "refilament" which is basically a roll of filament without the spool. You have the option to print one to rescue, or to use your old ones indefinitely.
I did my own empty spool parts carousel. But what i did differently from any design i've seen was to open it halfway down, the version with the small opening at top is difficult to get ANYTHING out of the bottom of the box. So, i took my fingers, measured how deep i can still get something out and it was about halfway down. I also curved the bottom so that i can take things with ONE finger out of there... It does not hold as much stuff but if you can't get it out: you won't use it. I use mine constantly and the larger opening also allows me to see inside fast. The version in this video will be the kind that you print it and forget it as it is very, very inconvenient to actually use.
My good friend’s company is doing this! They’re called Closed Loop Plastics (CLP)! They’re based out of Los Angeles and they make recycled HIPS filament!
It would be interesting to see how much more energy, water, and other resources the recycling process uses that make it so much more expensive... and if recycling the material actually benefits the environment having the extra expenses into account (I'm just asking)
This is why the whole "stop wrecking the environment" problem is sooo hard, isn't it? Everything has a dozen moving parts and we more or less have to fix them all at once. Still, the ultimate solution appears to be "recycle the plastic and water and de-carbonise the energy," so I figure anything that moves part of the equation forward is a good thing. Even if recycling the plastic uses more electricity, that just creates more pressure to get greener electricity, and in the long run should be all to the good, right?
9:06 is there equivalent function in Cura? I often have this issue where the printer sits on acceleration speed, prints those tiny patterns between thin walls, takes forever and quality is worse.
Ive been looking for this for a while and trying various things and can't seem to make it work. If anyone does I'd love to know too. 4x width seems to work fine but 3 or 5 it does weird things.
I like that spool case thing though. Now I used about 120kg to print PPE each spool case takes about 1/4 roll of ABS to print all the pars including the pins the stacking parts and handles. So that means I need to buy 30kg of ABS to turn the 120 rolls into storage - but then I have another 30 empty rolls so another 8 kg should take care of that and another 2 of the 8 and less than 1 for the 2 so all in all I will have 161 storage box reels. As I can print about 1kg of ABS a day on the Chiron we are talking 41 chiron days to complete the project and roughly $500 in ABS. OTOH I could only make a couple and throw the rest away - no recycling center here wants to take the spools. They claim its impossible to figure out what kind of plastic they are made off. Those rolls have been a thorne in my eyes for quite a while
When I worked in a plastics injection molding factory we had big grinders that flashing, failed parts, etc would go into and then a certain percentage could be added to the raw pellets before it would effect the durability/quality. I would absolutely love to see something like this for home users but i doubt we will for a very long time. Too expensive for most hobbyists' to spend thousands to recycle to save $30 on a roll of filament...sad but true. It would be cool to see local based recyclers that would take failed 3d prints and turn them back into rolls of filament but I think that would cause the same problems as regular recycling does here in the USA as people are just plain dumb to what can and can't be recycled or they just don't care. Amazing what people try and put in recycle bins (christmas lights...REALLY?). If this could ever be made to work and the upfront cost of machinery and a solar power source (or wind) was used I think it could be viable. I do not think sending waste plastic through the mail/ups/whatever will ever be cost effective enough to catch on, it would have to be local.
Great video as always! I already printed storage for the spools, but they're not cheap: every single tray was about 2 and half hours, every spool is 4 tray so 10 hours of printing + the cost of the filament + electricity.. i think cost more to print that to buy similar..
Just a thought... It's a fair assumption that this recycled PETG from post-production waste comes from offcuts etc. However, surely it would make more sense and be more cost effective for that waste to be recycled directly back into the production process? After all, it would be exactly the same composition/colour of material and wouldn't require any additional processes and modification.
I had that thought and agree it makes sense. It might come down to a financial decision where the manufacturing plant needs to pay a small amount of money to install equipment to shred, etc vs offloading it a filament manufacturer. I guess if we are seeing this available then the idea is profitable for all involved.
If PLA is a byproduct of corn production (whether for food, animal feed, or ethanol), is it somewhat less permanent than plastic from oil? While recycling is better than not, PLA probably doesn't really hurt much in a landfill.
I buy filament from a local manufacturer in Huntsville Alabama, and they asked me to bring any empty spools back to them so they could be reused for more filament. Haven’t had a chance to bring them more spools yet, so not sure if that’ll generate a discount on future purchases or not.
has any one looked at thermal depolymerization at home? the pressure needed is high, but the temperature and pressure seem viable at home to recycle 3d prints. fractional distillation seems like it might be a harder step
I was reusing my spools like this since i started printing. about a year ago.. I really like the thought of your remixes . Hoping they fit the different size spools I have. I wish there was a standard size for all spools. How ever this isnt true. I have downloaded the patterns you are using to see if they are a fit for most of my spools. Saving on the buying of all thread ( I use now ) will be nice as well as having some 4 compartment spools instead of the three drawer designs i use now . will also be nice for some parts i put in them.
I have purchased recycled PETG from GreenGate3D in the US. It is a great product and competitively priced. I especially like their Cherry Pie by Billie Ruben
I liked the empty spools made into storage! While you were modding the files to print, you should have added label holders to them. That was a lot of spaces and yur never gonna be able to remember what is where. A little slot to hold a label could make a world of difference, then ya don't gotta worry about taped labels falling off or being a p.i.t.a. to remove/replace. I really gotta learn to use some 3d drafting software, it really sucks that Linux doesn't have a quality, easy to use, free software, for designing stuff to print, maybe there is and I'm just inpatient and overcomplicating as usual... Freecad seems to be the best free drafting software for linux, but it's horribly complicated and I dunno where to start. I should probably take another crack at learning blender, I was so frustrated with freecad tutorials that I gave up on learning blender before I started. It'd be nice to be able to at least modify some else's design from thingiverse or wherever, but the last cad I used was something like minicad 6, could be wrong abt the version number was back in like 1999-2000 ish, and was probably old when I used it... May as well have been advanced paint....
We have industrial grinders at work for plastic scrap. They require a lot of maintenance, and they've given up on them and bought new ones a few times over the last 16 years. I would not buy a commercial one to use at home.
My Precious Plastics one is still going strong, but it's fair to say it gets intermittent use. I also have learned the limits on the size of the pieces I can put in to keep it turning smoothly.
I tried this and find it very difficult to have both holes lined up without a drill press, 2 spools ruined this way. They appear to be abs so maybe we melt them down to remake them into filaments?
I did my first one without a drill press and found the same. There are 3D printed drill press converters to take your standard drill. Maybe a nice project for you if you're interested.
@@TeachingTech how about a template for drilling the holes? a round "pipe" with notches for the spool to fit in. one end has a plug (that is used after the top hole is drilled) the other end is the notch with a hole on top so the opposite side can be drilled.
I have a question if you have a moment.. I just purchased a resin 3D printer off of Amazon. It is a w5501.. Anyway, the test print included printed "ok" bit the resin didn't wash completely clean off the crevices.. basically I'm trying to print an 80t gt2 pulley, and the issue I'm having is I have one layer stick to the build platform and a layer stick to the fep and unfortunately that's it. The one on the bill plate is really really stuck on there and requires me to scrape it with a metal scraper to get it off, but the part left on the fep feels like it's only held there by suction as I'm able to use a plastic scraper and with very little effort slide it around peeling it off is another issue and that's why I say its suction. I've tried adjusting slicer settings, adding supports, removing supports and most recently this morning I tried tilting the model at an 80ish° angle to see if that helps, and lowered the 1st later exposure time from 50 to 30. Do you have any idea what I can do to fix this problem? Thanks
Unfortunately where I live. There isn't any local manufacturer of recycled filament. I would loved to buy one. By the way how does pure PET filament compares to PETG?
I need help finding a reliable dual extruder/hot end (up to 270c) to add to my cr10s pro v2 which has been a great printer or an all in one setup...Im tech savvy but a bit nervous messing w firmware and switching cards unless I have to. Thanks and sorry for dropping it in this video
So as a toolmaker i can 100% debunk your wast claims. Even 15y ago it was starting to be "not rare" to fill in up to 60% recycled pellets, as it had been proven to not decrease strength. This practice has only become more and more common over the years. In fact it's now not uncommon to find packing in your local supermarket made from 100% recycled plastic. This is however a still not possible on injection molds where strength is a consideration, due to slight mix of plastic types and degradation. Consumer level plastic production (3D printing) didn't exactly do anything good to the plastic recycling system that was in place already before the craze started. So it nice to see that this is beginning to be a concern TH-camrs like yourself is trying to get across to their printing viewers! :)
@@TeachingTech Oh no, thank you for sharing! Learned so much from you, it's been great :) I just figured I finally had some useable wisdom I could add to your array of knowledge
interesting, but i was hoping more for the actual process of recycling bottles into filament, as i am about to soon try just such a thing, hoefully. im trying to make a filament maker.
I don't have a way to recycle plastic yet, but I just collect it until I can use it, throwing it away would be a waste of money, if you weigh your scraps it might be more Than a kilo. Thats 20 bucks. Atleast where I live.
Ekstruder možeš da napraviš od polovine hilti burgije i cilindra koji svaki strugar može da ti napravi....netreba ti veliki pritisak samo tri termo regulatora grejača i nema34 4nm motora....
honestly using a spool to store things appears to me beeing a poor management of space. The volum available is so tiny and yet it takes so much room. I really don't think it's a good management of space. Better throw the spools and then recycle them.
It has always bugged me how much waste 3d printing makes. While pla is biodegradable it is only technically, requiring special facilities and not part of the normal waste disposal stream. I would love to see more upcycling and such and wish I could give it two likes.
Hello, i need help, is there a place in Australia that I can send a Ender 3 pro to,to get a service or check it assembled right - It will print a 20mm test cube - but if I try to print anything bigger the extruded blocks up or it does not stick to the bed - I am legally blind so watching videos or following web pages are not the best answer - I have no idea about what my firmware is or the type of board or what a boot loader is or if i even have one so anything Like this is useless to me - the printer was assembled with help from my mate next door. I do have a Flashforge Adventure 2 that prints just fine but need one that prints bigger - the slicer is not the problem as I have sliced prints and had another person print them for me with out a problem. - ???? or could i trade it in somewhere for a large plug and play machine like the Flash forge.
Grumpy Frog Productions: I had the same problem with my Crealty 3-D printer the Enders 3v2 and I am not blind. So I checked out the Polaroid smart play printer and it is truly a plug and play machine. It has a much smaller bed please but makes up for size with ease of printing. I finally got the amber 3V2 workingAnd now I have two printers that I can use when printing a number of small parts. Good luck with solving your problems.
@@davidedes7577I have flash-forge adventure 3 and that machine is a dream machine- that why i got the ender 3 - the ender 3 is crap compared to the Adventure 3 - it just works
I wanted to ask if anyone knows where the technical drawings and dimensions of the Creality standard Ender 3/CR10 etc 9 fin heatsink or radiator for the hotend can be found. Thanks so much for your help if anyone knows.
@@josephbodhorn6511 I'm not sure of now but I remember at one point they used to use proprietary filament cartage. It's possible they have spools inside tho. I seen picture a their recent cartage that allows third party filament that has spools in it
Instead of all of that pick nonsense you should have just put a little stud on the tray, then then trays just snap into the holes you drilled on top and bottom and pivot on their little stud/dowel that's built in. Sure you might need a but of support material, but overall you'd have a far more robust design, and less points of failure. Plus no need to drill out the drawer holes. No need for extra parts. No need for clearance between spools
After some calculations... It is cheaper buy some shelves or drawers instead printing to reuse the spools. Did you measure/weighted the pla used to each spool? How many hours printer worked? And the electricity cost and time for molding.. I tried build some pots, but water and roots broke the vase.. BTW, great video!
I think that the benefit was that he got to use filament that would not have been usable in other projects, as there was not enough left on each spool to print normal projects, and he got to use old spools thT would have been thrown out otherwise. That plus not having to buy new things (thus contributing to problems caused by shipping) is usually a net benefit over all.
After reading comments, here are some responses to frequent queries:
- Not everyone wants to spend extra on recycled filament. No problem and that's your choice. At X3D, the recycled PLA is $5 more than normal PLA. Remember too that the prices are in Australian, not American dollars.
- Some have rightly compared the cost in filament and electricity for the storage unit vs buying an off the shelf one. I my case, I had unwanted old filament, waste spools and enough solar on the roof to cover my 3D printing plus the rest of the house. For me the only cost was time, so an easy choice.
- What I presented in this video are some ideas that worked for me and may work for other people. I never present any topic as gospel that everyone must follow. Sometimes people seem to forget this and comment aggressively. Relax and remember that different solutions are suited to different people and that is ok.
Thanks @TeachingTech! I always like to know what options are available. Speaking of... have you done any vids on converting a creality to print CF Nylon? Is it worth the hassle?
Love your videos. I noticed you use OnShape for design. Have you taken a look at Alibre Atom3D or Alibre Design? Great software, buy it, own it, no subscriptions, no internet connection required.
#FixItPlease I don't use carbon filaments very often but at the minimum I would think you would need a hardened steel or other resistant nozzle and probably an all metal hot end to handle the higher temps. I have a video on the Micro-swiss all metal hot end for Ender 3 that ticks both of those boxes.
@Jason Onshape was perfect for me when I was teaching and the kids had to bring their own device. Go to a website, make a free account and they were on. Now I'm so far invested in it there would have to be a major problem for me to change, even if there was something out there just as good or better.
@@TeachingTech would you ever consider doing a video on the microswiss direct drive btw
considering getting one for my ender tbh
Turn all the empty spools into water wheels that power our 3D printers haha! Unlimited power!!
Convert them into steam turbines!
@@isaacinnis what can I say, water is the best!
And then sell the prints! Infinite moneyyyyy!!
I use empty spools to wind my Christmas lights onto. Also use empty spools to store paracord onto, these spools make it easy to deploy/store the paracord with the rope clips and carabiners on Amateur radio field days.
Holy crap! I was just this week trying to figure out what to do with a rat's nest of tinsel. That's a great idea, thanks!
Gave my aunt a couple empty spools for the Christmas lights, they're perfect for it
I was just talking about this subject on Sanladerer’s latest video. Reuse, reduce, and recycle really needs to be the next big focus in 3d printing. Whether it’s ideas like yours, or grinding waste, mixing with fresh filament, and extruding recycled filament to use. This has to be the next big push.
Excellent video as always and I really enjoy your series on ways to reuse FDM waste.
Absolutely agree!
That's not going to happen for quite a while. The part grinders are crazy expensive due to torque requirements.
I was thinking I should look for a place to dump my boxes of failed/wrong size/just unused prints, to be recycled into new filament. I was super surprised how many sites there were on that ausie map of drop-off points, made me think I should have saved the spaghetti, purge extrusions, rafts, and skirts also....
3d printing plastic is a drop in the bucket compared to industry wide plastic use so it will barely move the needle
@@nczioox1116 not if I keep 3d printing, at least with my POS "upgraded" ender 3.... Didn't work right form new, about the only thing left that could possibly be but is very unlikely to be the problem would be the steppers... I'd throw in power supply but I'm pretty sure I'd have more problems. Then again, I am on my third btt skr mini e3 v2.0, maybe I should get a new power supply, at least have someone test the one I have.... I'd test it myself, but regardless of the diagnosis, I dunno I'd trust it, I am kind of a dumbass...
Michael, you are making your Vampire DIY community so proud
50$ a kilo recycled filament, come onnnn!
Brilliant, well done. From the USA I really enjoy your videos. You're a good educator and I always learn from you.
I have some long Ethernet and power cables, which I store on empty spools.
Genius!
I came here looking for a way to turn PETG water bottles into filament. Thumbnail a bit clickbaity?
I’ve saved the spool storage units from Thingiverse and will utilize your remixed parts. Thank you!
yes, but you need the chemical elements to convert PET into PETG, maybe it is not that easy. PET is not printable as is.
@@RomanoPRODUCTION Enthusiasts DO print with PET. They cut plastic bottles into long strips and print with those.
@@WASSERAN I've seen those videos. The machines always seem so kludgey (sp?) Love the concept though.
Clickbait af. Came for pet bottles but he just says buy this, fund this,...
I thought the video was about printing with recycled PET. I’m glad your garage organizing is going well
Wow! I've been looking for this exact video all week and here it comes from Teaching Tech! Unbelievable :D...
Definitely better than shipping industrial waste plastic to other countries.
And the more it gets adapted, the more it will be done, which improves the processes which in turn reduces the price.
I've found a few local stores that sell "refilament" which is basically a roll of filament without the spool. You have the option to print one to rescue, or to use your old ones indefinitely.
loved the storage idea. I'm relatively new to 3d printing so only have half a dozen empty spools. Now, I know what to do with them!
Thanks!
Perfect timing. I was just working on cleaning up my garage and printing those storage bins. Will be using your tips and remixed parts.
Have you tried shreading filament spools and turn them into filament?
I did my own empty spool parts carousel. But what i did differently from any design i've seen was to open it halfway down, the version with the small opening at top is difficult to get ANYTHING out of the bottom of the box. So, i took my fingers, measured how deep i can still get something out and it was about halfway down.
I also curved the bottom so that i can take things with ONE finger out of there... It does not hold as much stuff but if you can't get it out: you won't use it. I use mine constantly and the larger opening also allows me to see inside fast. The version in this video will be the kind that you print it and forget it as it is very, very inconvenient to actually use.
Awesome video Michael. Indeed using recycled filament is way better
My good friend’s company is doing this! They’re called Closed Loop Plastics (CLP)! They’re based out of Los Angeles and they make recycled HIPS filament!
Now there's a very good application 👍👌
I love recycling
Does rPET have added glycol?
probably, afaik, PET alone is not printable.
I assume so since it prints nicely.
It would be interesting to see how much more energy, water, and other resources the recycling process uses that make it so much more expensive... and if recycling the material actually benefits the environment having the extra expenses into account (I'm just asking)
This is why the whole "stop wrecking the environment" problem is sooo hard, isn't it? Everything has a dozen moving parts and we more or less have to fix them all at once. Still, the ultimate solution appears to be "recycle the plastic and water and de-carbonise the energy," so I figure anything that moves part of the equation forward is a good thing. Even if recycling the plastic uses more electricity, that just creates more pressure to get greener electricity, and in the long run should be all to the good, right?
Yes! Thanks for the insight
spoiler alert, recycling is mostly bullshit
@@davydatwood3158 lol, that's some fine clown-world logic you have there, you've been programmed well
@@mrb2917 Thanks for your reply!
really fantastic idea
There great for wrapping up christmas lights on to keep them tidy to
9:06 is there equivalent function in Cura?
I often have this issue where the printer sits on acceleration speed, prints those tiny patterns between thin walls, takes forever and quality is worse.
I'd like to know as well!
If you filter with 'thin' there is a setting for walls, but I'm certainly not a Cura expert and can't find the infill version.
I just browsed most of the settings in cura and unfortunatly i couln't find an equivalent.
@@TeachingTech If I disable print thin walls it still does that, if I disable fill tiny holes, it still does the messy thing.
Ive been looking for this for a while and trying various things and can't seem to make it work. If anyone does I'd love to know too. 4x width seems to work fine but 3 or 5 it does weird things.
I like that spool case thing though. Now I used about 120kg to print PPE each spool case takes about 1/4 roll of ABS to print all the pars including the pins the stacking parts and handles. So that means I need to buy 30kg of ABS to turn the 120 rolls into storage - but then I have another 30 empty rolls so another 8 kg should take care of that and another 2 of the 8 and less than 1 for the 2 so all in all I will have 161 storage box reels.
As I can print about 1kg of ABS a day on the Chiron we are talking 41 chiron days to complete the project and roughly $500 in ABS. OTOH I could only make a couple and throw the rest away - no recycling center here wants to take the spools. They claim its impossible to figure out what kind of plastic they are made off. Those rolls have been a thorne in my eyes for quite a while
Those storage trays are clever!
but for recycled x3d charges twice what it does to buy filament ? 1 kg ABS rolls can be bought for $17 a roll they are charging over $50 ?
When I worked in a plastics injection molding factory we had big grinders that flashing, failed parts, etc would go into and then a certain percentage could be added to the raw pellets before it would effect the durability/quality. I would absolutely love to see something like this for home users but i doubt we will for a very long time. Too expensive for most hobbyists' to spend thousands to recycle to save $30 on a roll of filament...sad but true.
It would be cool to see local based recyclers that would take failed 3d prints and turn them back into rolls of filament but I think that would cause the same problems as regular recycling does here in the USA as people are just plain dumb to what can and can't be recycled or they just don't care. Amazing what people try and put in recycle bins (christmas lights...REALLY?). If this could ever be made to work and the upfront cost of machinery and a solar power source (or wind) was used I think it could be viable. I do not think sending waste plastic through the mail/ups/whatever will ever be cost effective enough to catch on, it would have to be local.
Why would viability depend on worse energy technology?
Good video like always. Thanks for the ideas.
Great job Michael.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video as always!
I already printed storage for the spools, but they're not cheap: every single tray was about 2 and half hours, every spool is 4 tray so 10 hours of printing + the cost of the filament + electricity.. i think cost more to print that to buy similar..
In my case I already had the unwanted filament, and I have enough solar to cover the electricity so the only cost is time.
@@TeachingTech so, that's perfect! In italy we're so far behind for renewable power..
@@TeachingTech have you done a video on the solar and your 3D printing off solar requirements?
Masterspool takes care of spool recycling, and cuts down on shipping - great if you use a limited amount of materials/colours.
Nicely done Michael. Regarding spool reuse, I have a couple of #Masterspool refills but I like the swing out drawer system too. Cheers, JAYTEE
thanks for sharing
7:16 i'm too childish for this
Butt hinges 😂
could shredded 3d prints be used a filler in something like concrete or drywall?
Awesome ideas. Thanks!
Just a thought... It's a fair assumption that this recycled PETG from post-production waste comes from offcuts etc. However, surely it would make more sense and be more cost effective for that waste to be recycled directly back into the production process? After all, it would be exactly the same composition/colour of material and wouldn't require any additional processes and modification.
I had that thought and agree it makes sense. It might come down to a financial decision where the manufacturing plant needs to pay a small amount of money to install equipment to shred, etc vs offloading it a filament manufacturer. I guess if we are seeing this available then the idea is profitable for all involved.
If PLA is a byproduct of corn production (whether for food, animal feed, or ethanol), is it somewhat less permanent than plastic from oil? While recycling is better than not, PLA probably doesn't really hurt much in a landfill.
I buy filament from a local manufacturer in Huntsville Alabama, and they asked me to bring any empty spools back to them so they could be reused for more filament. Haven’t had a chance to bring them more spools yet, so not sure if that’ll generate a discount on future purchases or not.
has any one looked at thermal depolymerization at home? the pressure needed is high, but the temperature and pressure seem viable at home to recycle 3d prints. fractional distillation seems like it might be a harder step
I was reusing my spools like this since i started printing. about a year ago.. I really like the thought of your remixes . Hoping they fit the different size spools I have. I wish there was a standard size for all spools. How ever this isnt true. I have downloaded the patterns you are using to see if they are a fit for most of my spools. Saving on the buying of all thread ( I use now ) will be nice as well as having some 4 compartment spools instead of the three drawer designs i use now . will also be nice for some parts i put in them.
I have purchased recycled PETG from GreenGate3D in the US. It is a great product and competitively priced. I especially like their Cherry Pie by Billie Ruben
I liked the empty spools made into storage! While you were modding the files to print, you should have added label holders to them. That was a lot of spaces and yur never gonna be able to remember what is where. A little slot to hold a label could make a world of difference, then ya don't gotta worry about taped labels falling off or being a p.i.t.a. to remove/replace.
I really gotta learn to use some 3d drafting software, it really sucks that Linux doesn't have a quality, easy to use, free software, for designing stuff to print, maybe there is and I'm just inpatient and overcomplicating as usual...
Freecad seems to be the best free drafting software for linux, but it's horribly complicated and I dunno where to start. I should probably take another crack at learning blender, I was so frustrated with freecad tutorials that I gave up on learning blender before I started.
It'd be nice to be able to at least modify some else's design from thingiverse or wherever, but the last cad I used was something like minicad 6, could be wrong abt the version number was back in like 1999-2000 ish, and was probably old when I used it... May as well have been advanced paint....
Blender and freecad are available on linux as well as openscad
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We have industrial grinders at work for plastic scrap. They require a lot of maintenance, and they've given up on them and bought new ones a few times over the last 16 years.
I would not buy a commercial one to use at home.
My Precious Plastics one is still going strong, but it's fair to say it gets intermittent use. I also have learned the limits on the size of the pieces I can put in to keep it turning smoothly.
Holy smokes, X3D has you over the barrel for second pass plaPro material. 3d fuel sells it for 15 bucks a kilo when it is in stock.
I found a print to turn spools into paint holder for my GW paints
Pretty happy with it saves space and I can spin it to find the colour I want
would love a link to that stl
try 3d printing an inverse mold for direct plastic casting, or a direct copy, then ceramic molding it, then direct plastic casting
Génial !
ooh spool storage box's that could be interesting
What are your thoughts on the "master spool" concept? I'm using it for a while and am happy about them.
I like the idea but have never tried it. If the filament I am using wasn't switching to cardboard spools I would probably give it a try.
@@TeachingTech Thanks for your reply. My supplier added the options for spool less filament and therefor I switched to that concept.
How many degrees should a filament made of pet glass be printed?
It will be useful
I tried this and find it very difficult to have both holes lined up without a drill press, 2 spools ruined this way. They appear to be abs so maybe we melt them down to remake them into filaments?
I did my first one without a drill press and found the same. There are 3D printed drill press converters to take your standard drill. Maybe a nice project for you if you're interested.
@@TeachingTech how about a template for drilling the holes? a round "pipe" with notches for the spool to fit in. one end has a plug (that is used after the top hole is drilled) the other end is the notch with a hole on top so the opposite side can be drilled.
I have a question if you have a moment.. I just purchased a resin 3D printer off of Amazon. It is a w5501.. Anyway, the test print included printed "ok" bit the resin didn't wash completely clean off the crevices.. basically I'm trying to print an 80t gt2 pulley, and the issue I'm having is I have one layer stick to the build platform and a layer stick to the fep and unfortunately that's it. The one on the bill plate is really really stuck on there and requires me to scrape it with a metal scraper to get it off, but the part left on the fep feels like it's only held there by suction as I'm able to use a plastic scraper and with very little effort slide it around peeling it off is another issue and that's why I say its suction. I've tried adjusting slicer settings, adding supports, removing supports and most recently this morning I tried tilting the model at an 80ish° angle to see if that helps, and lowered the 1st later exposure time from 50 to 30. Do you have any idea what I can do to fix this problem? Thanks
Can we use recycled polypropylene for 3d printing?
dear Michael, I can assume your wife is less screaming at you when entering the garage
Does anyone know of the Cura equivalent to that single extrusion fill setting on thin walls?
I would be interested as well, that caught my attention as well.
Print thin walls?
@@schwuzi That just lets you print walls narrower than your nozzle. Doesn't stop the crazy zig zag infill.
Unfortunately where I live. There isn't any local manufacturer of recycled filament. I would loved to buy one. By the way how does pure PET filament compares to PETG?
Can you recycle the spools into filament though?
I need help finding a reliable dual extruder/hot end (up to 270c) to add to my cr10s pro v2 which has been a great printer or an all in one setup...Im tech savvy but a bit nervous messing w firmware and switching cards unless I have to. Thanks and sorry for dropping it in this video
That was a cool use of empty spools. That style with moulded holders could really work.
Efficient like bauhaus efficient. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀😂😎
Can you do a video about Single stepper dual colour extruder in the future ?
So as a toolmaker i can 100% debunk your wast claims. Even 15y ago it was starting to be "not rare" to fill in up to 60% recycled pellets, as it had been proven to not decrease strength. This practice has only become more and more common over the years. In fact it's now not uncommon to find packing in your local supermarket made from 100% recycled plastic. This is however a still not possible on injection molds where strength is a consideration, due to slight mix of plastic types and degradation. Consumer level plastic production (3D printing) didn't exactly do anything good to the plastic recycling system that was in place already before the craze started. So it nice to see that this is beginning to be a concern TH-camrs like yourself is trying to get across to their printing viewers! :)
Thanks fore sharing your expertise.
@@TeachingTech Oh no, thank you for sharing! Learned so much from you, it's been great :) I just figured I finally had some useable wisdom I could add to your array of knowledge
09:00 which slicer is that??
It's called simplify3d
Give the new prusaslicer a try, it's absolutely splendid!
@@moclan5661 Thank you!
How about recycling support Material?
It would also help if the filament manufacturers were to make the spools recyclable. I have yet to see a recycle symbol on a filament spool.
I just dump it in the ocean, and let the dolphins deal with it.
I am told they are very intelligent.
interesting, but i was hoping more for the actual process of recycling bottles into filament, as i am about to soon try just such a thing, hoefully. im trying to make a filament maker.
I don't have a way to recycle plastic yet, but I just collect it until I can use it, throwing it away would be a waste of money, if you weigh your scraps it might be more Than a kilo. Thats 20 bucks. Atleast where I live.
did you used to work at saint augs
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Can you consider upgrading your recording setup? Your voice sounds like it was recorded at a very low bitrate.
I want some of those organizers but haven't gotten a printer yet.
put in the comments where your from and im sure someone can help hook you up thats local to you
Ekstruder možeš da napraviš od polovine hilti burgije i cilindra koji svaki strugar može da ti napravi....netreba ti veliki pritisak samo tri termo regulatora grejača i nema34 4nm motora....
Now all you need to do is label the storage. :D
Queue some dodgy masking tape labels. I had this on my mind during the making but never settled on a good solution.
@@TeachingTech simple is best... Buuuuuut.... Since it's your modded design... Little card slots wouldn't hurt. 😁
I said the same thing, long as he was modding the files, should have added label holder
$45 for a 730g spool of recycled PLA? What a bargain!
Can't be that in this economy.
i said the same thing then i remembered he said local Melbourne so i assumed it was AUS currency.
honestly using a spool to store things appears to me beeing a poor management of space. The volum available is so tiny and yet it takes so much room. I really don't think it's a good management of space. Better throw the spools and then recycle them.
Hi i need a cheap way to dry my filament
It has always bugged me how much waste 3d printing makes. While pla is biodegradable it is only technically, requiring special facilities and not part of the normal waste disposal stream. I would love to see more upcycling and such and wish I could give it two likes.
9:08.. where is that stuff in cura 4.8 ?? 🤔🤔
try a search for Gap
I want to see a pellet to print system. I know gigabot has it but i dont have $17k to buy it.
Hello, i need help, is there a place in Australia that I can send a Ender 3 pro to,to get a service or check it assembled right - It will print a 20mm test cube - but if I try to print anything bigger the extruded blocks up or it does not stick to the bed - I am legally blind so watching videos or following web pages are not the best answer - I have no idea about what my firmware is or the type of board or what a boot loader is or if i even have one so anything Like this is useless to me - the printer was assembled with help from my mate next door. I do have a Flashforge Adventure 2 that prints just fine but need one that prints bigger - the slicer is not the problem as I have sliced prints and had another person print them for me with out a problem. - ???? or could i trade it in somewhere for a large plug and play machine like the Flash forge.
Grumpy Frog Productions: I had the same problem with my Crealty 3-D printer the Enders 3v2 and I am not blind. So I checked out the Polaroid smart play printer and it is truly a plug and play machine. It has a much smaller bed please but makes up for size with ease of printing. I finally got the amber 3V2 workingAnd now I have two printers that I can use when printing a number of small parts. Good luck with solving your problems.
@@davidedes7577I have flash-forge adventure 3 and that machine is a dream machine- that why i got the ender 3 - the ender 3 is crap compared to the Adventure 3 - it just works
I wanted to ask if anyone knows where the technical drawings and dimensions of the Creality standard Ender 3/CR10 etc 9 fin heatsink or radiator for the hotend can be found. Thanks so much for your help if anyone knows.
Its open source on github.com
"there can be subtle variation in dimensions of spool"
Meanwhile XYZprinting: you guys ship filament in spool?
Wut!? How are you supposed to use it if it's not on a spool?
@@josephbodhorn6511 I'm not sure of now but I remember at one point they used to use proprietary filament cartage. It's possible they have spools inside tho. I seen picture a their recent cartage that allows third party filament that has spools in it
My only problem is I thought you were going to show how to recycle PET bottles, Oh and I don't have a printer.
It’s definitely a “warm fuzzy” thought knowing your failures will eventually end up winners. 👾🤜🏼🤛🏼😎😂🍀🇦🇺
It’s not called Radelaide for no reason.
Instead of all of that pick nonsense you should have just put a little stud on the tray, then then trays just snap into the holes you drilled on top and bottom and pivot on their little stud/dowel that's built in. Sure you might need a but of support material, but overall you'd have a far more robust design, and less points of failure. Plus no need to drill out the drawer holes. No need for extra parts. No need for clearance between spools
At least double the price almost triple in some cases.
After some calculations... It is cheaper buy some shelves or drawers instead printing to reuse the spools.
Did you measure/weighted the pla used to each spool? How many hours printer worked? And the electricity cost and time for molding..
I tried build some pots, but water and roots broke the vase..
BTW, great video!
I think that the benefit was that he got to use filament that would not have been usable in other projects, as there was not enough left on each spool to print normal projects, and he got to use old spools thT would have been thrown out otherwise. That plus not having to buy new things (thus contributing to problems caused by shipping) is usually a net benefit over all.
What is with the hair? Did you film this in the middle on the night?
Just way overdue for a haircut plus a very bad hair day.
I 3D printed a ramp that goes from my window to the beach, this way I can just deposit my waste plastic directly into the ocean.
50$ for 1kilogram recycled pla haha! in poland we buy 1kilo new for aprox 12$
These are even 730g spools according to the print on the spool.
@shagbag913 so you see its useless...
honestly I don't get the whole thing with "post-consumer waste"
if it was gonna be thrown away anyway, why do we care who was gonna waste it?
$50 for a roll of recycled seems like a A LOT , like wow - i get premium high quality pla for less than half that in Europe.
$50 AUD is like 28£ GBP.
@@TheRogueBro still more than twice what i normally pay
@@ShypaxGaming Prices here in Canada don't seem much better honestly. Cheapest PLA I can find is like $30 Canadian, or 17£. But I don't buy from eBay
It is so dang expensive though, almost double the price...