Wow! Great setup Vertical orientation definitely seems like the way to go judging by the results I've seen being achieved by other users on youtube with this in the horizontal orientation (diameter of filament jumping around all over the place). Do you think that this machine would be capable of extruding polycarbonate? THANK YOU!
Yes, some material may need drying prior to extruding them, it is due to humidity or affinity of material to balance with ambient exposure (the more carbon chain in the molecular structure , the more hygroscopic material becomes ) . In PET extrusion, its important to use only the side parts of container not the tops , this due to PET condition of molecule orientation of PET , sides that were exposed to high pressure are much better than using the areas of the bottle necks or sections that did not received high pressure while blow molding bottle. Thanks for the video, it has helped me to decide to buy the mini extruder , question, does it works better for you to position it vertical than horizontal? is it due extruded melting ? is it possible to place a cooling fan or water tray when going out of to cool it faster?
how high can you go with it? ali only states "under 300C". also PET has a melting point of 250 - I dont know if you have to exceed this to get a nice result but in theory it could work. maybe?@@tonycstech
Ambient temperature. Length of the filament sag before it enters the loop. Extrusion speed. Extrusion temperature. Nozzle diameter. I start with tinkering with those that are easiest to fix. Eliminate them one by one. 1st get consistent diameter and then change one or another variable to see the effect. It's a learning process. I could get it very accurate, 0.05mm error in average.
If it had proper extrusion/compression screw, it would be the best extruder for home diy. The screw it came with is nothing special and so is the barrel made from plain steel not even stainless so it's sticks plastic to it's self and become rough overtime slowly dying. I've extruded allot of plastic over the years and it's dying. I cannot extrude pla anymore, only petg or abs. Pla stick too much now so I have to replace the barrel and the screw.
thank you for the info, you also have a blessed day!
Nice, i'ts a good price to performance product imo, good job on spotting the issues, might be buying one machine soon.
Wow! Great setup Vertical orientation definitely seems like the way to go judging by the results I've seen being achieved by other users on youtube with this in the horizontal orientation (diameter of filament jumping around all over the place). Do you think that this machine would be capable of extruding polycarbonate? THANK YOU!
How long does it take to produce 1 kg of 1.75 filament?
Yes, some material may need drying prior to extruding them, it is due to humidity or affinity of material to balance with ambient exposure (the more carbon chain in the molecular structure , the more hygroscopic material becomes ) . In PET extrusion, its important to use only the side parts of container not the tops , this due to PET condition of molecule orientation of PET , sides that were exposed to high pressure are much better than using the areas of the bottle necks or sections that did not received high pressure while blow molding bottle.
Thanks for the video, it has helped me to decide to buy the mini extruder , question, does it works better for you to position it vertical than horizontal? is it due extruded melting ? is it possible to place a cooling fan or water tray when going out of to cool it faster?
It works better vertically because gravity helps to push it down.
There is cooling fan at the end, didn't you see ?
Thank you for the sharing it today. I just thinking about purchase it on Ali.
Hopefully Ali gives you 2 year extended warranty option. Buy it if you can.
Nice. I too had to machine apart to unclog the screw. No big deal. And I extrude TPV.
Hey, Tony! I'm considering buying a wellzone extruder, tell me, is yours still working properly? Che il Dio sia con te!
I'm trying to extrude powdered PLA but it sticks inside the tube and chocks the nozzle. Any advice?
Hello Tony, what do you think, is possible to make filament from pet bottle with this macsine if you cut the bottle in small pieces?
No
@@tonycstech But why not what is the problem?
Hi! Were you able to convert PET bottles into filament with this machine?
Most likely not. Need temperatures up to 300C
how high can you go with it? ali only states "under 300C". also PET has a melting point of 250 - I dont know if you have to exceed this to get a nice result but in theory it could work. maybe?@@tonycstech
Hi tony.. how do you control the diameter of the filament? how big is the diameter variation?
Ambient temperature.
Length of the filament sag before it enters the loop.
Extrusion speed.
Extrusion temperature.
Nozzle diameter.
I start with tinkering with those that are easiest to fix.
Eliminate them one by one.
1st get consistent diameter and then change one or another variable to see the effect.
It's a learning process.
I could get it very accurate, 0.05mm error in average.
I probably won't be spending the $2500 on this....
3:00 i would consider it when a real feeder screw was in there, i alredy though in the first video that this isnt one and i was right.
If it had proper extrusion/compression screw, it would be the best extruder for home diy.
The screw it came with is nothing special and so is the barrel made from plain steel not even stainless so it's sticks plastic to it's self and become rough overtime slowly dying.
I've extruded allot of plastic over the years and it's dying. I cannot extrude pla anymore, only petg or abs. Pla stick too much now so I have to replace the barrel and the screw.
Could have done without the stereotype meme
How is it a stereotype when it's accurate?
Dude they are not designed to be in there nose.. first no wonder... the gears wore out right...
Not sure I understand what you're saying.
@@tonycstech He means in that "downright position". I personally see the logic in it, as gravity will streamline the pallets more uniformly.
Exactly