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But none of that is really any different to a round filament, its just we have done round and found the right sweetspot for good reliable and affordable hot ends.Ĭhips Remembered: The Scenix/Ubicom/Parallax SX 63 Comments The shape will also change a few details that were once very fussy in round filament FDM – how hot and large the melt chamber, how much cooling does it need to only melt inside that chamber so it doesn’t jam etc. But still ideally the printer design would only move the head in the way it does bend very freely – making it a bed slinger of some sort. Posted in 3d Printer hacks Tagged 3d printer filament, filament extruder, PET plastic Post navigationĭon’t think the idea is that much of a challenge, fundamentally its the same as a round filament in all aspects but how you drive it – as being a ribbon it would need to be driven in accordance with it’s geometry, but that isn’t actually hard, or all that different – still squeeze it between some rollers of known dimensions, just have to be accomodating to the wide but thin shape… Does mean the filament will be harder to move against its thicker faces, probably not that much as it should twist pretty freely. Using my Petbot, PET Bottle Converter…making that PET filament! Recycle! Ginger Ale Green :) /5eyURrBjeJ A 3D printer that can use plastic pellets is likely a better way to do that. We’ve seen several DIY filament extrusion machines over the years, but if your primary goal is to save on filament costs they might not be worth the trouble. also says there is a crowdfunding campaign in the works.
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It doesn’t look like PetBot is open source at the moment, but if you don’t want to figure out how to build it yourself, you can buy one for $400. That being said, as long as you understand the limitations of the machine, we do not doubt that it can be useful. We are curious to see the consistency of the filaments shape and diameter, and how sensitive it is to variations in the thickness and width of the tape. The process would likely be limited to large soda bottle with smooth exterior surfaces to allow the thickness and width of the tape to be as consistent as possible. Getting longer lengths would involve fusing the tape after cutting, or the filament after extrusion, which is not as simple as it might seem. Firstly is the limitation of the filament length by the material in a single bottle. We like the simplicity of this machine compared to a conventional screw extruder, but it’s not without trade-offs.
The same stepper motor is used for both stages of the process. A fan cools the filament just before it goes onto the spool. While most conventional extruders push the plastic through a nozzle with a screw, the PetBot only heats up the tape to slightly above its glass transition temperature, which allows the driven spool to slowly pull it through the nozzle without breaking. The spool of tape is then moved to the second stage of the machine, which pulls the tape through a hot end very similar to that on a 3D printer. A PET bottle is prepared by cutting off the bottom, and the open rim is pushed between a pair of bearings, where a cutter slices the bottle into one long strip, as a driven spool rolls it up.
See the videos after the break.Ĭutting the tape and extrusion happens in two completely separated processes on the same machine. is taking a different approach with PetBot, which cuts PET bottles into tape and then turns it into filament. Recycling plastic into filament normally involves chopping it into tiny pieces and pushing it through a screw extruder.
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