It should end with Riker and Deanna on the holodeck
He’s practicing being evil
I am in California so PST
PET is used in plastic water bottles, PETG is considered a contaminant and typically not part of the recycled waste stream, at least in the US. Same for PLA.
Although as you noted to pelletize plastic a blender would be a good place to start. The question then becomes what do you do with the pellets of plastic?
From my understanding it takes a system like this https://www.filabot.com/products to produce filament from waste plastic. That’s not to say you can’t used the pellets in some other way.
Yes! They do exist. It’s about $20k USD to get a system that will recycle filament.
I’ve also looked at the idea of using pelletized plastic and molds to make other products, like dominos for example.
I am not opposed, assuming there isn’t a severe quality concern. I would rather like a way to recycle my waste plastic. There isn’t really anyone local that will recycle PETG or PLA.
Ideally. Right now, I feel like I am just building a knowledge of art history.
At the moment, sculptures. They are between 200-300g per print. I am kicking off prints twice a day, for three printers.
It’s not without flaws, but I would recommend.
Just know that it adds time and waste to prints.
There is also a nice feature that allows you to automatically switch over to a new roll when the 1st roll runs out. That’s nice.
Overture Rock White PETG
It was either an x1c or p1p. It’s in PETG, spray painted. Dimensions are ~ 250mm tall, 5”x5” base.
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There is a little more to it, but essentially yea
Yea! It’s available on myminifactory.
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-flexi-print-in-place-imperial-dragon-218337
I am still developing technique but it’s relatively straightforward.
Spray pain on water, then dip the piece. It takes a little practice to start getting some good results. Rotating slowly as you lower it seems to help. Dipping more than once can be a smart idea. Warm water is better than cold water.
Would bumping up your printing temp do anything?
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This was printed on a Bambu Lab X1C or P1P, I’ve forgotten which one printed this sculpture. I did use supports.
I have plastic vases that can have them on them. Should take 3 days total