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i did get it to make a 10 inch long segment ( pulling by hand for proof of it working) please note i did not modify the welding contact tip other than drilling the hole size to 2 mm im probably going to have to find a modified drill bit i made and drill a steeper cone for the fillament to curl through but im very limited because its copper and its already very small ( generaly a flux core welding contact has a cone in it already but its very shallow) now because its copper there is a chance it can suck the heat directly into the tip but i did get it to work once so the extra heat in the tip could help with the curling

The filament is "empty" or hollow, like an almost-closed tube. The heat gun just curls the flat ribbon into a "C"-shaped tube as it pulls the PET through. Good luck, you should be able to print (small) items with this because the filament is quite short.

Use one that doesn't. The cheaper the better.

wont work, u need a bigger motor

You're right! This is a hobby/experiment/recycling video.

May not be worth the hassle, usually when someone says something like that...they are incapable of recreating the experiment (or too lazy). I personally think it's pretty awesome and I'm grateful someone took the time to show me something new. Also some viewers may not have access to vendors or money to spend on filament, and this offers those folks a way to keep the projects rolling. Maybe if you didn't spend time leaving rude ass comments, you'd have time to do this kind of project and it wouldn't be a hassle. 😮

@@JustinMason-bl9se I have done it myself and I can confirm it is not worth the hassle. You clearly haven't done it.

@@JustinMason-bl9se Now, now... he's right. It really isn't worth it. Neither is single-stream recycling where everything but glass and metal will be in the landfill, but yet I fill up my recycling bin every week. However, it's great for education. Students are able to do hands-on recycling and make something useful out of trash they brought from home. "It's worth it" when you see the look on the face of a 13-year-old kid wrapping their head around how a plastic bottle has the potential to be reshaped into an infinite amount of uses.

25€ for pla 1kg this is not cheap I am making my own pet filament for me it's better the pet filament have very good strength its better than pla, abs when you print it with the right equipments i am making money with this filament

Ironically I picked Glory after watching Lee slowing down each match at BIG 10s. So I won the pool.😬

You can look around youtube for other videos about mending filament however it is very difficult and many people have trouble doing it. I have not seen it done during the pultrusion process because of how much tension is on the filament as it comes through the extruder head.

@@bruisersbackyard5668 yes this makes sense, I am wondering if you could make a system like how packing strips come where you can pull them one way but they pull apart the other way. Just my two cents, I am 90% ready to take on doing this soon if filament prices for PETG exceed $20

The best way to get a longer filament is to weld the finished parts with a soldering iron, as it is done with optical fiber

@@kocTomaxa You're a G, I came back to this idea and have been producing my own filament now. I have seen the method using PTFE tubing to weld the filaments together as to keep their uniform dimension. Now my goal is acquiring the bigger plastic jugs and start joining it in the biggest spool I can create lol.

For me, it's all about the process and being able to say "this used to be a soda bottle." It's also a fun project to do with my students in middle school.

its not about the money saving :') its the fun and creativity! For example most of us here have a 3d printer and spent hundreds on filament just to print a $1 boat :')

you can't be serious you teach this for middle school? if you teach middle schoolers to 3d print i got robbed that also explains the kids in the background it looks like a woodshop class

youre buying the wrong filament

I'm wearing safety contacts. Thanks for your concern.

@@brianburzynski7638 hahahaha...well played.