I loved it because no one in the entire UA-cam explained this as well as you did. They all made it very hard to understand or get the STL files or the parts love from India, now I can make my own filament
Great job showing how to be more self-sufficient with material if there is an unexpected shortage. 35 bottles at 56hrs of extrusion time to produce a 1kg spool seems like a fun process improvement challenge to match Amazon cost of $28/kg
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
When you took apart the glue gun did you remove any internal elements from the heat tube? Some glue guns have hardware inside the heat tube that do not allow a straight path.
please anyone who trys this with a random glue gun there is a chance there is a spring loaded ball valve inside the tip of the glue gun ( i had to drill the tip out and push the ball out from the other side) after that i tapped the tip and im attempting to use a welding tip for flux core drilled out to 2mm so far no luck but im not giving up
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.
Absolutely brilliant. Bravo. I understand the 'juice vs squeeze' comments, but am very impressed by your practical use of things much less expensive than 3d printer parts. Upcycle/recycle all the things. Great job.
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
@@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.
Hello dear friend, I ask you to write to me what settings you made in the ''cura'' program to print What settings did you make I just can’t find the settings for this , so that the 3D printer prints well Thank you in advance I really liked the video and I wrote you a like
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 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
I loved it because no one in the entire UA-cam explained this as well as you did. They all made it very hard to understand or get the STL files or the parts
love from India, now I can make my own filament
That was very good, probably the best / cheapest way to make filament... THANK YOU!
Great job showing how to be more self-sufficient with material if there is an unexpected shortage.
35 bottles at 56hrs of extrusion time to produce a 1kg spool seems like a fun process improvement challenge to match Amazon cost of $28/kg
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
Great and very nice job with good explanation bro. Thx so much
Excelente video! Gracias!
When you took apart the glue gun did you remove any internal elements from the heat tube? Some glue guns have hardware inside the heat tube that do not allow a straight path.
Use one that doesn't. The cheaper the better.
have you found a way to join two spools together?
Aloha sir do happen to a list of materials you have used, help my husband build one so he can save money.
useful tutorial dun need high res
thx buddy 🫡🫡
I really like you explanation!! Great job!!! Where do I download the structure/gears you attached your drill?
Is the file to print the spooler assembly available?
You could also use a AC powered microwave motor (or those used for spicy chicken) that already turns slowly. I have my setup with one of those
about how many rpms is the drill moving? im thinking of just using a small batery powered dc motor for my setup.
Thanks alot for this
wont work, u need a bigger motor
please anyone who trys this with a random glue gun there is a chance there is a spring loaded ball valve inside the tip of the glue gun ( i had to drill the tip out and push the ball out from the other side) after that i tapped the tip and im attempting to use a welding tip for flux core drilled out to 2mm so far no luck but im not giving up
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
Is the filament full or empty? It's empty for me, can I print like this?
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.
Foil will draw heat out of glue gun element
Absolutely brilliant. Bravo. I understand the 'juice vs squeeze' comments, but am very impressed by your practical use of things much less expensive than 3d printer parts. Upcycle/recycle all the things. Great job.
Have you thought of a way to attach more ribbons together to create longer filament?
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.
Hello dear friend, I ask you to write to me what settings you made in the ''cura'' program to print What settings did you make I just can’t find the settings for this , so that the 3D printer prints well Thank you in advance I really liked the video and I wrote you a like
Everybody should be doing this!
Those oils are contaminants. Think about all the places in your printer you don't want that to end up...
Filaments are fairly cheap these days and it isn't worth the hassle to make filaments from pet bottle.
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