What happens to your failed 3D prints? Well, here's step one in giving that plastic a second life. Enjoy the video of us blending up the scraps so we can melt them down and give them a second life!
What did you do to dry this out before making new filament? Water / Hydrolysis shortens the plastic links and makes brittle filament unless well dried.
For this project, the shredded plastics were placed in backing molds and melted into various items such as keychains, decorative items and such instead of new filament. If you would like more information on recycling plastic filament - into more filament, or anything else, we suggest checking out the Precious Plastic Academy - community.preciousplastic.com/academy/intro.html
What did you do to dry this out before making new filament? Water / Hydrolysis shortens the plastic links and makes brittle filament unless well dried.
For this project, the shredded plastics were placed in backing molds and melted into various items such as keychains, decorative items and such instead of new filament.
If you would like more information on recycling plastic filament - into more filament, or anything else, we suggest checking out the Precious Plastic Academy - community.preciousplastic.com/academy/intro.html
How much of this can you do before it starts affecting the blender or the blades become blunt?
It depends on blade quality and motor specs, blender blades aren't supposed to cut plastic but I think that they could work well for some time
@sergiomissaglia6380 I believe the blades are blunt to begin with because the Blendtec is designed to pulverize food rather than to just cut it up.
Mmm. Toxic microplastic smoothie. Responsibly disposed of right?