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miles&Jules
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3d filament recycler...lets make one

Couldn't be to hard to make one of these ...what would be involved ...i wonder ...could you use a hot glue gun (extruder) on a light dimmer /voltmeter/themometer( to get temp correct) with an aluminum syringe powered by a drill/winch motor for the drive and the the cork srew out of a meat mincer?

....I knew there was a reason I have been keeping all the scrap bits of filament. I think I would print more If I knew I could re-melt my mistakes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBvmQ4ecH0
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Here is something a bit more affordable http://hackaday.com/2013/11/01/low-cost-filament-extruder/ - there are heaps of different designs out there, some probably better than others.

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nice one nick....windscreen wiper motor ...of coarse Very Happy
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How about using an old blender to break up the plastic into chips for extruding?

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ooh, I might start keeping my discarded plastic then Smile
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yeah I'm always printing stuff then realising I'm slightly off on only one piece….so that whole print is a right off…but could be remelted…..when you start keeping the mistakes you realise how much material gets wasted.
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