Re: Extruding PET (PETE, not PETG) plastic with Filastruder
rexxthephysicist, yes the temperature was in the hole. Since I took that photo, I also secured the sensor with the Kapton tape.
I also bought a few extra items:
1. a new temperature controller to troubleshoot temperature stability issues (or at least I can check if the problem isn't in the controller),
2. extruder feeder with a motor - I thought I could route the filament via the extruder. I managed to extrude some PET filament if I make it dow down first, and then I raise it and cool it. I thought that having an extruder in this setup might help.
But yes, it is a lot of work. I parked this activity for a bit, but I plan to resume at some point. I started to work on an alternative approach - pellet extruder, so I could bypass making filament in a first place.
Murph, I'm not sure about the options in the UK. I was initially thinking to buy one tonne (1000kg) of PET plastic from Alibaba.com, but then I was able to get a sample of 50Kg from a PET factory in Lithuania - https://neogroup.eu/.
If I can make PET work for me, I would have to buy 1000Kg or more, but I'm not at this point yet.