<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> 2015-07-17T14:25:03Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/11715/use-waste-filament-as-a-filler/ <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> I've come up with a cheap way to fill prints using decorators caulk if anyone's interested.
I simply paused a print half way and filled it with cheap caulk using a caulk gun then resumed the print.
Saves money on filament and cuts down print time as well as adding weight and some strength to your prints.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2015-07-17T14:25:03Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/101395/#p101395 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> You're right, $299 for the DIY kit. Although, I'd need to add $45 for shipping.
I thought they were more expensive than that.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2015-07-10T16:23:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100795/#p100795 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> Cheapest? Filastruder is cheaper.

Strooder's also having major financial problems, they are quite behind on even Kickstarter fulfillment.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-07-10T16:04:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100792/#p100792 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> Yeah, I was thinking the heat could be an issue. Maybe not such a good idea.
I guess I'll need to wait for filament extruders to come down in price a bit to be able to recycle my waste filament.
Quite interested in this one .... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/om … g-filament
It's the cheapest one I've seen yet and looks quite user friendly.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2015-07-10T05:53:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100773/#p100773 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> The problem I see is that if you get it hot enough to free flow which cant happen with plastic it would melt the rest of your model. Plastic like abs when melted becomes more like a gel than liquid and must be forced rather than free flows.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2015-07-09T21:52:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100759/#p100759 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> Seems very niche compared to either recycling waste filament into pellets and then filament, or anything else. Remember ABS is like $3/lbs, and new material is higher quality than recycled stuff

One thing you might want to explore is using ABS-acetone slurry to fill molds. You could also more easily use ABS recycled stuff for injection molding compared to for printers (BC it's easier to do high pressure fro a mold then doing the same thing in a printer.)

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/192/ 2015-07-09T17:50:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100744/#p100744 <![CDATA[Re: Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> Seems very niche compared to either recycling waste filament into pellets and then filament, or anything else. Remember ABS is like $3/lbs, and new material is higher quality than

One thing you might want to explore is using ABS-acetone slurry to fill molds. You could also more easily use ABS recycled stuff for injection molding compared to for printers (BC it's easier to do high pressure fro a mold then doing the same thing in a printer.)

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/192/ 2015-07-09T17:49:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100743/#p100743 <![CDATA[Use waste filament as a filler ?]]> Just wondered if anyone has come up with a way to melt down waste filament and use it to fill a hollow model mid-print ?
The idea would be to pause the print, inject the molten filament then restart the print.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6872/ 2015-07-09T05:26:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/100720/#p100720