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Topic: General info

Hi. So I see we can make our own filament? I've seen a few machines that do this but how well does this one do it?
Where do you get the pellets? I own a davinci does anyone know what xyzprinting uses? Recycling is possible? How well does recycled plasic print? Are there any fumes and are they toxic? Are there hot parts exposed? How do I wind it on a spool? Is it expensive? Should I sit down? Lol

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Re: General info

Razor,

I think a lot of your questions can be answered by the product page: https://www.filastruder.com/products/filastruder-kit

They also sell an automatic filament winder: https://www.filastruder.com/products/filawinder

ABS is very common and you can buy the pellets from any number of suppliers, including Filastruder. See http://www.soliforum.com/topic/4195/polymer-suppliers/

Tim with Filastruder is very active on the forums here, I'm sure he will pop in and answer anything that his website doesn't.

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Re: General info

Right. I will visit these pages. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.