In this video, I share the latest progress in my journey to build an affordable 3D printer filament recycling setup—Part 6 of the series. Brought to you by PCBWay. Register at https://jle.vi/pcbway and get a $5 welcome bonus!
WE DID IT! After nearly a year of work, thousands of dollars spent, and countless failed attempts, I can finally say that I’ve successfully recycled my failed 3D prints, supports, and multicolor poops into usable filament. And not just prototyping filament—this actually works for normal, everyday printing of functional parts.
In THIS video, I’m breaking down the challenges I ran into, what I should have done to save time and money, the key lessons I learned along the way, so that you, too, can decide if YOU should try recycling your own filament.
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🎥 IN THIS VIDEO: 🎥
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Where We Left Off
01:33 Shredder Upgrades
06:06 Experiments with Virgin Material
07:13 Changing My Entire Preparation Process
10:31 More Hurdles - and Heartbreak
12:40 Desperation Turns Everything Around
15:04 Future Improvements
16:35 Lessons Learned
22:28 Conclusion
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👉 My previous video on Creative Problem Solving with 3D Printing: https://youtu.be/z6slLoFwCvQ
👉 My Carvera Air CNC Unboxing & Setup: https://youtube.com/live/dxUYtAMK2DM
👉 Plastics App - where I got my high performance PLA pellets: https://plastics-app.com/
👉 Igor of My Tech Fun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QckhILSqdl3K0TWPWrDdg
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🗿 Self feeding open source filament pelletizer by TeachingTech: https://www.printables.com/model/672486-self-feeding-open-source-filament-pelletizer
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