Plastic Recycling to produce 3D Printing Filament Using an Open Source Toolchain

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• Article Title: Plastic Recycling to produce 3D Printing Filament Using an Open Source Toolchain

Reasons

• Printing large
• Cost
• Environmental
• Public production

Process

• Obtain clean plastic feedstock
• Grind plastic to appropriate grain size
• Possible value adding step
• Thermomold extrude
• Quality control

Machines

• Lyman Filament Maker
• Recyclebot
• Precious Plastic Extruder
• Precious Plastic Grinder

Limitations

• Obtaining clean plastic may be more difficult than anticipated.
• Thermomolding consistently high-quality filament may be difficult