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[[Category:Proposed_Projects]]
== Description ==
Build an extruder to recycle and create new filament cheaply for Fixme's [[Ultimaker]] and other people's printers. An extruder is constructed from essentially two parts: a feeding mechanism, and a heater - chopped plastic is fed from a container into the feeding mechanism, which then pushes the plastic slowly through the heater to create the filament.
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== Goal ==
* Recycle failed/old prints and extruded plastic
* Recycle other plastics, such as PET bottles, etc
* Experiment with new colors and materials
== Obstacles ==
* Get a filament of repeatable thickness
* More complex = more difficult
* Ventilation preferable for ABS
== Resources ==
=== Extruders ===
* [http://deltaprinter.co.za/filamentextruder/index.html Basic extruder]
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145500 More advanced extruder]
I'm guessing we should build something in between - not too simple but not too expensive either.
=== Misc ===
* [http://deltaprinter.co.za/filamentcolour/index.html Color filament]
* [http://reprapdelft.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/reprap-granule-extruder-tudelft1.pdf Filament recycling detailed research paper (noskill)]
* [http://usinette.org/projets/broyeuse-extrudeuse-domestique/ Broyeuse extrudeuse domestique (noskill)]
== Schedule ==
Why do we even have this section?
== Participants ==
* [[User:noskill|noskill]]
* [[User:sasha|sasha]]
== Description ==
Build an extruder to recycle and create new filament cheaply for Fixme's [[Ultimaker]] and other people's printers. An extruder is constructed from essentially two parts: a feeding mechanism, and a heater - chopped plastic is fed from a container into the feeding mechanism, which then pushes the plastic slowly through the heater to create the filament.
__TOC__
== Goal ==
* Recycle failed/old prints and extruded plastic
* Recycle other plastics, such as PET bottles, etc
* Experiment with new colors and materials
== Obstacles ==
* Get a filament of repeatable thickness
* More complex = more difficult
* Ventilation preferable for ABS
== Resources ==
=== Extruders ===
* [http://deltaprinter.co.za/filamentextruder/index.html Basic extruder]
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145500 More advanced extruder]
I'm guessing we should build something in between - not too simple but not too expensive either.
=== Misc ===
* [http://deltaprinter.co.za/filamentcolour/index.html Color filament]
* [http://reprapdelft.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/reprap-granule-extruder-tudelft1.pdf Filament recycling detailed research paper (noskill)]
* [http://usinette.org/projets/broyeuse-extrudeuse-domestique/ Broyeuse extrudeuse domestique (noskill)]
== Schedule ==
Why do we even have this section?
== Participants ==
* [[User:noskill|noskill]]
* [[User:sasha|sasha]]
