I think this is amazing. As a 3d printing company this would be a great benefit to anyone doing printing or making. It's important we start to reduce the plastic waste. And now with the vast filament selection. And mainly useless trinkets printed that are thrown away. We can now focus on recycling all of this
Amigo soy estudiante de universidad y me gusta mucho este proyecto pero los planos no estan en la pagina, ¿tendras un link donde pueda descargar toda la información, planos y diagramas para hacer la mía ??, gracias.
Very informative and entertaining video Dave, on the subject of modifying and hacking this machine's orientation is very similar to horazontal injection molding machines, if clamping force and an assembly for the mold holder/ part ejecter can be drafted this could turn into an automated or semi automatic injection molding machine instead of the labor intensive hand operated one.
if everybody decided tor recycle plastic like that instead of just throwing it out there wouldnt be any in the ocean people need to stop looking at plastic like its trash but rather like a materials that can be recycled indefinitely to make all sorts of stuff like tables car parts tools etc
I built one myself and it works great! However, I am using a DC motor that gets really hot after 3 minutes of use. I know it will over heat if I keep at it. Does anyone know what motor specs I should be using? Several people below have mentioned high torque, but no one has mentioned the actual value or the operating rpm. Also, I am trying to produce 8lbs/hr (0.0011Kg/s), does anyone know what torque and rpm I should be using to get that kind of mass flow rate?
Hi Dave, first of all great video series and work! second I have a question: when I melt down food grade plastics such as HDPE or PP and reform it into watever new item is it still food grade?
This is cool, i work on large extrusion machines making vinyl window parts, its really amazing seeing this on a smaller scale, it kinda reminds me of our capstock extruders
You guys are doing such a great job here, I have shared this channel as much as I can and appealing to donate to the cause. Good luck with your efforts.
Hi, I'm from Argentina. I congratulate you on the project. I would like to know how many hours it takes to extrude a kilo of material for both filament and wood. I thank you and I hope to get more in touch with you soon.
How about open space machines? I am very intrested in these projects and will build machines 2018. Would love to see 'recycling stations' around the globe, where people can bring their plastic and walk off with some crafted things! Anyone up for teamwork near Bochum?
Hey, I thought about building one of these machineries, because I like the Idea, but isn`t it almost impossible to clean this mechanism, because of the molten plastik everywhere ? May you publish a video, showing a cleaning-process please ? Thanks for Answers in advance
It would work, but, a hand drill is not designed for continuous operation. So I am pretty sure you would burn the drill out. How long it would take to kill the drill depends on how good the drill is, but, I am kinda certain that would happen.
I don't think it would have the torque required. Sure, the bit they use is meant to be used on a hand drill, but all the power is focused on the tip of the bit drilling into the wood. Here, it's focused throughout the entire body, or "threads", of the bit. So high torque is needed, so that you have a very consistent speed.
Would not work. We need a slow speed motor is not really true. We need motor with high torque. How to get more torque? For examle, reduction gearing. Reduction gear is makes the motor slower and gives more torque. Its like your gear shifter vs gas pedal on your car. You don't shift back on uphill because you want to go slow, but because your car can't sustain the high speed under high load, just like your electric motor. Plus most drills not designed to deliver high torque, continous operation, etc...
The introduction of a 3D shredder and 3D printer filament maker by Precious Plastic are tools that have the potential to revolutionize and revitalize the plastic waste industry in my opinion. Although the initial cost to build and the knowledge to construct may seem discouraging, I think, if a person has the monetary and mechanical potential, then the build will be most rewarding. As 3D printing grows in its use, so too will the need for its material... plastic filament. As the demand and consumption for plastic waste continues to decrease in China, formerly the largest user of American plastic waste, the US finds itself in a predicament with what to do with plastic scraps that must now, in turn, be sold to China. Yet, plastic waste material need no longer be a an expense to the US waste industry that ends up in landfills that have met their waste capacity. As a new tool, the 3D printer filament maker, may revolutionize the way Americans and other nations view plastic. The 3D Printing hobbyist and the like may view this a cash crop “harvest” waiting to be converted into a resource to meet the demand of maker 3D printing. Now one person's plastic waste can become another's precious resource. Plastic can now be turned into a material used in the 3D “printing” process making the recycling of plastics possible and accessible for the avid hobbyist to produce free filament for 3D Printing. In turn, production costs may be rapidly decreased for the hobbyist with such a material “free for the picking” out of the trash and into the workspace.
¡Hola! Una duda. ¿De cuánto voltaje son las resistencias y dónde las puedo conseguir más económicas? Al igual del motor,¿de cuánto voltaje es y dónde puedo conseguir uno semi-usado más económico?
Good afternoon, I really liked the project, I just wanted to know how to calibrate the worm with the drum or tube so that the worm does not pink with the drum?
¿Quién me puede informar sobre dónde conseguir los planos con medidas de estas máquinas? Lo intenté en la página que está aquí plasmada pero no se abre; da error. Gracias.
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BUENAS TARDES. MUY BUENOS TUS VIDEOS. BUSCO FORMAS PARA RECUPERAR PLÁSTICOS Y POSIBILITAR FUENTES DE TRABAJO PARA LAS PERSONAS QUE TRABAJAN EN EL BASURAL DE MI CIUDAD. ME INTERESARÍAN LOS PLANOS DE LOS QUE HABLÁS EN EL VIDEO. GRACIAS.
Where can one find the links to the blueprints to these machines? I've been wanting to recycle water bottle for years to make 3D filaments for my printer.
OLÁ DAVE OBRIGADO POR TUDO ISSO QUE ME ENCINARAO A MIM. OBRIGADO PELOS ESQUEMAS DAS MAQUINAS ESTOU FAFENDO .E QUANDO FICAR PRONTA EVIAREI AS FOTOS , OBRIGADO IRMAOS . GILBERTO DAQUI DO BRASIL .
awesome! :D can i ask what specs of welding machine did you used to build your machine? its kinda easy to use than clip type welding machine.. thx more recycles to come
MUITO SHOW ESTA MÁQUINA! PARABÉNS AMIGO! PENA QUE AQUI NA MINHA CIDADE VAI SER DIFÍCIL ARRANJAR TODO ESTE MATERIAL! GOSTEI MUITO DA IDEIA.GOSTARIA DE FAZE-LA.....
Hola soy Efrain, (no se si este comentario llegara al autor del video, pero espero que si) tengo 16 años, estudio electromecanica y me parecio un buen proyecto de escuela, pero fuera de lo escolar e decidido hacer todas las maquinas presentadas en la pagina, creo que es una gran idea para cambiar el mundo. desde pequeños avances en mi ciudad se pueden hacer grandes cosas. Un gran saludo desde Queretaro Mexico (algunos amigos esperan la traduccion del video :D) Gracias por compartir estas grandes ideas...
Que onda. Si quieres yo te ayudo, ya he estado haciendo mi máquina, espero terminarla en esta semana. También puedes utilizar el traductor automático de google y para traducir el video ponle en cc y seccionas subtítulos en español
buenas ! ... me gustaria usar o realizar la construccion de esta maquina en mi pais , pero en estos momentos no poseo los recursos para obtener estos elementos ya que los consulte en el mercado, si me pueden colaborar informandome de que elementos o utencilios los puedo reciclar en el caso de las resistencias tipo abrazaderas que usan .. l
Excellent video! I've been struggling with something similar for some time. What would you estimate the maximum diameter of extruded material would be?
Particular, I am very interested in your machines! But how do you build them? You do not indicate or may have external electronic elements. At most, you hover over the "Subject"! Of course ... we understand the goal! But ... is this famous machine in sales and at what price ??? Not everyone is a handyman and no longer have engineers !!!
