Make Filament From Plastic Bottles | PET filament 3d print settings

How to recycle any pet bottle into 3d printer filament + tips and tricks + PET 3d printer settings

Disclaimer: This tutorial is meant for educational purposes only. I am not responsible for any injuries or damages caused by the use of these techniques.

Recreator by @JRT3D - Build Guide + STLs

PETmachine by @TylmanDesign - Build Kit + STLs:

PullStruder M1 by @blake3dcake - STLs:

Hot Glue Gun Design by @lets_make

PET Print Settings by OkWeird5779

[sinformant]

The dialogue sounds like an an automated ai just reading 100 pages of just bullet points with no natural pauses or emphasation of words.

[vevenaneathna]

nice, good editing, no nonesense, no ads, no segways, just facts

[evlsc]

A printer with a filament run out sensor, all metal hotend and dual geared extruder will print the bottle filament with ease. You take a 1/16th drill bit and create your nozzle from a worn out one. You can put a small amount of water in the bottle to heat it up and it will expand without the need to pressurize it. The water gets so hot it cleans the inside and makes the glue on the bottle easier to come off.

[DDrukSuiderland]

Worth trying, I'm in South Africa and Sunflower seed cooking oil is very common here, if I rub the oil on the glue the glue turns into a zero stick gel like gunk that I wipe off with a paper towel, and it comes of completely and easily. Low cost, and it works. I've tried Palm oil, and did not work at all, don't know why sunflower seed oil works so well.

[enriejayocate]

How wide should be the plastic strips?😊

[basemakbik]

Its crazy i just saw the video before and this was posted 40 min ago. Perfect timing

[temmietopegold]

any issues with layer adhesion ? just want to know ;

[NOFxx]

Where to get the filament Maker at the end of video or STL and build sheet ? I liked the size

[nephile]

I drilled with an 1.8mm drill and the filament comes out c shaped, will it print fine you reckon or should I get a new nozzle? The bottle strips were 0.8mm and the pullstruded filament looks the same thickness side by side with a regular filament

[hamsandwich]

Love the video but all the cuts seem like a stylistic choice? I would probably avoid that in the future or work on adding a little more pause between each section of the audio when you knit things together - though it would be hard to believe you had to have so many takes to read that off!

[jessykellycarvalhomiranda]

the filament becomes hollow and normal?

[krushnalohar]

What is size of nozzle you take for pet filament? And pet material width for that

[Justin-ngzg]

Nice video @blake3dcake ! Question: Do you think you could figure out a way to join bottles so you get a longer spool of filament? I have not seen anyone try to pull-stude a joint of 2 bottles that have been plastic welded together.

[azimalif]

Add the marker infront of the feeder to auto color the filament.

[krushnalohar]

Can you share CAD file of filament making instrument machine?

[RobertoKuo]

This could probably make large prints with bambu lab’s refill ams system

[dustintrips]

People keep shitting on your voice i see no problem with it! My only issue is this seems like a long time consuming process from start to finish to get filament BUT its free thats cool.

[hulkgqnissanpatrol]

Those controllers are naturally bad for their pid temperature control.
Have a look at my design.
Arduino and a simple mosfet! 👌

[asefron]

I can't understand what are you talking actually.

[dagurorarinsson]

do you have a stutter? its fine bro we dont mind, you dont have to have a cut every 3 words