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Build Filament Extruder
Build Filament Extruder
Build Filament Extruder
(Filament Extruder)
by ianmcmill
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-3d-printing-filament-factory-
Filame/?ALLSTEPS
Too long, didn't read:
Make your own 3D printer filament !
Cheap and high quality at a decent speed of 150-190 IPM ! (4-5 meters
per minute)
UPDATE: Now with wiring diagram !
Long read:
3D printers are cool and they finally start to drop in price. Kickstarter
campaigns like the one from QB-UP or M3D are popping up and they are
finally "affordable". And with affordable I mean affordable like 200 $ and
not "affordable" like 2.199$ affordable. However, once you are a proud
owner of a 3D printer you will soon realize that your wallet is far from being
let alone. No ! You need plastic filament of course to print those super
awesome coat hooks and wheel chocks. Since the price for these
filaments tend to top the actual material costs, printing before mentioned
life savers is kind of expensive and could become a problem to the
development of the ever growing 3D printer community
BUT FEAR NO MORE !! Some clever gents came along - Hugh Lyman
with his Lyman Extruder may be mentioned here or the guys over at
Filastruder.com - and saved the day ! YAY. And there was much rejoicing !
They have built plastic extruders everyone can build or buy at a decent
price. However if you are a fellow Instructable.com user the first thing that
should come to your mind is "I can build this by myself...and cheaper...".
Building at lower costs is the nature of DIY after all.
And much more fun than putting together a premade kit, of course.
Special greetings go out to Xabbax and his plain simple but super
awesomeLow Cost Filament Extruder !
So how much money do I save when making my own filament ?
Good question ! A lot !
Depending on the pellets you get you can make your filament starting at
1$/kg.
How long does it take to produce 1 kg of filament you may ask ??
Using the build I describe here...roughly 1 hour. (for 1,75mm filament using
ABS/PC pellets).
So, let's say on a Saturday in your next workshop session you start at 10
AM and batten down the hatches at 5 PM you could make 4-5 kg of
filament, saving between 125-150 $ leaving you with lots of filament for
hundreds of thousands of eggcups and phone cases and other useless
needful things.
Oh yeah what about the build cost ?
Depending on shipping and local prices, I would guess around 130-150$.
Next step: List of Materials
Step 1: Material list
Except for the electronics everything listed here can be bought at your
local hardware store.
Materials:
Tools:
• Multitool (Dremel-like)
• Saw
• Hammer
• Drill