Strooder, New Filament Extruder Project

[bmdnut]

That is absolutely possible. As long as the plastic is cut down to the feed tube size (less than .5mm) and any contaminants are removed then you can recycle it.

You might want to double check your information - on your KS home page you say "The parts only need to be as small as the feed tube, about an inch". That's a fair old difference to .5mm (by a factor of 50).

[MysteryAlabaster]

You might want to double check your information - on your KS home page you say "The parts only need to be as small as the feed tube, about an inch". That's a fair old difference to .5mm (by a factor of 50).

Wait... What?


I pitched the idea of backing this to my school and told them one inch...
That was the deciding factor. I can't get them to agree to back this for $333 unless we can recycle our plastic.

Nobody is going to sit down and grind huge chunks of plastic into pieces that small...

[bmdnut]

@MysteryAlabaster - I'm pretty sure the .5mm is an error - just waiting for Strooder to clarify/amend.

[Strooder]

Wait... What?


I pitched the idea of backing this to my school and told them one inch...
That was the deciding factor. I can't get them to agree to back this for $333 unless we can recycle our plastic.

Nobody is going to sit down and grind huge chunks of plastic into pieces that small...

Hi,

Sorry to hear your confusion. As mentioned above, it is guaranteed that 5mm can be fed into the tube and be successfully extruded. We are continuing our testing of up to an inch and it is looking hopeful that this will be a possibility.
This is also why a grinder is a future development for Strooder so that the process time can be reduced.

[Strooder]

You might want to double check your information - on your KS home page you say "The parts only need to be as small as the feed tube, about an inch". That's a fair old difference to .5mm (by a factor of 50).

Our current tests were with the plastic size up to 5 mm grain size which has performed successfully. We have had positive results of extrusion up to about an inch but we are still finalising the tests to ensure best results and to make sure it doesn't affect filament consistency.