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12-07-2017, 03:18 PM #3
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The soluble filament is something that Stratasys developed and other companies are only starting to match. Airwolf is one company that's supposed to have a comparable solution (I haven't tried it myself): https://airwolf3d.com/shop/water-sol...port-3d-print/. As Aardvark says, you need a dual- extruder printer to print support material as well as the part itself. Printers at the ultra-low end of the market don't come with dual extruders. Stratasys machines cost about 100 times what you're looking to spend; the Airwolf machines are only about 10 times that.
3D printer companies have talked for some time about making their machines recycle unwanted parts into new filament, but so far I haven't heard of one that was actually on the market as a recycling printer. There are various machines like the "filastruder" which can produce filament from raw pellets, but they don't include a grinder for recycling. There are other problems with that idea, like contamination, and the tendency of plastics to fatigue after multiple melts.
Holes and pockmarks in print walls
06-04-2024, 09:14 AM in General 3D Printing Discussion