I Built a Better System to Recycle 3D Prints!

In this video, I fix, upgrade, and push my 3D printer filament recycling setup to the next level - using YOUR suggestions! Huge thanks to PCBWay for supporting the channel: https://jle.vi/pcbway

The last time I showed you guys my DIY 3D Printer Filament Recycling setup, I was riding high... Printing beautiful, functional parts out of 100% recycled filament. But then, everything fell apart. Like, literally.

In this video, I’m taking another shot at it—experimenting with new ways to fix, improve, and upgrade my recycling setup. From troubleshooting my own failures to testing out some of YOUR best suggestions, let’s see if we can finally turn this into a system that actually works.

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⏯️ My 3D Printer Filament Recycling Series (Parts 1-6):    • Recycling 3D Printer Filament  
⏯️ My 3D Printer Filament Recycling VIDEO COMPILATION:    • Recycling Failed 3D Prints into New Filame...  

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🎥 IN THIS VIDEO: 🎥
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Rebuilding the Precious Plastics Shredder
05:02 Realizing (and Fixing) My Mistakes
07:34 Testing YOUR Tweaks & Improvements
08:54 Vibrating Motor
11:05 Heat Sink (Using Carvera AIR CNC)
15:58 Building an Improved Filament Pelletizer
18:39 Upgrading the ArtMe Filament Extruder
21:59 Next Steps

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👉 Precious Plastics Shredder Kits: https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/mac...
👉 My previous interview with Dave Hakkens of Precious Plastics and ‪@OneArmyVideos‬ : https://www.youtube.com/live/3HuGQZwh...
👉 Carvera Air CNC by Makera: https://jle.vi/carvera (use code "thenextlayer" for $100 OFF)
👉 Blendmaker Filament: https://geni.us/blendmaker (AMZ)
👉 ArtMe 3D Filament Extruder: https://jle.vi/artme
(Disclosure: Artme sponsored part of this video to offset the cost of hiring an intern to upgrade the shredder).

🗳 STL FILES OF FEATURED 3D PRINTING MODELS: 🗳
🗿 Self Feeding Filament Pelletizer by TeachingTech: https://www.printables.com/model/6724...
🗿 Self Feeding Filament Pelletizer REMIX by ElBernado: https://www.printables.com/model/1203...


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