From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
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Recycled filament
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Recycled filament
- [Instructor] Consumer level 3D printers are fundamentally very simple machines. We often say that they're essentially motorized hot glue guns, yet they manage to create incredibly detailed prints with millimeter scale features. How does that work? A lot of it's because the precision of the printer is really dependent on the quality of the filament. It's crucial that the filament's diameter and its material properties to be extremely consistent. If the filament diameter is too large, the printer can jam. If it's too small, your prints might be under-extruded and weak. If there are lumps of pigment or foreign material, your printer may clog. Even if it doesn't clog, variations in melting property can lead to alternating areas of too much and too little material. Experienced 3D printer users know that very opaque filaments, particularly black and white ones, can be prone to clogging because of inconsistent pigment…
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Choosing a material for a surface quality3m 33s
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Tips for print surface quality4m 16s
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The five-minute guide to printing with resin4m 27s
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Clearing a nozzle clog without disassembly4m 40s
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Filament jams4m 47s
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Tips for large filament prints3m 48s
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Filament 3D printing in the automotive aftermarket3m 30s
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Metal 3D prints without sintering3m 19s
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Checking printer platform calibration3m 49s
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Abrasive filaments and your nozzle2m 59s
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Retrofitting wireless capability on a 3D printer3m 22s
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Tips for creating transparent prints with filament3m 19s
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Ordering operations within a layer4m 34s
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Distributed manufacturing in emergencies: Lessons learned6m 31s
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Additive manufacturing surge capability4m 14s
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Nozzle replacement issues3m 18s
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Thicker layers3m 53s
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Sanding 3D prints2m 51s
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Printing food3m 47s
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Recycled filament4m 22s
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Painting and dying 3D prints3m 10s
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Infill strategies6m 26s
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Creating detailed features6m 35s
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Print bed surface options3m 42s
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Choosing and applying tape3m 35s
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Advanced Cartesian printer calibration4m 4s
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Advanced extruder calibration7m 2s
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Architectural 3D printing applications5m 59s
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Printing at different scales4m 20s
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Printer speeds5m 45s
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Belt 3D printers2m 48s
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Bridging and overhangs6m 1s
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Design for injection molding vs. 3D printing5m 32s
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Printing with flexible filament5m 31s
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Nanoprinting3m 26s
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Emerging software standards: 3MF6m 22s
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Modeling stresses and printing with filament4m 42s
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Repeatability in 3D printing6m
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Printing on fabric2m 23s
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Faster resin printing3m 7s
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Generative design and lightweighting4m 28s
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Custom supports4m 34s
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Modifier meshes3m 11s
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CAD software tips for creating multimaterial prints3m 57s
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Keeping filament dry2m 12s
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Testing 3D prints4m 50s
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Bioprinting3m 38s
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Large prints4m 14s
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Vector vs. raster printing5m 10s
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Categories of 3D CAD software4m 17s
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