Making plastic filament at home

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There's one problem with the popularity of plastic-extruding 3D printers such as the RepRap and Makerbot; since they've become so popular, the price of plastic filament has skyrocketed over the past few years. Without a way to produce filament at a hackerspace or home lab, the price of 3D printed objects will remain fairly high. Project Spaghetti hopes to rectify that…

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One thought on “Making plastic filament at home

  1. kj6epl says:

    Anybody tried DIY recycling with one of these yet? Turn your waste plastic into filament…

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