Some fun 3d printing with PET filament

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[@itsbreadie]

New tool unlocked: The Drill

[@function3D]

I always use the drill with this 8L water bottles

[@abadmarclouie2112]

​@@function3D can you glowing in the dark please.

[@itsbreadie]

@@function3D Oh, thought it was a new addition since it wasn't in any of your previous shorts. Great work as always!

[@Miguel_bah]

Thes is brasil: robô cigano

[@brazenh2836]

Next you'll have to print a hand cranked reeler so you can make your whole setup with just a printer to start... 😁

[@heyitsdrew]

it's hard to believe that little bit of marker added so much color!

[@edgargarcia3168]

i think the same

[@function3D]

The PET bottle is light blue and also contribute to the color, the markers are acrylic dark green

[@function3D]

Also the layering material, you can see in the video, I printed it with a lot of walls

[@lel4382]

I didnt add that much color thats a different filament than what they made

[@MaximilianonMars]

​@@lel4382 I have to say I was wondering if that's the case. Colour looks very consistent.

[@Marie45610]

This is such a clever way to recycle plastic bottles.

[@zainabchoudhry8929]

😅😅😅❤❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@chinmoyeemondal6459]

Yes

[@JaceEntertainment]

Teach me?

[@spekkio3864]

Is it safe in long term for printers to recycle bottle?

[@Satomi-yc4fl]

​@@spekkio3864 no, most plastic products aren't recyclable, actually only a few types of PET can be recycled in factories and such in a safe way and they have limited amount of times they can be recycled, idfk why we still use plastic bottles tbh, they make our water have an expiration date lmfao

[@a.azazagoth5413]

These videos deserve so many more views. Your whole process of recycling is incredible!

[@артембондаренко-д7т]

Do you really believe that a few strokes of the felt-tip pen will give such a rich green circle as a result?

[@Chlef]

@@артембондаренко-д7т yes, and it does make it green. ive seen others do this to and it makes it green. when the plastic is melted the green coloring mixes with the plastic and it makes it green.

[@howlingbeats2544]

​@@Chlef You only half answered his question. He's asking if the guy believes that the green color would be that deep.

[@Chlef]

@@howlingbeats2544 well i dont know if it would be that deep, never tried it myself. maybe, maybe not.

[@Chlef]

@@howlingbeats2544 and how deep the coloring is could depend on a lot of factors so idk, but i know it works.

[@ryanhansen1296]

This is the most meta shit ever, I love it. Printed parts to convert the recycled material into somthing usable, so neat

[@goldiekoi935]

Now this is impressive. You can turn those 5 cent return bottles in $5 toys pretty neet.

[@cosmosyn2514]

now all you need to do is factor in electricity & time to print and we can figure out the profit margins

[@Purple_Sloth]

imagine the future where 3D printers are highly accessible and as consumer friendly as the printer where every household essentially needs them, where you have bottle companies designing bottles designed with the intention of being turned into a filament, and either home manned machines made to cut the bottles into filaments or a public resource that allows you to transfer the bottles to filaments for personal use.

[@adrian1689]

That’s a good idea, but I think I’d rather see a mass adoption of more glass and aluminum containers wherever possible

[@TarotVylan]

That's the future we need to make for our children.

[@alexandrbromles8658]

Well, they are accessible. A good entry-level 3d printer costs about a half of average xiaomi phone on my local retailers

[@thetruth3108]

Bro, I got my ender 3 for like 130$??? And filament is 10$ a kilo.

[@kklol07]

@@thetruth3108 how is the ender, btw

[@meaghanb9118]

Wait!!! It's jointed!?! That's awesome!

[@CoryRayGordonMusic]

Keep up these amazing videos you're inspiring people to want to recycle.

[@homelesdog1]

Переработка здесь не причем, деньги сэкономить на материале и создать свой цвет.

[@meloney]

​@@homelesdog1 of course it's recyclig for many countries. While many countries get money back for returning the bottles, for others they just get thrown away or burned.

[@6DunJuan9]

the movement on that is fantastic, n1

[@davidstark6353]

You could add the color after cutting the bottle and right before bringing it into the round filament shape. I am sure you could easily buy an apparatus that holds the cpuloured edding in place so it works automatically

[@richard--s]

He covered the bottle relatively evenly with color. The blank spaces without color are more or less evenly distributed over the bottle. So it did not matter where the cut goes or if the strip had just material between two pen-painted patterns. And it worked for his print. I think it's easier to paint it on or in the bottle in comparison to painting the strip which might have sharp edges all along the cut.

[@jaceywacey9362]

Can you do a tutorial how you made it?

[@coolandcnarutouber9222]

This is the tutorial

[@jaceywacey9362]

@@coolandcnarutouber9222 I meant how he made the bottle cutter and the thing that turns into a filament shape.

[@MrVr320]

he puts it through a nozzle

[@Hardy4TRUMP]

I just started recycling my filament, ant tips and tricks are much appreciated! Thanks for the vid!

[@arnavyadav243]

This guy is doing great work. Saving the Earth just by reusing plastic for making 3d printed models. Hats off

[@imsad6733]

Congratulations! 👏🎉 You caught a subscriber! Now you can keep it :)

[@d0tbat]

Super creative!

[@BibboRacing96]

Nice but you could place an highliter at the exit of the bottle cutter

[@owndizeld7590]

Wow this is amazing I need to try this!

[@durvaljunior84]

The way you color is awesome

[@Izik09834]

I would recommend adding a spring system that applies pressure for the sharpie as it goes into the extruder, that would automate the coloring process and wouldn’t be hard !

[@AbezzDoesThings]

So cool😮

[@jontukagam3888]

Very resourceful

[@Sengwon4]

wait what?? HOW!! THATS AWESOME

[@TonyS119]

This is fantastic! I look forward to when I can create a similar setup!

[@slaughterman44]

Definitely change the seam settings in your slicer for smoother finishes, maybe also dial in retraction

[@trashPanda416]

Yo dope set up.

[@Ender_noob77s_bsstipsandmemes]

Wow this guy just saved himself a lot of money

[@cecilielarsen2647]

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[@boxingchuy]

Man,that is the Best way to recycle plastic bottles!.

[@xochj]

I remember how... Blocky doom was and hating it back in the 90s, but that's all there was. It'll be interesting to see where additive goes in the next 30 years.

[@quin_Von_drhauhnat-BMCstudioCO]

He is called Howard now.... your welcome

[@matthewfontanez8646]

That is one satisfying plastic 3D print

[@Vivek-f3i]

The best way to recycle plastic and protect our mother earth❤

[@chuckyissocool]

bro took recycling to a hole new level 💀😂

[@WARRWHOOP454]

Holy crap the planet has been saved.

[@nemesisii6026]

No the plastic crap still exists, just in another form

[@richgamer5674]

Amazing 🙌

[@muhammadumair1901]

Mostly rigid parts made by RP, bit nice to see moveable parts made by one go, interesting!!

[@collinpribula3270]

Aawweessoommee!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰🥰💓💓💕💞💛💛💗💗😍😍💖💖❤️

[@AlexCio]

so fresh 🎉🎉

[@Janred05]

211k subs keep it up btw new subscriber here

[@Dev_King007]

Incredible 😮

[@Crackpidgeonextreme]

Try this with alchohol dye i scuff the surface and drip and brush on alchohol dye it makes nice colors ad you can change how dark or light you want the color it woks on transparent filament as well i rarely buy colored filament anymore

[@PufferfishDRockski]

Boy why you so gnarp gnarp👽

[@jasg1642]

Nice! Keep it up dude

[@3ddotcom126]

That alien is one of my favorite stl. I have one in nearly every colors I've had. Building an army 😅

[@GobMobVR]

That is so cool how you can turn a plastic bottle into filament

[@iustumbellator4315]

Is it sharpie or white board marker that u used to give color to filament and is there any other method you would recommend?

[@Blacknight00007]

How did you make that(bottle cutter)? It's awesome.

[@VectorNinja1]

Okay thats super cool you legit just recycled i didn't know you make filament from other platics to use kn your 3d printer

[@smileyp4535]

Ain't no way that bottle turned into that neon green alien come on people

[@lanzarkick]

Love that Martian!! Can u share the model please ?🙏🙏

[@MissHollywoodsPage32]

Same question

[@Hamter112]

Dude has his own factory

[@thehound7165]

I thought it was gonna be master chief

[@nonhotrovatounnomemigliore9221]

I love how this person is recycling thoose bottles and in doing so they use so much energy that probably all the pollution they didn't made with the bottles is made from all the energy production and consumption. Such a wonder deserves a praise

[@PigsDream]

How do you make a grey one, black marker? I’m impressed with the results. I hope to make my own bottle recycling filaments someday.

[@violettracey]

Very cool!

[@Switchplayz1]

That is so cool and must save you heaps of money

[@Chaoticstorm]

Suddenly owning and using a 3D printer seems way more viable if I can use this method for raw materials.

[@TOXIC_STEVEE]

Bottle= new toys Dammmmm you're so smart mann❤❤

[@Kethra430]

Awesome

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

He didn't speed up pulling the bottle, he really does it that fast.

[@charlesherman286]

Yes he did look at the printers in the background

[@yc5531]

Make a bottle next

[@DepriceHampton]

Cool

[@Naviwolffeweddy]

Aye that second pose tho

[@GorVala]

Very cool 👍

[@AYEULOST]

Bro just turned that shit into a alien free him

[@accessdenied3474]

Very interesting and inspiring

[@needthecoast]

Awesome!🎉

[@CEOBash]

Earned my sub

[@СавелийАнисимов-р2ь]

Good idea😊

[@justdoinit2378]

3D printing is crazy

[@John-eq5fg]

Bro is an example of reuse reduce and recycle

[@Oscar-Dall]

Wow, that Alien is cool, you can make an Scorpion

[@dragonlex4]

It just hit me that you can kinda make missing Bionicle or lego pieces with 3d printing.

[@fyndssdev]

hey can you please give out the setting you used on the kobra neo so that it can print with PET thanks :D

[@NOT0RI0US]

You can use glitter dust in spray for the color 😎

[@pingu6571]

The machine to reuse the platic was invented in my school (Reciclator 3D)

[@bitesizegamer301]

A way to reuse plastic, cool idea.

[@LongVideosToKeepComputerAwake]

Do you have a video on how to create the filament melter? Looks amazing 🤩

[@nearystar6341]

What if instead of manually coloring the inside of the bottle, you clipped a sharpie to where the strip is pulled through? It would color the strip as you pulled it against the sharpie.

[@richard--s]

Yes, this method has also been done to color a ready-made transparent filament. They tried it with one or two pens on the filament. I have not heard much about it afterwards. But on the cut-down bottle it makes even more sense, because you can hardly get it in other colors or it might not be your taste. So you can color it as you want it (on the bottle or with pens at the bottle cutter on the stripes...)

[@Sotoame]

So as someone who goes through alot of bottles i would like to see how you get your bottles to shape, i saw another video once, he yours are cylindrical not oblong lol

[@Sotoame]

Also did you make your setup or did the extruder come as a kit?

[@function3D]

Link in description

[@Nawmps]

I believe I've seen someone (either Function.3d or another channel, I can't remember) use a heatgun/heat from a low flame to smooth out the bottle and achieve a more uniform radius You need an air pump and a rubber stopper (or a custom lid with an airtight check valve) to inflate the bottle. The pressure will make the heated parts of the bottle bow outwards as they soften, and with a little practice or techniques tailored to the starting bottle shape, you can achieve a relatively uniform cylindrical shape! Even if it's not a perfectly constant radius, it should work just fine so long as there are no angles too severe to prevent the proper amount of plastic to be cut by the bearings as it's all going to be reformed by the heated extruder anyway

[@ethayer1]

Create a bottle cap with a valvestem. Inflate bottle with a few PSI. Take heat gun and heat bottle.

[@Player-ls5vt]

dawg they got my brother

[@aryoncool666]

So this is cool but there are some problems with it like the inside of the filament is hollow so you have to use more filament to get one print or your print is just hollow or slightly weaker but pretty cool I guess

[@function3D]

That the filament is hollow is not a problem but a fact, if it were a problem it would have a solution, just as it is a fact that you have to print with between 10% and 30% more flow depending on the type of bottle and/or the cutting width

[@CHROMZZ0]

Come on man that's way to cool bro you can't just let me have it 👽

[@UghThemBiscuits]

That is so cool. Any pages where I can look up to build a setup like that for recycling old bottles.

[@function3D]

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[@UghThemBiscuits]

@@function3D thank you so much

[@monohydrate1105]

Love this

[@LaCrayolaWhite]

When you are Jaime Maussan:

[@Squadfather]

Thought my man's 3d printed jalapeño poppers at first

[@Praecantetia]

Well that's one way to put pigment on it

[@danieldelacruz5479]

wow that nice is wonderful

[@46993-r]

I feel like these kinds of prints keep 3d printers under the category of gimmick for most people.

[@scottbrando6233]

That is so cool

[@theplacetobefunnyvideos562]

Love that lol 😂 wicked

[@Cone_Man248]

Am I the only one who hear “poyo poyo poyo” at the start of the song

[@vitodambra72]

Do you sell some things that you make? If so can you post link? Thanks 😉👍🏽💯

[@ionutz89ful]

where can I download the gear and some info in how to make that, please?

[@function3D]

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[@awa.del.grifoxd2852]

Me dieron ganas de reutilizar ♻️

[@Qubert-vs7hz]

For my fellow 3d printers owners make sure you know what type of plastic you are using to make filament since some are toxic but if you have a close 3d printer then forget what I said but if you have a open one then be careful

[@clementfermn6711]

That ink colored that plastic well

[@saifulrasyid2660]

recycling instead of buying

[@MOISES2000br]

meu Deus, eu me lembro quando era super caro esse plastico