Can 3D Printing WASTE be Recycled at Home?

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6 ай бұрын

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We were invited to take part in KZfaq Makers Secret Santa! We decided to test out whether waste PLA from 3D printers can be recycled and turned into new objects. So after attempting a few smaller things, we made a solid infinity gauntlet for 3D Printing Pro - Emily the Engineer. Plus, Ruth and Shawn from Kids Invent Stuff made us a giant ice cream cannon out of an old traffic cone and we shot it at Matt!
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@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

@EmpressOfExile206 6 ай бұрын

Honest question from 🇺🇸! What do you call a "jumper" in 🇬🇧? Because over here, what we call a "jumper" is women's overalls 😂😭😂

@ireallyreallyhategoogle 6 ай бұрын

The video started with you guys talking about making filament for 3d printing out of scrap plastic, but you never did make any filaments.

@yeldarb141983 5 ай бұрын

there's a guy on youtube, I forget his name, who's developing a filament extrusion system to use cheaper pla (and maybe reuse scrap? can't remember) might be worth looking into

@EmilyTheEngineer 6 ай бұрын

so awesome seeing how you guys did this!! Thank yall so much :) definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever received!

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome - it may not squirt ketchup quite as well as the one you made, but we're super glad you liked it anyway! 🙌🏼

@Nono-hk3is 6 ай бұрын

Emily your is videos are hilarious, I'm glad the Brothers led me to you.

@coffeeshangarworkshop8051 6 ай бұрын

9:51 for slow readers like me it said "Drippin' Swagoo" lol

@stephenyoder2822 3 ай бұрын

I love ur channel

@alispagnola 6 ай бұрын

I'm especially a big fan of gold skulls. Well done!

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Haha thought you might like that! Thanks Ali! 💀

@qwertyTRiG 6 ай бұрын

Somehow, the fact that Ali Spagnola likes gold skulls is not at all surprising.

@ireallyreallyhategoogle 6 ай бұрын

But yours is actual gold.

@justie1220 6 ай бұрын

The thing I love the most about the YT makers secret Santa is that I get to find amazing channels such as this!

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Amazing! Glad to have ya!

@justie1220 6 ай бұрын

Glad to be here! Your channel seems to be amazing, and you guys seem to be amazing!!!

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

@TAGMedia7 6 ай бұрын

The infinity gauntlet broken up like that actually looked pretty cool... it's the sort of thing you'd expect to find in Shield's evidence vault or something.

@noaccount2494 6 ай бұрын

my thoughts too

@Lizlodude 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, with a tad bit of distressing it looks great and ties together!

@villiamjohansson7826 6 ай бұрын

I was thinking anduril

@afroman527 6 ай бұрын

I kind of liked the crumbled look of the gauntlet before you reassembled it it looked like a found relic. Maybe if that happens again you can connect the pieces with small rods, leaving a small gap between each piece. That way it looks like it's a frozen moment in time of the gauntlet exploding/crumbling.

@AmbientSpectrum 6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your style of going through the early testing and learning stages and clearly communicating what you tried and what you learned at each stage!!

@slickniner 6 ай бұрын

Are you familiar with the Japanese concept of Kintsugi? It's where broken pottery is repaired with gold, highlighting the fractures rather than hiding them, embracing flaws and imperfections. I just love the similarities between this practice and your excitement after unmolding and reassembling. You even used gold color in the reassembly process!

@GleaveMakes 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video, love this sort of thing as a 3D printing nerd. For future reference, PLA has a glass transition temperature of around 55 degrees C, so starts going soft around there. Generally making it not always appropriate for practical projects - visual/display stuff is always cool though. PLA is generally printed between 190 and 210 degrees.

@citruscyanide 6 ай бұрын

That icecream cannon worked so well! Love the Secret Santa rotations! =)

@bagal2487 6 ай бұрын

This is my first video that I’ve seen of yours(making the secret Santa loop) but I love how practical and achievable you make these recycling projects, showing that you just got a blender for ten pounds at a second hand store is so awesome!!!

@daliasprints9798 6 ай бұрын

I love how the thumbnail trash was mostly scraps/supports but then included a whole benchy. 😂

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

The thing every 3D printer has but never needs!

@Druforithe 6 ай бұрын

You guys could do asmr vids of just watching plastic shredding. Always love your work.

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Maybe we’ll do some shorts on just shredding!

@RowanHawkins 6 ай бұрын

@@BrothersMakeWe had a hard drive Shredder (3ton) at one of my old jobs and I really wanted to just pipe a camera in to to allow others to watch. I cheated and just took the cover off but never filmed it.

@spookysweetspoods1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this! We have been 3D printing a lot lately, and started doing multi filament, which results in a lot of waste. I tried figuring out this method on my own for the small molds. I appreciate the step by step visual and how you were able to prevent some of the air bubbles.

@joepearson9704 6 ай бұрын

I think you have to use the Ice Cream cannon on whoever in your shop has a birthday. Excellent video. The Secret Santa is always one of my favorites of the year as I get introduced to new makers. Been a fan of yours for ahwile though. keep up the great workk

@sgsax 6 ай бұрын

My favorite part about Maker Secret Santa is discovering new channels. You guys are a lot of fun and an easy subscribe. Really enjoyed your build and looking forward to what you make next. Thanks for sharing!

@Dtr146 6 ай бұрын

for anybody curious and can recycke filament back into filament. mica powder is a perfect way to make a solid color filament.

@OkOhYeah 6 ай бұрын

A true piece of art worthy to be displayed in Asgard :D Also, that gold dust works sooooooo well!

@tenabrae 6 ай бұрын

this would have been a great opportunity to explore the technique of Kintsugi and make the cracks in the repaired gauntlet part of the art. Cool to see the stuff you're doing in the oven, gives me hope for not having to dump all my PLA scrap into the bin.

@moth.monster 6 ай бұрын

Note that PLA tends to degrade horribly during thermal cycles. For decorative molding it won't be a big deal, but for turning back into filament you need to REALLY be careful about it. I can see you even had some issues with it getting brittle, haha. That mica powder really turned out great though! Dr. D-Flo has made some good videos about turning PLA prints back into filament.

@quinbee_creates 6 ай бұрын

These guys made a video about that subject and found it didn't degrade nearly as fast as reported. It's a couple videos before this one.

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! It would be interesting to test PLA in the same way we tested HDPE in that video. From our short amount of time working with it, it seems to be very sensitive to overheating and becomes very brittle, hence why the gauntlet broke into so many pieces!

@Bbeaucha88 6 ай бұрын

You should have totally rolled with the punches and made it a kind of "busted infinity gauntlet after the snap"

@Alexor715 5 ай бұрын

That's even better than my idea of casting it into a fireplace with some diesel poured on! 👏

@tracyalan7201 6 ай бұрын

The Infinity Gauntlet is cool, but watching that ice cream blaster shot at the brother is even better. Great job on both. Stay awesome & frosty.

@tomholroyd7519 6 ай бұрын

Artifacts like that always get "weathered". I think some people "weather" things too much, but yours is very naturally weathered.

@billkissick6268 6 ай бұрын

With all the progress made in cheap 3d printing, there HAS to be a better, more economical way to recycle waste than the ridiculously expensive commercial machines out there now.

@kakarotvegeta5095 6 ай бұрын

Love that ice cream blaster thing.

@Gleepicus 6 ай бұрын

Seing it laying in the table in the shot after demolding it looked like a "What If Thanos failed" story art piece.

@Lizlodude 6 ай бұрын

5:25 Why does that look so appetizing... I'm definitely going to play with silicone molding for all my scrap prints now... cast Benchy anyone?

@ratdetecting4780 6 ай бұрын

loved the vid! a mate & I were talking about recycling pla only a week ago. The gloved hand turned oit awesome. That ice cream cannon ROCKED!

@carrottopevans 5 ай бұрын

Love this series, so glad you were a part of its tradition!

@grimsaar 6 ай бұрын

Its like Im watching the slowmo guys. Only both guys changed clothing, changed the roll they act out, and changed wich set of skills they have. But more importand: Great video, ill be watching more of this channel

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Haha love the slowmo guys! Thanks for watching 👍🏽

@firstnamelastname4224 6 ай бұрын

Another good thing to know is theres a company in the US that takes filament waste as long as you pay for shipping, but they take it for free. I think you can find it if you look up free filament recycling

@AverageJoesracingteam 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your work on these projects. They've inspired me. I am attempting to repurpose tons of plastic from a Mazda Miata that is now my race car. Hoping to make useful items from the plastic. Your coffee table video really got me going because that made me realize what I am attempting is possible

@mburleson 6 ай бұрын

I love the skulls and the whole process! Bravo!

@executive 6 ай бұрын

I guess that's why plastic is usually injected molded under high pressure, or blow-molded

@MaxWithTheSax 6 ай бұрын

Most people don't need a VPN. It does not improve security. Your antivirus is plenty enough. If that doesn't find the virus neiterh will Nord.

@madjohnshaft 6 ай бұрын

I love the thought of all this weird stuff going through customs

@user-di4kv9yk3g 3 күн бұрын

i think if i had been molding the glove, it be cool to pour the liquid silicon over the glove, perhaps begin filling it, so the internal is solid, and then pour over the outside, needs a descent base, then you con fill the outer silicon glove with liquid plastic and the slip that over the inner solid silicon mold, wait till cool and peel apart - but still an interesting project - i guess the volume of the original silicon block mold absorbed the heat, deflected it etc to prevent the plastic melting but hey i have learnt that you can reuse plastic waste from 3d printing, cool but i think for some reason i might be more interested in your wonderful shredder, i need something perhaps 2-3 times bigger, i have a mass of fiberglass i need to break down which i want to make into a useable filler paste

@SnorrioK 6 ай бұрын

I wish the chain was longer than 10 makers or had more chains. Jimmy Diresta, Michael Cthulhu, Jazza, Nerdforge, Bobby Duke etc. are my favourite YT'ers.

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Jimmy has taken part before. Would be great to have some of those names involved!

@HELENGodLoves 6 ай бұрын

This deserves a slow mo .... I love the puff of smoke 💨 on the right side!! LoL 20:31

@1thomaja 6 ай бұрын

The maker loop was a fantastic idea!

@MrCecil_KD9WUS 6 ай бұрын

Back in 2014, I made an extruder that uses recycled plastic waste to make all my 3d printer filament.

@executive 6 ай бұрын

the shredder was satisfying to watch.

@freakygardener8033 5 ай бұрын

I think it would be SO COOL to try to recycle plastic too! Which type (number) did you say shrinks when it cools? I would like to try molding some boards, to then try to build steps for the house!

@mastalock 6 ай бұрын

Could save alot of plastic if you put the mold on something to rotate it around, allowing the molten plastic to flow around the sides of the mold. Keep the center hollow. Looks great tho

@BakeBakePi 6 ай бұрын

Such a cool way to recycle plastic! The gold looks so cool! Great video!

@davidjones5684 6 ай бұрын

Uncle Jessy did a similar video to this a few months back . Worth checking out. Keep up the good work guys 👍

@patrickcorcoran4828 6 ай бұрын

I wish the shredder crunching sounds were played instead of music.

@af0ulwind115 6 ай бұрын

harbor freight... $40 should get the large Auger drill bit... get a steel tube with inside diameter just barely larger than the auger... wrap the steel tube with heat tape with thermostat controls on the tube... set bearings on one end with a end plate preventing the pla from getting to the bearings. have an opening in the top of the tube when it is horizontal. establish a hopper over opening... shred your plastic over the hopper,... heat the tube to melting point, chuck drill onto the auger... slowly turn auger in revers to push shredded pla into the tube where it melts and is pushed/extruded out the end of tube into your mold.

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

You’re describing a basic version of an extrusion machine. We have one of those too :)

@pedrocosta3706 6 ай бұрын

Would guys try making an ergonomic crochet hook? Could be a cool ideia!

@dodaexploda 6 ай бұрын

If you're curious about recycling PLA filament then give the CNC kitchen a lookie-see. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLpgZ8qdrKrOcmg.html They've been experimenting with PLA recycling and have one of those expensive devices, but they recently tested a cheap device that seems to work really well also. The biggest issue they've ran into has been old filament absorbing water, and foreign material. Edit: Regarding the mica powder, as long as the grains are smaller than 0.4mm then you're fine. That's the typical printer nozzle size. If you make PLA with anything that's larger than 0.4mm in it, then you can cause a clog.

@aowol9437 6 ай бұрын

I MADE THE FULL CIRCLE ENDING HERE!

@ZebbMassiv 6 ай бұрын

Would be cool if you had a mold of oversized lego bricks so you could accumulate and build something over a year.

@TRPLD 6 ай бұрын

I love the imperfection, it makes it look battle-worn.

@HELENGodLoves 6 ай бұрын

Dang awesome 😎 i love seeing hand made... I thought it was American made but still awesome to see small manufacturers 🎉🎉🎉

@obsidian.... 6 ай бұрын

Choosing Vanilla ice cream pretty much turned this into a NSFW video 🤣. Merry Christmas 🎄

@BlinkOnWheels 28 күн бұрын

Lol

@shannfranics8931 6 ай бұрын

Hey what would happen if you had a paint stripper pointing down in to the silicone moulds n left heat it for a bit then throw in the shredded plastic and kept adding more once it had become a constant puddle fusion with the layer beneath it? in any case i appreciate you stepping outside your comfort zones n giving this a shot! now you can make plastic toys whats to stop you from becoming action figures! ;)

@sarajohnson6855 6 ай бұрын

Yummo, micro plastic smoothie 😂. But really though this is so cool. Ive been trying to make makers goo out if d-lemonine and Styrofoam

@Quazar69 6 ай бұрын

@BrothersMake you all need to recycle some plastic to make some shoes like the ones you wear in this video if you haven't already done it

@mishelle6315 5 ай бұрын

OMG! I love the ice cream cannon! 🤣😂

@goldenart1215 6 ай бұрын

Not quite sure where you guys are based out of but there’s a fabric/textiles company in Amsterdam NY (Mohawk Fabric Company) that uses Polypropylene tubes in autoclave machines that, once they’re used once, are trash. A local school once tried to start a recycling project to repurpose the tubes or recycle them but it never got off the ground. I think it would be GREAT for you guys, if it’s logistically possible

@user-zu9iu7vn1p 6 ай бұрын

My Mum tries to be cool by saying that she likes all the same things that I do.

@lundbergspojken 6 ай бұрын

just curious, what setup did you use to check if its pla or abs etc.? was it an home made device or something bought, i have not seen it before :)

@sparklight5317 6 ай бұрын

The Ice Cream Blaster is totally what 6yr old me would have wished for. I'm a 50+ yr old Engineer now and I still want one. Santa you watching YT? Hint?

@jamessmallwood7448 6 ай бұрын

i found that the artme 3d works great at making new filament to print with and it does not cost a arm and leg.

@Hr-sd5sd 5 ай бұрын

Just a question: I was watching an Ocean Cleanup (KZfaq) film, and noticed they had recovered a large nylon (?) fishing net. Just wondering, .. if you obtained some of this discarded netting (presumably made of Nylon or similar), could you find a way to turn it into 3d printer filament, or other useful stuff? Just enquiring.

@kenwood7611 6 ай бұрын

This is insane, it gave me great idea for my own project

@jensjacobs7980 2 ай бұрын

Hi there. Amazing video.❤ Question tho. Can other types of plastics like HDPE or PP once shredded up be placed into a silicone mold and heated up ?

@LuckyBird551 21 күн бұрын

Question: Have you ever tried to recycle plastic bottles into string for clothing manufacture?

@MrBwian 6 ай бұрын

That should be mass produced for christmas next year, you/they'd make a fortune Not a Super Soaker - A Super Ice Creamer

@richh6790 6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the Bugsy Malone "fight" scene and the Splurge Guns...

@awesomedee5421 6 ай бұрын

what is that machine that you use to tell that is pla? and that shredder. links to buy?

@officialblack3094 5 ай бұрын

Hey please tell me how much is your mold press and how i can get one

@ziomalZparafii 6 ай бұрын

10:12 what is that magic box to check if it's PLA? 😮

@DAVIDGREGORYKERR 17 күн бұрын

Get a large grinder to produce pellets that can be converted into filament.

@user-eh1qu2og4z 2 ай бұрын

Guys please make a 3D printer from scratch. I just waiting for that from you...and using the bottles make filaments.❤

@outsideaglass 6 ай бұрын

Thought on the air bubbles in the bigger pieces of plastic melted in the oven - that could be fixed with the baking macarons solution. When baking macaroons, before you put it in the oven you tap the bottom of the pan a few times on the tabletop to bring the bubbles to the top and pop themselves. Here's where it probably isn't an easy idea but might totally already exist, something you could put below it in the oven to just tap the bottom a few times while its melting. Or take it out of the oven every so often and tap the bottom yourself. You can see the baker in this Try Guys video explaining it and then Keith mentions it too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pc2YorWkqpfWdKs.html

@cojomo123 6 ай бұрын

New subscriber having just watched your video on making glasses, and ironing the plastic bags for the chair, thoroughly enjoyed both, and appreciate the amount of work put in to produce them, superb. Hope you don’t mind my offering of some suggestions. Could it or would it be possible for you to make groundsheets, tarps, hammock's, fly sheets and such, for camping?. Or to use as much plastic as possible, per item, is there a way of bonding your ironed sheets of plastic bags together, hopefully, allowing you to make larger items, such as to make a kayak, or canoe, solid or folding, not sure inflatable would work, crazy idea I know, however, if one worked out, maybe produce both, also make the paddles, as well as tents and gazebo’s, ordinary and patio umbrellas, so many things can be done. Again hope you don’t mind, wish you the very best for Xmas and the New Year, 👍🥃.

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Love the suggestions! We’re actually planning a camping video for the spring/summer when the weathers a bit warmer and we’re going to attempt a tent made from recycled material. Cheers!

@cojomo123 6 ай бұрын

@@BrothersMake Sounds very interesting, look forward to seeing it, may have problems with condensation, and fire or flame resistant, however, I’m sure you are aware of these facts, and more, all the very best🍻.

@SportyPompano 6 ай бұрын

2:06 im curious if the editor purposely made you point right to emily just before the reveal there hahaha

@Rev_Erser 6 ай бұрын

the Bearded One must take revenge.

@VladimirVonRootinTootin 6 ай бұрын

What’s that device for identifying the material? I’m really curious

@user-ud1ew3xl4r 3 ай бұрын

Can u pls make a Sneaker Outsole from waste plastic using Heat press Machine and a Mole

@heftyna 6 ай бұрын

First - AMAZING video, its inspired me to recycle more of my 3D printing waste! Secondly - whats the jumper that got all messy!? It looks so comfy and practical but I don't recognize the brand

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

It’s a sweatshirt by Scruffs. And thank you!

@KidsInventStuff 6 ай бұрын

@@BrothersMakeoh did you ruin your jumper… you’ve barely mentioned it 😂😂

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Yes it was my NEW JUMPER! 😅

@albertopompizii3937 5 ай бұрын

Link for the first two molds used?

@leandrogaldeano7731 6 ай бұрын

I think you should use the new ice cream gun every time you add new patreons to the wall

@BrothersMake 6 ай бұрын

Haha, now THERE’S an idea!

@nabrup3 6 ай бұрын

How do you eliminate static electricity while shredding and injecting?

@HogwartsBasement 6 ай бұрын

20:47 I’ve looked like this after many weekends

@KoraRubin 2 ай бұрын

Commercial before this was for a 3D printer. 😂 On another note... they made Keyboards. New idea for recycling?🤔

@MADChez 6 ай бұрын

Hey what silicon did you use? And I love what you do.

@oleerprosomvanlig 6 ай бұрын

Make a fishingrod!!!! 👍

@Perez_studios 3 ай бұрын

Ok, im definitely going to make all my 1/12 scale trees out of recycled plastic from now on… im also thinking about how big of a blob of plastic i can get, to make a mountain side😈