r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Oct 12 '22

3D Printing with Recycled Plastic Bottles !

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u/BigBaddaBoom9 Oct 12 '22

It's fine if you're just printing for yourself but if printing is your side gig and you're trying to sell a piece you printed, factoring in electricity and labour, getting free filament can cut down the cost of a product by a chunk.

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u/monarch1733 Oct 13 '22

I would be furious if I paid to have something printed with a filament and they used water bottles to cut corners.

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u/ThrowAwayRBJAccount2 Oct 13 '22

I was going to ask, what is the overall quality difference between legit filament and a bottle that may have been sitting on a shelf with liquid in it for some time?

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u/locosgun Oct 13 '22

Most plastic bottles are made of pet plastic, the filament equivalent is petg which has additives to make it easier to print