LITERALLY wife just walked into my office while on the video you talked about buying a blender, and she said "So I guess I will be expecting a Blender and an Oven in this room" and walked away!
@GeekHotfix
Жыл бұрын
@Unclejessy. 😆😆😆 I see what you did there adding a period after the name...
@justincase3230
9 ай бұрын
maybe get her a spa day or something "just because I love you babe" They like that, buys you a lot of leeway for a couple months.
@87livinglegend
4 ай бұрын
Why are they like this
@brianbaratheon
4 ай бұрын
Suggestion: When blending, wear a mask. Especially if you make a living 3D printing, and therefore have a lot of waste that you are recycling. The fine particles that are created while blending, and that you may not realize you are breathing in, will eventually catch up to you if you don't wear the appropriate safety gear for your eyes and lungs. It is also advisable that you melt your waste in a well ventilated room, along with blending.
@LeonardGreenpaw
Жыл бұрын
If the filament has a comfortable margin between melt and burn temps. If you melt them first and then pour them into a mold, you might be able to get a better finish. and make sure to mix in some plastic with a lower melting temp or lower viscosity to have better flow, that will also help getting those bubbles out doing it the normal way
@roll4stealth671
4 ай бұрын
How do you pour it. I tried melting and never gets liquid enough to pour it in molds.
@LeonardGreenpaw
4 ай бұрын
@@roll4stealth671 The plastic type is the most important factor. I dont know which filament has the best flow
@airmanaw3
Жыл бұрын
The first thing that came to my mind when you pulled out the first mold. I want to make some D&D dice out of my scraps
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
I know right?!
@andrewlongfellow8745
Жыл бұрын
Definitely this.
@bigproppa8843
Жыл бұрын
You need some high temperature silicone if you are going to be placing it in the oven so you wont have to worry about any problems. Smooth on makes high temperature silicones for mold making.
@fookingsog
Жыл бұрын
@Uncle Jessy If you were going to do a large item with alot of void area inside, you could always partial fill, wad up some aluminum foil to fill the space and then fill up the ground up filament around it...kinda like what you do when you're making an armature for clay sculptures!!!😁👍🏻 PS--would cut down on the bake time as the PLA would be at the exterior of the object.
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
That right there is a fantastic suggestion! Will be giving that a try
@AndrewSink
Жыл бұрын
The perfect use for failed prints! Nice work!
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
or all them benchys haha
@coulterjb22
Жыл бұрын
Right on! Making complex molds is a blast. I've been over-molding things into my designs. Its a blast!
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
This was a fun one. Part 2 coming soon 🌭
@workshopetech
Жыл бұрын
These kind of videos are fun! Are you doing a review of simplify 3D v5? I think you are one of the few 3D printing KZitemrs (I follow) that still actually uses it, and I'm interested to see what you think of the changes.
@fatalcircuit007
Жыл бұрын
What if you melt the filament and then pour it?
@lokiwartooth1138
Жыл бұрын
Try mold release next time also when you put more filament in press down on the melted mass to rid it of air bubbles 🎉
@lazyman1011
Жыл бұрын
Nice topic, I would know more about it. What’s your experience, which silicon mixture you use, how thick are the walls etc. .
@SkitZHitZ
Жыл бұрын
cant you use the same stuff they use to make spru glue, people use stuff to turn sprues into a glue i cant remember exactly what it is its in nail polish remover it melts the plasyic down try using dice molds i think that would be such an amazing way to use left overs and amazing look for dice
@dekopuma
Жыл бұрын
Another option that would work well is to take the ground up pieces and mix them up with casting resin before pouring into the molds. That way you don't have to actually melt the plastic.
@gamedev_byhobby8872
Жыл бұрын
Would work if they're ground to a fine level and then added almost like glitter, but can be not as fine as glitter of course
@Lilrockerdude13
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful idea, I have been using grey PLA+ like crazy and I have so many saved supports. Be fun to get some simple props with the waste, or at least make it usable for test painting on the smaller model designs.
@lynn6799
Жыл бұрын
I definitely wouldn't melt anything in an oven that you use for food. Good ventilation while melting is most likely a good idea. Probably set up in your garage, barn, or outdoor shed. Something you could test out: grind up your leftovers as tiny as possible. Then mix a batch of resin. Add the plastic grindings to the resin. Pour into a mold of your choice.
@anthonyp4209
Жыл бұрын
Smooth on make some high temp silicone you might get better mileage out of
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
Oh man! Okay, I gotta go look into that! Thanks!
@marcbrugere7489
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly what a guy has been doing on TikTok for a long time now. Same molds and mica powder ideas too. If I find his name I’ll add it on here. He has full detailed instructions from the shredding to the melting
@elysianfields84
Жыл бұрын
Did you ever find his name?
@zaxdezignz8698
25 күн бұрын
On the side of safety and in my opinion, I would like to state that this temp or those baking temps are too low and at that temp, You're creating a toxic gas. Make sure to wear a respirator as well.
@arepenguinsawesome2279
21 күн бұрын
@zaxdesignz8698 Do you have any recommendations on handling temps here? I am considering this idea at some point since there aren’t many services with good recycling resources for 3D printed stuff.
@br0k3nilluzion
Жыл бұрын
This is gonna be a fun series to follow. Looking forward to more molds and master molds.
@EugeneShamshurin
Жыл бұрын
Just had my first melt. Thank you for inspiration!
@SecularMentat
Жыл бұрын
That's a great idea, printing your own molds for this. Definitely going to give this a try.
@TheNextDecade
Жыл бұрын
Oh maaan I'm gonna try this with some of my old silicone molds!
@zzace00
Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of starting up my own etsy shop for 3d prints in the near future, and this seems like a great way to use any scraps/failed prints from printing products. Thanks for another great video!
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
100% and apparently they sell fairly well also!
@zzace00
Жыл бұрын
@@UncleJessy could you also try using a 3d pen and injecting material into a silicon mold that way rather than just using scraps? Might make for an interesting video
@FJ_Beaujangles
Жыл бұрын
@@zzace00 do 3d pens get enough flow to fill up an injection mold? Last I saw they only lightly extrude, and at a temperature slightly lower than a printer, but it would be interesting to try
@agepbiz
Жыл бұрын
I so want to do this! I have a large box full of failed prints and such that I have been saving for future recycling, and this might be the way to go. I would need a big grinder for it though, one of those more industrial looking grinders. Might have to start saving up
@ZulkirVT
Ай бұрын
Dude, this is pretty bad ass! loving it!
@tritoobe
6 ай бұрын
I hate to throw away PLA waste from supports and fail prints. I've been researching on how I could transform it back to a recycled filament, but it is just too complicated. That's a great way to give them a purpose! Thanks for the video!
@RoseKindred
Жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to seeing more expanded videos from you. In case you didn't know, if you want to make a mold with your resin printer you will need to either use a Tin based mold mix or use Inhibit X to coat the resin before molding with a Platinum mix.
@MaximilianonMars
Жыл бұрын
Aha is that right? It's a good tip, I didn't know the resin for printers had that issue. Most cheap plasticines also suffer from silicone curing inhibition.
@RoseKindred
Жыл бұрын
@@MaximilianonMars Yeah, unfortunately. You need an inhibitor of some type, tin-based, or use an older print to mold. I don't have any to test that last one but supposedly small prints can take up to 6 months to degas enough to use platinum-based. I have heard of a few types of specialty printable resin that are okay to use on their own, but none I can name off hand.
@Thanos88888
Жыл бұрын
Do you think a simple clear coat over a resin print would work?
@RoseKindred
Жыл бұрын
@@Thanos88888 It is possible, I know people make cosplay props, for example, use spray cans and cover the prop before molding. For both FDM and Resin. That is essentially what Inhibit X does. But, it also depends on how much detail you want. Each layer adds thickness to the model and can settle in recesses making them less defined, so if it is something very small and fine I would be careful. " TheCrafsMan " has several good videos on this.
@swamppifi6186
Жыл бұрын
This is what I like about the community, someone tries a new idea, and gets great result, and shares it, the community goes forward with a new tool in our box of trick...I tried to buy the skull mold today, and now they are sold out...luck I have a spare silicon skull ice cube mold to play with....and plenty of glitter to mix in....
@2nd-place
Жыл бұрын
Build your own vacuum chamber (it’s fairly easy) and you can pump out the bubbles. May need to keep it on a hot plate inside while removing the bubbles.
@DonsArtnGames
Жыл бұрын
Yay! no more trashing "excess" filament. Thanks Kuya Jessy
@jeffreyhull6821
Жыл бұрын
They sell mold release spray to extend the life of the molds.
@dustinwheat4096
Жыл бұрын
Alternatively you can also get a filament extruder and recycle your spent filament. Regardless dont trash your filament, store it and reuse it
@pirobot668beta
Жыл бұрын
I used an Ultrabase print bed, arranged scrap PLA filament bits to make a nice pattern; in my minds eyes, I was making a collage. I popped the thing into an oven, baked it at around 180C until the material 'slumped' into one big thing. As it cooled, I heard popping and cracking noises, and finally a very loud BANG as the glass under the PLA exploded! Did you know that cooling PLA can strip the black surface and glass off of Ultrabase? I now have a print-bed missing about 1/3 of its surface, to a depth of 1-2 mm! Ultrabase and PLA will permanently fuse at PLA melting temps.
@nathan1sixteen
Жыл бұрын
I’d recommend getting an electric grain mill and not a blender. The blenders tend to brake fairly quickly, whereas the grain mill will hold up better
@theinfinite855
2 ай бұрын
Looks like an acid trip and a half! I love it!
@Arceus3251
Жыл бұрын
For the blending process... Would it be wise to wear a respirator? Microplastics and such.. other than that, cool as heck! I gotta try this one myself!
@gamingwithbean7961
Жыл бұрын
We ingest about a credit card size of micro plastics a week lol you will be fine as long as your doing with in a open area and not dumping it right after the blender is finished. I would let it sit for about a minute so anything small flying around is now settled.
@davetriesthis
Жыл бұрын
But a credit card size is too much. We ingest too much to start with. It's like saying you get a cigarette if second hand smoke a day so another cigarette will be fine.
@scottyadamz
Жыл бұрын
Great Idea, I also seen the same thing on TikTok. Good use of scraps.
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
YEP! Thats exactly where I was seeing it as well!
@DumbMultipotentialite
Жыл бұрын
this is so cool I was just throwing scraps away when I could be doing this!!!
@doukasphatskool9364
Жыл бұрын
The correct process to avoid airbubbles completely would be to premelt the pla till it takes a liquid state in a bain marie / crucible, pour it into a proper silicone mold (there are silicones available in the market able to withstand 300 Celcius) and finally put the mold in a vaccum chamber so that the vaccum pressure could fill all the gaps. You will have to position your mold correctly in space, since the highest points of a corner are more probable to catch an air bubble. Prober air vents would medicate that.
@ChadsCustomCreations
Жыл бұрын
Very cool I love how that big skull came out.
@mszoomy
11 ай бұрын
I have a bunch of silicone molds because I used to do resin casting, gonna test this NOW! thanks
@bert_b13
Жыл бұрын
Love this. Recycling without having to build an expensive infrastructure to do it!!
@josepharenstein8071
Жыл бұрын
when you go to add more PLA I'd give the mold a few taps on the side or maybe drop it from a low height a few times to get rid of some of the bubbles and voids if you were trying to get an even smoother surface.
@thomasheisler
Жыл бұрын
Jessy, try silicone mold release, I been playing around 3d prints and molds. but im not sure what type of mold release you should use,, there is a few different types
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i have two! For sure using them in the 2nd video for my 3D Prints + silicone for the release... works extremely well
@lennescustomcreations
Жыл бұрын
Another thing you could do is melt the filament before you put it in the molds but you way looks cool because of all the colors
@jamescrawford8538
Жыл бұрын
If we could melt resin we could do so much
@plasticarcade
Жыл бұрын
why not melt the plastic in some sort of pot like a double boiler or something similar to melting metal then just pour into the molds and let it kool, I suppose with that much plastic you would have to deal with a lot shrinkage and warping, however at least you won't melt your molds and you can use a mold release that way and you wear your molds out as quick.
@luc917
2 ай бұрын
pretty cool, i think everyone is trying to figure out what tondo with the mounds of pla waste . there should a free drop at staples or something 😂
@Zeldur
Жыл бұрын
..... hmmm...... This combined with a little flurish with a 3D pen looks like a great filler for stock. I do love this because I've honestly have been reluctant to print like crazy due to the waste. This would help
@matwyder4187
Жыл бұрын
Collecting these PLA chunks sorted by color, I'm still planning to try and re-melt them to produce some recycled filament one day. More than likely terrible quality, cloggy, uneven thickness, totally unusable stuff, but who knows. Still sounds like a classy way to waste time, money and precious energy on a hopelessly challenging project. Until then, it's quite useful for welding larger parts together where it's suitable and out of sight.
@Gorgon132
3 ай бұрын
I'd suggest checking out the local thrift/2nd hand store for a used blender.
@huyu463
Жыл бұрын
i have two 20kg buckets of filament scraps waiting to be recycled, im going to try this out
@huntern3071
Жыл бұрын
It might just be better to stuff these molds with scrap and then just put resin in. No melting just blender
@brandenjacobs1627
2 ай бұрын
He threw in a whole damn benchy LOL
@bronxsmash8869
Жыл бұрын
thank you for this it's a real cool idea for converting waste pla in to more things
@francoiscouture5952
Жыл бұрын
You should use some kind of crusible to melt the platic in first, and then pour it into the mold. it would probably be safer. but good way to reuse old scrap piece!
@MaheerKibria
Жыл бұрын
This would in my opninion be better for resin waste. The molds would hold out much longer since the temperature would not nearly be as high. All you would do is chop it up like with the FDM and then use ether clear uv resin if the walls are thin enough and transmit uv light or epoxy. meaning you should get more uses out of it. Next low and slow is the way to go if you want your molds to survive. Silicone molds usually start smoking at 365-370 unless it's specifically a high temp silicone luckily most PLAs melt at about 355 so that lower temperature while taking a lot of time will keep the molds at a better temp and therefore decrease the rate of degredation of the mold
@KungFuChess
6 ай бұрын
Better if you melt the PLA first in a glass container then pour and press it into the mold to cure
@trustyourforce4041
Жыл бұрын
I have tried this yet but I've been saving my scraps to do it in the future. I've seen people using griddles or panini presses to make flat things like coasters or pendants.
@SlytherinReviews
Жыл бұрын
cool though always remember that to do this sort of thing outside where you can see it and if your working outside don't do this in the rain
@fooman2108
Жыл бұрын
The Salvation Army are another famous used appliance stores would be a good place to get a blender like that or you could always go garage sailing. Sounds like an interesting project
@bardiel83
Жыл бұрын
The first part gives me hard 'Will it Blend' vibes 😄PLA smoke. Don't breathe this
@Nonprofessional_Tinkerer
Жыл бұрын
Just how viscous can PLA become? would it be possible to melt everything in a pot like you would gold or silver and then pour into a mould?
@bonovoxel7527
9 ай бұрын
Very well done Sir. The skull is such a recognizable shape that the eye forgives those many bubbles, and it's a cool 300g gadget if i got ounces right. Pretty much a self defense weapon! :) I'd suggest to find a way (I haven't imagined yet) to pull air out of the mixture. Idk if taking the mold out of the oven to pull it in a vacuum chamber at every melt after you add material, is feasible. The vacuum insulates a lot and the molten pla should not exchange so much heat to cristallize in the time you take it outta oven and pull vacuum to it, but I haven't tried, so... I'm watching you do it for us! :) Ideally the vacuum chamber and the oven should be the same enclosure. Or better, but complicated, could be trying to set up a rudimental injection system, or somehow pour in the mold already molten pla.
@MaryThompson63
4 ай бұрын
Do you think it would make sense to melt down the filament chips in a glass (Pyrex) cup first, then pouring the goop into a silicone mold? I really like this solution to 'recycling' filament scraps.
@daviddibble2879
8 ай бұрын
Just made my skull. Lol love it. Trashed my blender but it’s so cool
@blakedavison8850
Жыл бұрын
You should do some strength testing to see how strong this gets once melted down. Not going to be ideal strength of the original material but stronger than a 3D printed model for sure
@NoraIconiq
Жыл бұрын
Not quite what I was planning to do but this is a good second option.
@leatherbound4233
Жыл бұрын
Great idea's and that skull, cool and creepy as hell at the same time!
@goudawgs
Жыл бұрын
Spice grinders might work a bit better than blenders from a breaking down plastic stand point. But very cool
@davetriesthis
Жыл бұрын
You could probably melt down a while baking tray at once to liquid and pour that into a mold.
@The_One_Wolf
4 ай бұрын
Honestly I think I'm just gonna get a blender to better store the leftover filament until I can get a recycler setup going to make new spools
@TrueMetalGaming
Жыл бұрын
How about printing a mold of a wall, fill it and then spray paint. Rince and repeat to end up with modular walls that can be attached together. That seems like a good idea to me to end up with no waste at all and with extra imperfections that will make it look uneven which is perfect for caves for example.
@10-eproductions25
Жыл бұрын
Might be able to use some resin to fill in the holes and give it a more polished look.
@Drakonaut
Жыл бұрын
I actually have a tub for all my printing waste just sitting waiting for me to reuse it somehow. I might do this with some. I make a lot of large prints so tons of support material
@mithtermiketython
3 ай бұрын
Jeeebus!! Calm the hell down, man! It's just filament. whew....
@diavolo4130
Жыл бұрын
"Very stiff and hard" and the homie know how that feel
@engineer9975
Жыл бұрын
Try using some mold release to get them to come out easier.
@paulcumber4732
Жыл бұрын
have a merry christmas & happy New Year uncle jessy
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
Merry Xmas!!
@Stickman550
Жыл бұрын
1:53 Don't breathe this
@goatmodegaming
Жыл бұрын
This is a very good idea
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
Yeah a pretty fun project
@DanteEhome
Жыл бұрын
Jokes on you: I collect them all! Now I have around 10 kg of waste PLA. Waiting to buy a recycle machine to make filament on my own.
@Quixly
Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to make stuff out of my 15kg pile of filament scraps I’ve been saving😬
@UncleJessy
Жыл бұрын
holy moly! thats a lot!
@tballew
Жыл бұрын
Nice! Now we just need to figure out how to recycle the silicone molds 🤔
@Lance_Tonkin98
Жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Looking forward to part 2
@Andykerrfield
Жыл бұрын
Could you melt the scraps in a glass measuring jug (one suitable for an oven) and then pour in the mould? Just made my first silicone mould from a 3d print, definitely could have been better and probably should have started with a simpler print.. plus if you're gonna use the Lego bricks that come with the sets, word to the wise, tape them up! Lost most of it first time trying 😢 Made a few candles now but after watching this thought could make a copy with all the waste filament I'd been collecting, nice one 👍
@UnknownOriginFX
5 ай бұрын
Why not melt first then pore into the mold. Probably help prevent those air pockets and save the mold
@AndrewAttard78
Жыл бұрын
You're on to something here. How about a silicone mold for something more practical like the base to a helmet stand. I wouldn't mind too many of those around.
@ScornedOne1080
Жыл бұрын
Ok, i've been holding onto my scraps (able to recycle some), but i've been mulling over how to shred my prints up enough to melt down . . . completely forgot about cheap blenders.
@MarcoNoPolo
Жыл бұрын
Wicked idea. Love it!
@Optikification
Жыл бұрын
Got my max on order ;-) life size ironman helmet mold incoming lol
@TheZolon
Жыл бұрын
I do something like this to make 2x4 boards for another project I am doing. :)
@lennescustomcreations
Жыл бұрын
Umm wow the skull is soooo cool
@ryanpatrick7086
8 ай бұрын
Great, I started with a box of scraps and now I've got a box of skulls. Now what do I do?
@christopherarendt3531
11 ай бұрын
I just feed the old filament to my cat
@tebald
18 күн бұрын
I saw a video recently for a filament machine that takes the scrap, feeds it through a hopper, melts it, and creates new filament with the scraps, wondering if you've looked into them and if the cost of the machine is worth paying to recover the waste?
@stephenyoder2822
3 ай бұрын
I got both from goodwill
@sinistercreations1747
Жыл бұрын
@unclejessy I would try melting the plastic first then pouring it into the molds
@lamalediction2581
9 ай бұрын
give the mannequin some pants :D
@metallicaandchimaira
Жыл бұрын
You should have just melted the plastic in a metal or clay cup and poor it into the mold. Then let it dry and remove the mold. That way you get more use out of each mold
@rroberts509
4 ай бұрын
I bought a cheap blender but may have gone too cheap as the blender jar broke while grinding
@ippaku
Жыл бұрын
YAY!!! I made it onto the video this time WOOT
@nikolqy
Жыл бұрын
that looks like one of the fanciest blenders i've ever seen also, is this okay for health? seems like there might be a lot of chemicals
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