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I have looked into this. One of the issues is the type of plastic used in bottles. For most flavors of drink bottle plastic that can be reused, a heated bed is required. Many 3D printer users do not have this. Also, the deposit for returning bottles would in a lot of cases buy a lot more plastic than would be recovered. More practical would be a larger maker community-based shredder for things like ABS pipe, or as kirk mentioned, refrigerator liners etc. One consideration for a plastic reclamation system is getting rid impurities.
That being said, a desktop unit for recovering plastic from misprints or support material would be stellar. I think that the cost for something like this could hit near the $100 mark.
CONTEST!!
I really like the idea of a hacker chat, but doing it through a project page really seems like a hack. Dont get me wrong, I love hacks, but if the devs ever get some spare time, maybe a dedicated chat or IRC style interface would be better?
Ahh yes John, I thought the same thing when I joined! Click on the button that says "Team Messaging" :)
I guess it makes sense for hackaday to hack its own site :), I would like to see a reddit style chat somewhere.
Hi guys and gals. I am a member of The Things Network, an initiative to get the world covered with an Internet of Things Network. We started in July and got Amsterdam covered in one month the world is next. Check it out on http://thethingsnetwork.org . Sure some nice projects can be started within this context. If you are a (C/scala) hacker of need a gateway send me a message.
So just curious if theres any USB Rubber Ducky users here who also know java programming :)
Trying to join for the FPGA chat today. Says "Pending". Not sure what to do next.
I was looking for feedback on my entry:
https://hackaday.io/project/7081-up-ride-the-bicycle-to-elliptical-conversion-kit
I think the documentation isn't up to snuff but I mostly do documentation for self reference so need outside perspective.Thanks,
Joseph
Looks like you have a CAD model of the system put together but no shared directory with the model files. Can you link to that?
Where would I host something like that? I worry that someone would use those files commercially. I can make some of the prints available and definitely answer anyone's specific questions but I still trying to gauge my own comfort in terms of public disclousure.
It's a tough line to walk, especially given the traditional viewpoint that anything new needs to be patented or will be immediately duplicated and exploited. My suggestion? Put the CAD files on a public Dropbox/Google/Github repo, include a solid license that bars commercial reuse (so NOT the MIT license, for example), and reap the sweet sweet OSH community enthusiasm for your project.
I just might. Need to think about it though. This duplication/exploitation even with IP isn't theoretical in this product category. I have seen a lot of knock offs of competitors on aliexpress and ebay. Ignoring the financial implications of sharing I don't want to take the reputation hit of knock offs that injure someone or break.
come in the Hacker Channel to get feedback. This week's chat is about FPGA but 9/2 is a formal chat for feedback
Hackaday is an excellent initiative really enjoying reading what others doing. I'm down here in Adelaide South Australia. Yes we do it down here too.
Hey folks! There are a ton of great projects! It's really great exploring and seeing what everyone has done!
All right people, if anyone can review the hydraulics controls for the 18,000 lb torque bulldozer - please have a look at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1te4FEz6WHGGgXWV5b0dSjA18Ip5IAe2-bEmjg001_oQ/edit#slide=id.ga52ffb019_22_15
Great to be here. Thanks very much for the invite! Took me forever to notice it in my msgs but better late than never. Cheers all!
I think this is *dumdum doom dahhhhh* the gateway channel... %) It'll help us connect and find like people and projects.
So hi all, look forward to meeting a lot of you again during projects and forums etc!
This IS the gateway channel and it is definitely a good way to connect. Looking forward to seeing you!
I got an auto generated invite to this, but I never submitted my project for the HAD Prize contest. I sent my project to the "Tip" link. Is it normal for this to happen?
Lutetium
Colin Fausnaught
Oliver Dickason
Tindie
matt oppenheim
Greetings,
I wish some organization would have a contest to build an inexpensive desktop plastic shredder. So people could make their own 3D printing filament from waste plastic like bottles.
Currently the only portable shredder costs $400 http://filamaker.eu/
A design idea for one is on Instructables, but it is incomplete and needs improvement. If this worked it would e very inexpensive http://www.instructables.com/id/Plastic-shredder-for-making-3D-printer-filament/
Filament is expensive while hundreds of tons of plastic is being discarded every day. A desktop plastic shredder that costs less than $100 would be revolutionary. With such a device the cost of 3D printing would be next to nothing after the printer. Please have a contest.
Thanks