Make a stool with 3D print waste
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Make a stool with 3D print waste

In this How-To we'll teach you how to transform 3D print waste in design objects, using a shredder, a sheetpress and a CNC
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5 steps

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Collect plastic

First of all you have to collects all the plastic waste that came from your 3D print like supports or corrupted prints Divide it in type of plastic like PLA, PETG, ABS etc...

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Begin to shredd

At this point you have to shred the material and collect it. Decide how many times to pass it from the shredder according to the size you want to collect

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Now it's time for the sheetpress

Now we place all our chopped plastic in a 1X1MT mold and create our upcycled plastic sheet

4

Time for the CNC

Now we put our plate under the CNC and let's create circles with a diameter of 30CM

5

Work is done

Now all that remains is to drill the recycled plastic discs to be fixed to a metal base, and here is our stool
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