Can you reuse PLA filament?
The short answer is, you can definitely recycle PLA filament, but not in the same way you can recycle your milk jugs, food containers, and other types of everyday plastic. PLA has a lower melting point than other plastics, so it can’t go into the same bundle with the rest.
How do you recycle a 3D printer spool?
Turn your 3D printed waste into new spools using a 3D printer filament recycler. The typical recycler will smash failed prints into smaller pieces, melt them down, and force the liquid plastic through an opening. The hot plastic is then cooled down and coiled onto a reel.
How do you get a knot out of filament?
To get the knot out, you need to get just enough slack to pull whole loops of filament over the edge of the spool. You will end up seeing three “paths” of filament coming from the spool, this is how you can tell you haven’t gotten the tangle out. You’ll want to keep doing this until you have one “path” of filament coming off the spool.
Why are my filament spools Not Getting Knotted?
The filament stopped bunching up in loose coils on the surface of the spool, and the snags went away. The increased amount of slack between the machine and the spool seemed to absorb the “overshoot” of the filament draw and the spools became much better behaved.
How can I Keep my filament spools from getting tangled?
It’s either in your extruder, or fixed to the spool (either with a clip or clothespin or just by threading it through the holes which are usually in the rim of the spool, provided for just this purpose). The only way a spool can get tangled is if you let go of the loose end of filament.
Do you cut off the end of a filament spool?
I don’t want to tell you how to suck eggs, but when you cut the end off the filament (either the bent filament from the holes, or the gummy part left from the tape) it’s really important you keep hold of it, and keep this in tension while you feed it into your printer. Don’t let any slack form at all – this will ensure it cannot unravel.