#marcus thymark

[3dprintingiscool-blog]

3D Print Recycling Shredder

German designer Marcus Thymark, who has won previous awards for his work, has developed a 3D print shredder which means you can recycle and reuse your unwanted 3D prints rather than just chucking them in the bin.

Grinding down and melting the plastic allows the user to extrude usable filament for 3D printing which is great for the environment and kinder on your wallet.

Marcus is also in the process of developing a new CNC milling machine due for completion any time soon.

In the meantime if you want to find out more about Marcus and his designs then check out his blog: www.thymark.com

[personalfactory]

"In 2012, Marcus Thymark of Germany introduced his mini DIY shredder that can be used to recycle all your failed prints or any other plastic scrap. A year later, Marcus has improved his system and also started a new open source project: FilaMaker. FilaMaker is a personal filament producing machine that grinds old plastic and make new filament for your 3D printer. You can produce standard 1.75 mm or 3 mm filament by changing only one nozzle. (...)

The shredder is open-source and so will be the whole FilaMaker system. The 3D model is free for downloading here. The PDF files with some ideas how to add chain sprocket or hand crank are available here.

Follow Marcus and support his project on Facebook." ~ 3ders.org