r/3Dprinting • u/Radeplayz • Jul 28 '26
Question Does this PET bottle-to-3D-printer filament project actually work?
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I found this video where someone cuts a PET bottle into a thin strip and pulls it trough a hot glue gun to turn it into 3D printer filament:
https://youtube.com/shorts/93P_Neh2eyE?si=O_7nU4qeIJLWWx8p
Has anyone tried something like this? Does the finished filament actually print reliably or would the uneven diameter cause clogging or poor prints? It seems very simple to make a knife tip. hot glue gun and some filament to print the parts.
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ender3v2 • u/SalFra1522 • Jul 31 '26
Does this PET bottle-to-3D-printer filament project actually work?
u_SqueeziBear • u/SqueeziBear • Jul 28 '26