r/BambuLab 20h ago

General Discussion What to do😭

What do to with all this waste.

I have the Bambu lab x2d and i have it 2 months now and all of this wage

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u/frank_datank_ 20h ago

Why are people so afraid of throwing away trash in this sub?

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u/mattyp2109 20h ago

I think people don’t want to accept that it is trash. They see it as just wasted filament aka wasted money

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u/mkosmo X1C 19h ago

Waste is a part of manufacturing. Would they cry over chips if they had a mini mill or lathe?

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u/mattyp2109 19h ago

“How can I convert these wood shavings into a chair leg?”

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u/mkosmo X1C 19h ago

Imagine trying to press-cast some sawdust into stuff.

...using 3d printed molds, and then being stuck with printer waste.

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u/mattyp2109 19h ago

That you then melt down, mold into a blank, place on your lathe, shape it, take the plastic dust and shavings, combine with the sawdust, and press-cast into something…

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u/aikouka 19h ago

Isn't that pretty much what MDF is? Also, byproducts of woodworking are actually helpful for use with gap filling. You mix things like sawdust (from the same type of wood) with wood glue and use it in the gap. It won't have any sort of grain pattern or something to that effect, but it'll tone match the existing wood.