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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Sadly despite my best efforts I've had the machine jam up for the third time despite my best efforts to keep the melt filter from introducing flow restriction. I may try a run without any form of melt...
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| A few lessons have been learned so far in the use of this machine.
1. Make sure that the unit has stabilized at the target temperature for a few minutes, otherwise the melt filter will get damaged
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Here is the resulting benchy from the 1:1 trial, no flow compensation
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| 1:1 blend extruded quite nicely, will have print images shortly
1:9 virgin to regrind doesn't extrude as well as I'd like, it's a lot thinner and cools very quickly.
I'll probably try to go for ...
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Haven't updated in a while. I've gotten a bit of a process for shredding sorted out for now, and have begun extruding some material for testing!
The current shredding process is:
1. Line a silic...
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Thread: Costco Generator Review
Post: Costco Generator Review
| I just recently picked up a new dual-fuel inverter generator (GXS-4300iDC) at Costco on sale.
Manufacturer Link - GXS-4300iDC (https://a-ipower.com/products/gxs4300idc-dual-fuel-inverter-generat...
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Thread: The tacoma leaf spring debacle
Post: RE: The tacoma leaf spring debacle
| Ha I just saw this update and was wondering what it would be, glad you're alive
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Thread: Milk V Duo
Post: RE: Milk V Duo
| Benchmark results:
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real 15m 26.03s
user 14m 11.69s
sys 0m 5.20s
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Compared to the same test run on an i7-3630QM:
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Thread: Milk V Duo
Post: Milk V Duo
| Managed to get Milk V Duo code compiling. I have a docker container available for those who would like to try compiling too. A lesson I learned is that the compilation chain will assume all shared lib...
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Thread: Funky Speed Animation [Blender 3.6]
Post: RE: Funky Speed Animation [Blender 3.6]
| Now I can show just how fast my printers (aren't) going! haha
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Thread: eBike Battery
Post: RE: eBike Battery
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New trailer pack is done, and my god is it fun. I hit 30km/h easily, and it got up to ~33 on a straight. Considering the pack isn't even fully charged (the cells sat at a full charge for about a y...
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Well... After weeks of experimenting with silicone molds and the like, I've found the best means so far for getting a consistent, grindable output. I essentially just used my original idea with two si...
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Might be shrinkage, but I'd rather pretend it isn't for now, since that'd be more difficult to resolve.
I may have to implement a slower cool down
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Just finished the silicone mold, next step will be to setup the plaster press component
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| I've been casting in silicone a stiffer mold for melting down scraps, I'm hoping to use some plaster of Paris to act as a better weight, with some embedded rods to act as integrated spacers. Hopefully...
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Thread: The tacoma leaf spring debacle
Post: RE: The tacoma leaf spring debacle
| I really can't imagine the loading will be too hard on this part, so it'll be interesting to see
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Thread: eBike Battery
Post: RE: eBike Battery
| An interesting side effect I have noticed with the balancer. Since it keeps the groups voltages together until around 3.9-4.0v, the weak pack now charges to 4.2v much faster than the rest of the pack....
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| also, rafts shred beautifully with no effort
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Thread: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
Post: RE: Plastic Recycling - Shredding
| Okay, silicone sandwich with glass to help keep it flat has worked well, the passive thickness achieved was readily shredded with minimal effort and gave great granulate. Unfortunately, this process i...
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Thread: eBike Battery
Post: RE: eBike Battery
| Full discharge test completed, and the results are in, I was able to pull 706Wh out with a constant discharge of ~160W. I'm honestly so stoked, This effectively gives a 50% increase in my useable capa...
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