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Making Filament from Toothbrushes
Every year, billions of toothbrushes are purchased around the world - which means billions are thrown away. I'm not sure about you, but my toothbrushes don't have a recycling stamp on them, which m...

3D Printing with Old Compact Disc (CD) Cases
Our last few material experiments have utilized things that few people would ever want to use to print. Squatty Potties are too expensive, Vacuum nozzles aren't exactly common, and Lego are too muc...

Turning a Squatty Potty into 3D Printer Filament
OK, this one is going to get some strange feedback. And you know what? We're quite fine with that. Yes, you read it correctly in the title - we set out to turn a Squatty Potty into filament we coul...

Craftsman Vacuum Nozzles - 3D Printing with Vacuum Nozzles
While we're working with a lot of materials people have laying around, printing with recycled Craftsman Shop-Vac Vacuum nozzles might raise an eyebrow or two. Not only with questions of "why?" but ...

Recycling Lego Bricks into Filament for 3D Printing
We developed a method for turning Lego pieces into ABS filament, ready for 3D printing. We give you background on how we did it, and even give you temperature settings for extruding your own 3D fil...
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How To Recycle Old Filament Spools into Filament
Filament spools are awesome for keeping filament under control. However, once the spools are empty, what do you do? Some have made little organizers, used them to store strands of lights, clock fa...

Announcing the Version 2.0 Fan Upgrade for the Filabot EX2
As long-time followers of our products know, we don't accept the status quo.
After nearly a year of refinement, based on customer feedback and information we learned in the development of the Fila...

VCET’S LATEST PODCAST #STARTHERE FEATURES VERMONT ENTREPRENEURS ON FORBES’ 30 UNDER 30
Founders of Skida and Filabot Dig Deep into their Startup Experience in #StartHere Interviews
Burlington, VT (April 9, 2018) – Securing a place on the prestigious Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list is no si...
An Overview of Plastic Additives
Oh, additives.
It's funny. When we talk about the variety of plastics and the flexibility they have - both literally and figuratively - we're often talking about a very small percentage of what's...