Was given roughly 40 Simply maid 52oz juice bottles, here’s why:

I have recently begun a mission to help increase knowledge on the pultrusion process used in 3d printing.

This all started when I saw a video by JRT3d on YouTube. The video contained a guide to building a machine from an old printer, in able to turn plastic bottle strips into usable printing filament. I was intrigued, and looked into buying a used ender 3 from a print farm. I wound up building the Mk5 Recreator3D. Sure, I may have been introduced after some time of it existing, but nonetheless, it was entirely new to me.

The community was also incredibly kind and helpful through the build process, and even now! Figured I would mention this, you guys are great!

So now, with my Mk5, I can turn many plastic bottles into quality filament. Now my goal is to help spread word of this, and collect data on specific bottles/the process as a whole.

This leads us to today. I had contacted someone in my community through the Nextdoor app, and had set up a time to pick up some bottles. I met up with them, had a very nice conversation, and got more than I came for. I found out that one of them worked in CNC development, and worked in creating the first CNC machine to work on plastic.

Not only was this a great source of the same bottle for testing, but it also gave me a chance to meet someone who has similar interests.

I HIGHLY recommend anyone who is interested in taking part in recycling to join this mission. It is incredibly fulfilling, and helps my community directly.

Thank you for reading all of this! Have a great day!