The art of recycling print failures
By Anar on Monday 30 October 2017, 14:30 - Materials - Permalink
Rapid prototyping often means "trials and errors" because you usually don't end up with the exact part you need right at the first time.
It might depend on the design itself that isn't perfect and needs adjustments, or on some failures that might happen during the printing process (printer failures or material dependent failures) such as :
- warping
- delaminating
- burns
- filament sleepering or breaking
- power cut
- etc.
If like me you feel concerned about our planet and its pollution (and you should), you're probably keeping all your print failures somewhere, waiting for the emergence of a reliable recycling machine that could make new filament rolls out of your waste.
Or you could just use your imagination and artistic skills to produce unique 3D printing art...
One of the biggest environmental problem is the excess of plastic in our waste which always ends up in the oceans.
The
most popular and cheapest 3D printers are using plastic filament.
PLA is
biodegradable, but ABS filament isn't. And it's still the most commonly used type of
plastic.
So it needs to be recycled !
Here is how I recycle my print failures...
3D PReArt is born (3D Printing Recycling Art)
"CMYK 19X27" by Anar (ABS and PLA composition on wood)
"Dorostol" by Anar (ABS and PLA composition on brushed aluminium)
"Compact Mendel" by Anar (white ABS sculpture on brushed aluminium)
"Gorechto" by Anar (ABS and PLA composition on cork)
"Anar inside" by Anar (ABS and PLA composition on cardboard)
"Bling-bling" by Anar (ABS and PLA composition on cardboard)
"Lego technics" by Anar (ABS composition on cardboard)
"The degenerated artist" by Anar (ABS composition on wood)
"Anastasie" by Anar (black ABS composition on ceramic)
"Ecenta" and "Zimata" diptych by Anar (ABS and PLA compositions on cardboard)
"Nature morte" by Anar (ABS, PLA and various recycled objects)
These are just a few of my "3D PReArt" creations and I hope you like them.
If you're interested in buying one just drop me a line.
And if you don't know what to do with your print failures, contact me and I will give you my adress so you can send them to me.
It will let me produce more 3D PReArt from your waste. Thanks!