Category Archives: DIY Granular extruding

Nurdle extruder collection spool.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Richard

I am currently very close to having a working Nurdle to filament extruder. So now some way of collecting the hot freshly extruded filament is required. My first thought was to automate an existing cable spindle so that it slowly rotates to … Continue reading →

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Nurdle Extruder problem solving.

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Richard

The Nurdle Extruder is still slowly progressing. Just to reiterate, the purpose of this extruder is to take food grade HDPE nurdles and produce a 3mm filament which can be spooled for later use on a geared reprap extruder. As … Continue reading →

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Nurdle extruder – Generations

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Richard

The same friend who has been bringing me the HDPE nurdles recently brought me a new and improved extruder head that he had made in his spare time at his work. As you can see, its a tad more professional looking than … Continue reading →

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Gearing down the granular extruder.

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Richard

It was recently questioned by Giles Bathgate as to why I don’t use the AC motor to drive the auger in the granular extruder. My first response was that I couldn’t adjust its speed and it would be difficult to gear down. However after some more time … Continue reading →

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