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• Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has introduced the Filament Maker M1 and the Shredder R1, a paired desktop system that lets users shred 3D printing waste and extrude it back into usable filament on Indiegogo. Anyone who has spent serious time around a 3D printer knows the guilt that comes with it. Failed prints pile […]
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Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has introduced the Filament Maker M1 and the Shredder R1, a paired desktop system that lets users shred 3D printing waste and extrude it back into usable filament on Indiegogo.
Anyone who has spent serious time around a 3D printer knows the guilt that comes with it. Failed prints pile up. Purge scrap goes straight in the bin. There has never been a clean answer to what you do with the plastic that did not make it, at least not one that fits on a workbench. Creality thinks it has the solution, and they make an appealing case.
According to the manufacturer, “most people look at a bin full of failed prints and see trash. But there is real value sitting in that bin, and we built the M1 and R1 around the idea that makers should be able to reclai