Black "UFO Filament" (prints like PLA), 100% Recycled 3D PRINTS, 1.75mm, 4kg bundle

This glossy black 3D printing filament is made from 3D prints and prints like regular PLA pro/rPLA pro! Yes, you heard that correctly! 100% post-consumer, recycled 3D prints returned by our fabulous customers. Broken Baby Yodas, supports, failed dinosaurs, and even AMS purge ("plastic poop") - you will find them all reincarnated and ready for a new life. Sorted, shredded, melted, filtered, and extruded into high quality filament. If you love recycling, this is for you.

Bundle of four (4) 1kg spools, 1.75mm (±0.05 mm tolerance). Packed in a heavy-duty zipper bag with desiccant. Delivered on refilled spools. The exact spool design may vary. The spools will likely cardboard, but may also be refilled plastic spools depending on availability. If you want your filament on AMS-friendly plastic spools, please also add this product to your order: https://www.kiwifil.shop/products/want-your-filament-on-refilled-plastic-spools-choose-it-here What on Earth is “UFO" filament??

This "UFO" filament is made from 100% mixed recycled 3D prints, statistically mostly PLA because it is the most popular 3D printing material. We have a neat little machine (a "Near Infrared Spectrometer") that tells us what plastic something is made from, but it doesn’t work on black 3D prints. The carbon black in the pigment absorbs all light and nothing comes back to the sensor. We add a UV-only visible pigment to the KiwiFil black filament (green in PLA and blue in PETG) that allows us to identify prints made from KiwiFil filament, but all other black prints cannot be identified.

We take all these unknown black prints and grind them up and then homogenize them in our twin-screw extruder. We heat it up to 265 ° C for a few seconds, making sure any high temperature material such as nylon or ABS is properly melted and mixed with the rest. We are basically turning all these unknown prints to a smoothie and turning it into pellets. We then turn the pellets into filament. And so far, all our test prints have come out great!

We knew that it would theoretically be possible to do this, but we are pleasantly surprised that it seems to work in practice as well. The name "UFO" was suggested by our fabulous warehouse manager Alice, and we quickly determined that it clearly means "Unknown Filament Origin". J

Give it a try and tell us what you think. We would suggest you print it at least 220 ° C.

Recommended settings: Nozzle: 220-240°C. Bed: 50-60°C.

Price is in New Zealand Dollars (NZD) and includes 15 % GST (Goods and Services Tax).

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