[Captions by Y Translator] Today, we're going to be using some 3D printing filament
for a slightly unusual use.
We're going to try melting it down in a pot,
and casting it in silicone.
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You guys have wanted to see quite a few different versions
of our Diamond Play Button cast in different stuff.
So today, we're going to try using 3D printing filament.
What are the supplies here that we're using?
Well, we have a few different rolls of filament
and provided by MatterHackers.
We've got these ones here, which are glow-in-the-dark,
and we've got a few of these over here
that are black,
and all of these,
instead of just being a rigid plastic,
are kind of a rubbery plastic.
So we're hoping
that we'll end up with kind of a rubbery glowing
gem Diamond Play Button.
Here's the basic idea.
We've got rolls and rolls of this filament provided by MatterHackers,
and we're going to see if we can melt it on the stove,
and then pour it into our Diamond Play Button mold.
First, I think we need to do a small-scale tests.
We've got our tiny little Bite Club soap bar mold.
We'll try melting some down on the stove,
and we'll see if we can cast it here.
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So this is not the correct way to melt
3D printing filament, right?
Right.
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Oh, that is not nearly as runny as I thought it would be.
No, it's kind of goopy.
Wow.
Is it too hot to touch?
Yes.
I'm gonna touch it.
I failed.
I failed on everything.
I failed everything I've ever done in life.
So attempt one,
we obviously did not have enough,
and someone may have accidentally touched it so it...
Who was that?
Lift it up.
Who did that?
Be quiet, Nate!
Who did that?
So we're going to go ahead and pop this one out.
Yeah.
We're going to try again with a lot more.
Go go go.
Oh that-- That is...
That is...
Has anyone ever seen the villain of FernGully?
Smooth. Smooth.
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This is mostly cooled down.
Well, partially cooled down.
The outside is feeling pretty rigid.
But I want to get it all the way cool
before we take it out in case it deforms.
So I think we're just going to use some cool water.
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Okay, better.
That's not too bad.
We obviously missed out on a few of the details spots.
Now, this is not as liquid as a lot of stuff
that we've done with this mold, so...
That's very true.
This stuff going in is pretty thick and gummy,
and the mold
that we're going to be using for the Diamond Play Button
doesn't have the same tiny inlaid details.
I think to try and make it melt a little bit more evenly,
we're just going to take a whole bunch of this,
and we're going to just cut it into like
little one inch segments.
So it's not in that circle,
where some of its being held up.
We're just going to try and fill it with like
these little chopped up bits.
Good aim.
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We've got plenty of our plastic melted here,
and I'm hoping we have enough that we can just pour it
right into the diamond triangle portion here,
and not have to worry about like, oh,
there's some parts that didn't pour out.
I don't want to have to scrape it out.
I want to be able to just pour it.
Much nicer.
That's getting melty.
It looks like hot cheese.
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Now, I don't know
what we're going to do about the bubbles,
because there's quite a few bubbles here.
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Yes, that.
Do that.
If nothing else, hopefully,
the bubbles will just rise to the surface here,
and you won't see them on the the top
of the Diamond Play itself.
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At this point,
all of our filament has been melted down nicely,
and we're ready to start pouring that in.
But before we do,
I think we're actually going to take a little piece of paper towel,
and try and apply sort
of a print coat by almost using these as a paintbrush.
Just coat the bottom of this.
I'm hoping that'll give us a nice smooth layer,
and maybe a few less bubbles.
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This smells like really badly burnt coffee.
Okay, we've got that layer in there,
and that's already pretty much cooling down quite a bit.
But we're just going to reheat what's in the pan
for a minute just to make sure it's all nice and even,
and we'll pour that in,
and that won't be enough to fill this,
that should only be enough for probably half of it,
and we've got another batch that will do.
If Starbucks went on revolt,
this is what it would smell like.
So you think maybe people with 3D printing filament
should just put it in a 3D printer?
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Don't do this to your copper pans, kids.
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This is a 3D printer provided to us by MatterHackers.
They're the ones who also provided the filament
that we're using to make our plastic play button,
and this is a really cool machine.
And guess what?
We are actually giving one of these away.
Now, this one is the Lulzbot,
and my favorite part is probably the fact
that a lot of this is actually 3D printed itself.
This piece was made by one of these machines.
It's the coolest.
Like it does have metal parts, but it has a lot of...
Like all the bright green stuff, 3D printed.
You can see a lot of this housing,
like you can see some of the print lines 3D printed.
Just goes to show you how well this works.
Normally, these machines are about 2,500 bucks,
but you can win one for free.
To do so, you need to be a subscriber,
and enter the contest using the link in the description.
Grant has been playing around with some 3D modeling software,
and you can see some
of the things he's already printed off here.
We've got giant Lego piece.
We've got working gears.
We've got giant cookie cutter, or for a sandwich,
if you want to turn your sandwich into puzzle pieces.
A ninja star, a Transformer.
This is the the little nickel shooter,
we made out of cards before.
This one's just all 3D printed,
including the coins in it.
All right guys,
so we've already showed you what happens when you melt
3D printing filament.
Now, we're actually going to show you what it's really for.
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I think we're ready to demold this thing.
We've now poured in...
I think we had to do three layers just to get enough,
and it would like go in all bubbly and full,
and then as it cooled down, it would drop a little bit.
I would say this is probably not the smartest way to do this.
We use what?
A spool and a half.
Probably.
Several pounds of filament. >> Of filament.
Now, this is actually fascinating.
It kind of does what brownies do it.
It pulled away from the edges of the silicone mold so...
A lot of things you can cast
with will shrink a little bit as using.
This is no different.
Normally, this filament isn't used this way,
and I think if you don't have it full of air bubbles,
and just boiling on a pan on the stove,
you're not really going to run into this.
I've never seen anything 3D printed shrink,
but this method definitely shrunk down a little bit.
But that should at least make it easy to demold.
This is like the easiest demolding
of anything I've ever demolded.
Ready?
Yeah.
That turned better than I thought.
It turned out pretty nice.
It's so much...
It's actually...
So much 3D printing plastic.
That is...
That's a tough sucker.
Also, it's a lot lighter than I thought it would be.
>> Really? >> Yeah.
>> Oh wow. >> Yeah.
I'm curious.
Let's weight this.
A lot of bubbles.
We're at 2.6 net.
So basically 2.7 pounds, or 1,225 grams.
I do want to trim this off ao the back is nicer.
I want to light it up.
By that you mean, making it glow in the dark,
not like lighting it on fire, right?
Dang it.
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Yeah.
That is a glowing Diamond Play Button.
So something that I'm noticing here is the glow does not last
nearly as long,
and is he's not nearly as bright as the filament is normally.
I think that's true.
I think after being
cooked the way we did, something has changed,
and it doesn't glow quite as well.
Yeah.
>> It just so glow. >> I think it's true.
So when I take this off, it's glowing pretty bright-ish.
But it fades super fast.
Now, let's try the actual filament itself.
Let's do like a side-by-side.
Okay, yeah, even the color is different.
You can see that this almost has a green glow,
and this one,
this yellow glow is almost out.
Wildly different, but it definitely--
I do think the filament still has more glow.
Is that show-- No, that's...
Yeah, I think that's showing up on camera pretty well.
Yeah.
I think the filament charges faster,
and stays glowing little bit longer, but it is still glowing,
and that's still neat.
Very cool.
What do you think we should do with our 3D
print filament button?
It's not 3D printed, but it is 3D printer filament.
Let's drop it off of something.
I wonder if it's like bulletproof.
There are many things we can maybe do with the slightly
rubbery 3D print filament Diamond Play Button.
What do you guys think we should do?
That's actually kind of funny.
It's like purple...
Green.
Once again, thanks to MatterHackers for providing the filament.
Check the links in description for the contest
where we are giving away Lulzbot 3D printer.
It's worth 2,500 bucks.
It's so cool you guys.
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