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A | Blender <strong>granule</strong> tests<br />
Thoughts<br />
The output looks nearly the same as the input.<br />
- The input pieces bounce a lot, the blades hardly cut the material.<br />
- We are glad this does not work because it is a lot of work to cut a milk bottle as<br />
small as this.<br />
- Fumbling this size will not show a better result. The pieces would only bounce<br />
more up and down; it is not realistic for a consumer to put so much effort in<br />
recycling a milk bottle.<br />
8. Blending 1 minute, small amount of industrial <strong>granule</strong> (±10gram)<br />
Input Blender Output<br />
Thoughts<br />
We wanted to try to blend the industrial <strong>granule</strong>, acquired by using the industrial shredder<br />
available at Delft University of Technology, to even smaller <strong>granule</strong>. The result shows that<br />
some of the <strong>granule</strong> becomes smaller but the rest remains the same.<br />
- A lot of <strong>granule</strong> becomes as large as dust and really static.<br />
- Granule bounces without being cut by the blades.<br />
- What would happen if we put more <strong>granule</strong>s into the blender?<br />
9. Blending 1 minute, large amount of industrial <strong>granule</strong><br />
(±60gram)<br />
Input Blender Output<br />
Thoughts<br />
Result remains the same.<br />
- Granule still bounces up without really being cut by the blades<br />
- We felt that the blades of the blender can become really hot. So we wondered how<br />
that has impact on the material and on the sharpness of the blades.<br />
10. Blending 1 minute, RepRap waste (±10gram)<br />
Input Blender Output<br />
34 | Prototyping Lab (IO3028) - RepRap Recycle Add-on