For 3D printing, the holy grail has been to print directly with AFFORDABLE pellets instead of the expensive rolls of filament. I found this pellet extruder On YOUTUBE of all places. Mahor Muñiz Cadenas (link to his channel below) had spent much time effort and investment developing his pellet extruder and my curiosity got the better of me (but in the good way). From what i have seen of this pellet extruder, it holds alot of promise, so my hopes are very high. build quality Appears great, but the kit had missing hardware and a few design issues that Mahor is still Working out.

i purchased the pellet extruder (this is more than just a hotend) a few months ago but wasn't in a hurry to assemble it since i already knew i didn't have a test machine to try it on. now that i have the Folger Tech FT5, i will be experimenting with it VERY SOON.

the plan is to learn form this and then use that information to build a MUCH larger scale 3d printer... one that would be too expensive to purchase, but affordable to build.

the printers in the video are - Giantarm D200 and the Geetech Mecreator 2. Folger Tech FT5

link to FT5 assembly -    • Folgertech FT5 3D Printer Complete As...  
Link to my 3d printing playlist -    • 3D Printing  
Link to Mahor's YouTube Channel -    / @mahormunizcadenas7694  
Link to the Pellet extruder video playlist -    • how it´s made pellet extruder part2