Recycled 3D Printer Waste Accessories

What you need:
- 3D printer waste – PLA plastic, either failed prints or filament scraps. These need to be quite thin (rafts work well) as thicker pieces won’t melt through with an iron.
- Iron – use this only with plastic or for other crafting. Don’t use on clothing after crafting as you will risk getting plastic on your clothes
- Iron surface – i.e. old ironing board
- Baking paper
- Soldering iron for making holes if wanted
- Any jewellery attachments you may want to use (jump rings, earring hooks)
- Appropriate Health and Safety equipment and precautions (see our post on this here). We recommend a mask, gloves and a ventilated space.


1) In a ventilated space, place a sheet of baking paper over your ironing surface, turn on your iron to medium heat, put on your PPE.
2) Choose the pieces you are going to melt and arrange them on your sheet of baking paper.
3) Place a second sheet of baking paper over top and run the iron over. Be careful not to tear the baking paper (