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ReCreateIt in Color: A Mural with a Mission

September 25, 2025

This past May (2025), we invited local fine artist and muralist Michelle Wilson to bring color and life to our Gigalab shipping container. With […]

September 25, 2025

ReCreateIt Finds Its Home ReCreateIt has been up and running at the Austin Habitat for Humanity ReStore for the past few months,

July 17, 2025

Our team had an amazing day installing the GigabotX 2 3D printer into the Gigalab at Austin Habitat for Humanity

Material Parts Table

Parts	Description
1st	r: Recycled v: Virgin PC: Polycarbonate PP: Polypropylene PET: Polyethylene Terephthalate PETG: Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol LDPE: Low-Density Polyethylene HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene
2nd	EX: Extrusion Chi: Chitosan Treated Chi: Chitosan surface treated with acrylic acid to improve compatibility with PP. Nano Chi: Chitosan powder ball milled to nano size. Treated Nano Chi: Nano chitosan surface treated with acrylic acid. FGF: Fused Granulate Fabrication 1 (or 12): Number of heat / melt / printing cycles
3rd	C: Compatibilizer (PP-g-MA) IM: Impact Modifier (EMAG) WF: Wood Flour (Mechanical Reinforcement) RGF: Reclaimed Glass Fiber B: Blends C: Composites 3 (or 5, 10, 20): Weight % of additive in composite
4th	B: Blue C: Clear G: Green P: Purple R: Red W: White