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|image=File:Hdpe-proc-bottle-melt-1.png | |||
|name=HDPE Processing | |||
|primary=[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] | |||
|created=23/10/2015 | |||
|status=Complete | |||
|type=member | |||
}} | |||
HDPE block stock can be made from recycled plastic milk bottles (recycle code 4) melted in a domestic oven at around 230 degrees C. | HDPE block stock can be made from recycled plastic milk bottles (recycle code 4) melted in a domestic oven at around 230 degrees C. | ||
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* cleaner process - using baking tray and baking parchment | * cleaner process - using baking tray and baking parchment | ||
* pressing into a plywood mould to make "slugs" for milling | * pressing into a plywood mould to make "slugs" for milling | ||
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File:Hdpe-proc-bottle-cuts-1.png|Bottle cuts | |||
File:Hdpe-proc-bottle-cuts-2.png|Arranged for neat melting | |||
File:Hdpe-proc-bottle-melt-1.png|Oven melt with blue cap | |||
File:Hdpe-proc-bottle-melt-2.png|Oven melt 2 stages | |||
File:Hdpe-mill1.png|Milling slug on Bridgeport | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See Also== | |||
{{also|Freestyle Skateboard Skidplates}} | |||
Latest revision as of 15:44, 18 April 2019
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| Primary Contact | Michael Erskine |
| Created | 23/10/2015 |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Members Project |
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HDPE block stock can be made from recycled plastic milk bottles (recycle code 4) melted in a domestic oven at around 230 degrees C.
- wikipedia http://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/polymers/HDPE.aspx
- plastipedia http://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/polymers/HDPE.aspx
I have tried a few processes with variable success: -
- initial tests using the Hackspace reflow toaster oven at 220-230 C
- some fun with (cheap?) silicone cookware that breaks down at cooking temperatures!
- slight fumes but not unpleasant or dangerous - appropriate ventilation employed
Further tests at home in domestic oven: -
- cleaner process - using baking tray and baking parchment
- pressing into a plywood mould to make "slugs" for milling
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Bottle cuts -
Arranged for neat melting -
Oven melt with blue cap -
Oven melt 2 stages -
Milling slug on Bridgeport
See Also
- See also: Freestyle Skateboard Skidplates