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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. I have tried a few processes with variable success. | + | [[Category:Projects]] |
| + | [[Category:Michael's Projects]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Reusing]] | ||
| + | {{Project | ||
| + | |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. | ||
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| + | * wikipedia http://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/polymers/HDPE.aspx | ||
| + | * plastipedia http://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/polymers/HDPE.aspx | ||
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| + | 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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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | 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
| HDPE Processing | |
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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
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