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Title: rercycled parts ????
Post by: jim gilmore on April 02, 2015, 08:13:41 AM

Saw a video about making some stuff from hdpe recycle plastics #2.
And made me wonder if anybody else had seen this and if they though about doing it to make stuff like bellcrancks and such ?

Title: Re: rercycled parts ????
Post by: Motorman on April 03, 2015, 07:42:30 PM

I thought about doing it and I did! That blob use to be a milk bottle. I clamped the hot plastic between two boards with 5/16th spacers to get the thickness I wanted. Cut real easy with no clogging or melting on the jigsaw. Seems strong enough but will test it tomorrow. My wife was impressed.

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac93/giffy6/milk%20bottle%20bellcrank.jpg) (http://s889.photobucket.com/user/giffy6/media/milk%20bottle%20bellcrank.jpg.html)

Reuse, repurpose, recycle, dang I feel like huggin' a tree right now. Next project HDPE hard point handle. I've got a new hobby now melting things.


MM

Title: Re: rercycled parts ????
Post by: Howard Rush on April 03, 2015, 08:17:51 PM

That's pretty darn cool.

Title: Re: rercycled parts ????
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 03, 2015, 08:28:40 PM

Quote from: Howard Rush on April 03, 2015, 08:17:51 PM

That's pretty darn cool.

It was hot, but now it's cool.  I mean, it's cooled down.  I mean, it's hot, but it's not hot, because if it were hot it would be flexible, and that wouldn't be hot.

Oh, I'm confused.

Title: Re: rercycled parts ????
Post by: jim gilmore on April 03, 2015, 09:11:49 PM

Cool that's exactly what I was thinking of that it would work well for.
But please do NOT call me Jimmy...that was reserved for my mom . Whom is gone now.