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https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=Project:Plastic_Beam_Forming&diff=13958
Project:Plastic Beam Forming
2023-04-30T18:32:28Z
<p>Massi: </p>
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<div>{{ProjectInfoBox<br />
|project title=Plastic Beam Forming<br />
|image=<br />
|status=experimenting stage<br />
|date=<br />
|initiator=[[Massi]]<br />
|team=<br />
|materials=various [[thermoplastics]]<br />
|tools=[[Plastic Shredder|plastic shredder]], [[Drying Oven|drying oven]]<br />
|software=<br />
|cost=<br />
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[[Massi]] has begun experimenting with plastic beams made from [[Plastic Shredder|self-shredded]] recycled [[plastic]] flakes.<br />
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== Open Mold Method ==<br />
[[File:Fertiger Beam.jpg.jpg|thumb]]<br />
To make beams without special machines, you can use a mold which is open on one of the long sides. Molten plastic is filled in and pressed into the mold with a matching "fourth side" piece.<br />
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<gallery mode=packed-hover heights=250 caption="rough process"><br />
File:Molten plastic pan.jpg|molten plastic in a baking pan<br />
File:Open plastic mold filling.jpg|filling the mold with heat-resistant gloves<br />
File:maxing out oven space.jpg|not ideal, but allows for longer molds: diagonal mold heating<br />
</gallery><br />
''[missing: shreds(?), pressing(?), finished beam]''<br />
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!temperature [°C]<br />
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!beam size<br />
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|welded steel<br />
|50{{x}}4{{x}}2 cm<br />
|[[PP]]<br />
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|240<br />
|approx. 2 h (?? min baking pan; ?? min mold)<br />
|49{{x}}?{{x}}? cm<br />
|near the [[Memmert UM 400|Memmert oven]]'s limits (only fits diagonally)<br />
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[[Category:Precious Plastic]]<br />
[[Category:Recycling]]</div>
Massi
https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=File:Fertiger_Beam.jpg&diff=13957
File:Fertiger Beam.jpg
2023-04-30T18:31:24Z
<p>Massi: </p>
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<div>[[Project:Plastic Beam Forming]]</div>
Massi
https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=User:Massi&diff=13955
User:Massi
2023-04-30T18:24:19Z
<p>Massi: </p>
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<div>Ich mag [[Precious Plastic]]</div>
Massi
https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=User:Massi&diff=13954
User:Massi
2023-04-30T18:22:42Z
<p>Massi: </p>
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<div>Ich mag Pizza.</div>
Massi
https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=User:Massi&diff=13953
User:Massi
2023-04-30T18:20:11Z
<p>Massi: create user page</p>
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<div>{{User}}</div>
Massi