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== Open Mold Method == | == Open Mold Method == | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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File:Open plastic mold filling.jpg|filling the mold with heat-resistant gloves | File:Open plastic mold filling.jpg|filling the mold with heat-resistant gloves | ||
File:maxing out oven space.jpg|not ideal, but allows for longer molds: diagonal mold heating | File:maxing out oven space.jpg|not ideal, but allows for longer molds: diagonal mold heating | ||
File:Fertiger Beam.jpg|finished beam | |||
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''[missing: shreds(?), pressing(?), finished beam]'' | ''[missing: shreds(?), pressing(?), finished beam]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 19:36, 30 April 2023
| ProjectInfoBox Plastic Beam Forming | |
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| Status: | experimenting stage |
| Initiator: | Massi |
| Materials Used: | various thermoplastics |
| Tools Used: | plastic shredder, drying oven |
Massi has begun experimenting with plastic beams made from self-shredded recycled plastic flakes.
Open Mold Method
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.
- rough process
molten plastic in a baking pan
filling the mold with heat-resistant gloves
not ideal, but allows for longer molds: diagonal mold heating
finished beam
[missing: shreds(?), pressing(?), finished beam]
| mold type | mold size | plastic type | plastic in [g] | temperature [°C] | duration | beam size | notes |
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| welded steel | 50 × 4 × 2 cm | PP | 350 | 240 | approx. 2 h (?? min baking pan; ?? min mold) | 49 × ? × ? cm | near the Memmert oven's limits (only fits diagonally) |
