Project:Plastic Beam Forming: Difference between revisions
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|project title=Plastic Beam Forming | |project title=Plastic Beam Forming | ||
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<gallery mode=packed-hover heights=250 caption="rough process"> | <gallery mode=packed-hover heights=250 caption="rough process"> | ||
File: | File:Molten plastic pan.jpg|molten plastic in a baking pan | ||
File: | 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:Fertiger Beam.jpg|finished beam | |||
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''[missing: shreds(?), pressing(?), finished beam]'' | |||
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|welded steel | |||
|50{{x}}4{{x}}2 cm | |||
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|approx. 2 h (?? min baking pan; ?? min mold) | |||
|49{{x}}?{{x}}? cm | |||
|near the [[Memmert UM 400|Memmert oven]]'s limits (only fits diagonally) | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 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) |
