Precious Plastic - How to finish objects from recycled plastic (part 5.2)

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In this video we will show you the best ways how to finish your objects made from recycled plastic.
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1.0 Introduction
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2.0 The basics of plastic
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2.1 Safety and plastic fumes
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2.2 Going nerdy on plastic
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3.0 Building machines
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3.1 Build the shredder
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3.2 Build the extrusion
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3.3 Build the injection
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3.4 Build the compression
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3.5 Build the PRO plastic shredder
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3.6 Build a PRO plastic extrusion
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3.7 Build a PRO sheetpress machine and make sheets
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4.0 The worldwide problem with plastic recycling
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5.0 Create things from plastic
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5.1 Good design with recycled plastic
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5.2 How to finish objects from recycled plastic
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6.0 How to start a business with plastic recycling
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6.1 Here is our tool to calculate your profit
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6.2 How to make a businessplan on plastic recycling
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7.1 Setup a shredder workspace and shred flakes
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7.2 Setup an extrusion workspace and make plastic bricks
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7.3 Setup an injection workspace and inject plastic
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7.4 Setup a plastic sheetpress workspace
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7.5 Setup a mix plastic workspace
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7.6 Setup a local collection point
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8.1 Build a Bio Press #beyondplastic
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8.2 Make an edible bowl #beyondplastic
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@stefanhertweck 6 лет назад

In case that it is not suggested yet. I recommend to add a shaft to the coin so that it can be attached to the soldering stick. That makes the process more robust, easier to handle, and it will improve the heat transfer.

@RobMacKendrick 6 лет назад

With the shaft you suggest, you could also heat several coins together on a hotplate, allowing you to stamp several pieces quickly rather than waiting for a single coin to heat up after stamping each one.

@dr.nug7103 5 лет назад

He wants it to be a thing anyone can do.. not everyone has a soldering iron.

@TheRebelmanone 2 года назад

@@dr.nug7103 Not a big deal, if they are knowledgeable enough to build or buy, and operate precious plastics machines making products out of recycled plastic then they can certainly figure out how to buy and operate a soldering iron. It only cost like $40.00 for high wattage iron. Any one of those precious plastics machines will cost into the $1000 and higher, $40.00 more is nothing in comparison. He even used a soldering iron what else do you want, that is why he said he likes to use the solder iron, it is cheap way to heat it that anyone can do and have access to. They sell them everywhere. lol I wouldn't recommend using a torch to the people because it is an open flame, that is why he suggested the solder iron i suspect. But the first thing the common man would grab in this instance is the torch. You can heat it in 3 seconds.

@TheRebelmanone 2 года назад

Exactly what i was thinking, he had to use pliers to grab it. lmao

@dr.nug7103 2 года назад

@@TheRebelmanone very true

@Alex-xh1zi 7 лет назад

Would love to see how you made the tusk or rock in the background. They look amazing.

@nikkivieler3761 6 лет назад

Using/ pressing warm glass makes it very smooth too ;)

@robertbarr8001 4 года назад

All new to me - another new world revealed by RU-vid. Extremely interesting and some fantastic products from recycled material. Thanks!

@viefgi 6 лет назад

I didnt know there where so many types of plastic and the particular characteristics of them. Great info.

@TheTurboman2 3 года назад

I might suggest that your thermal stamping be done by silver soldering each coin onto an inexpensive soldering iron and now you have an easy to use handheld tool for each stamping you require. The silver solder has a much higher melting point but would make it a lot safer, faster and easier to stamp your products.

@gsambolin 3 года назад

This is some of the best video making I have seen. Straight to the point no nonsense. Thank you, you have a new sub.

@mindblah 6 лет назад

I'm curious, would freezing the softer plastic make it any stiffer and easier to get smoother using the techniques you used for the harder plastics?

@thombaz 6 лет назад

As I know, yes. But as you start sanding it It's heats up in some seconds.

@anastaciazara1787 5 лет назад

Some types of plastics become very brittle when frozen. Idk which ones.

@hijeans1103 5 лет назад

I used to be in plastic recycling. This guy has done well in a lot of respects. However he would really benefit from apply certain techniques from injection molding.

@jommeissner 7 лет назад

You must be the Superhero of plastic recycling, everything is super😉

@honestinsincerity2270 5 лет назад

I guess you could say with those coins you're really gonna CHANGE the plastic community!! Change!! Get it?!? GET IT!!?!?!

@rockein 2 года назад

those are so beautiful they even look expensive

@petergregory5286 6 лет назад

Thank you again Dave. I really enjoy watching you going through all your processes and the way you explain them to us. I was thinking about the whole idea of winning this battle you have with the plastic manufacturers and the consumers especially those who don’t have access to your videos. The point is that a manufacturer is probably producing more plastic in one batch than you and your associates can possibly reuse in a year. This really disturbs and disappoints me on behalf of my grandchildren and great grandchildren. Regards.

@redapproves1330 5 лет назад

I've collected many used plastic containers intending to make something out of them. This video is a great inspiration to get started!

@GermoV 2 года назад

I like the marking coins. If you add a little shaft to it you can handle it better, or even assemble it on the soldering iron for easier handling

@adamleehowarth 6 лет назад

I have always wanted to make life size lego blocks for building real houses. This would be perfect.

@adamkwiatkowski4107 7 лет назад

can you show some products made from used plastic water/soda/juice bottles. Thx

@clement583 7 лет назад

I find that a handplane works really well for edges

@Crits-Crafts 7 лет назад

wow, how long did that "rock" take to make? I'd love a set of them for garden decorations :D lol

@pIacehoIders 7 лет назад

They. Are. So. Pretty.

@Wyrmwood66 2 года назад

I would love to have a go at making a piece. I used to work in a factory that made car parts, shower head parts and numerous things from plastic but nothing you would really want to take home. I seen a coaster made of the recycled plastic that would work nicely as tiles on the wall or floor. I just think it is cool that you could make anything.

@oetken007 7 лет назад

Great Projects! The rock in the background looks interesting. My first thought was that it looks something like "Tiberium" :-) Why not welding the coins on a tip and mount it in the iron. So it will get up to temperature much quicker and the handling will be nicer too.

@casna7569 5 лет назад

"it's very labor intensive but this is what we do with recycled plastic." I think this is one of the major issues we got solve to bring the cost down. Although I don't have a answer for the issue now, I disagree with "this is what we do with recycled products. We need more innovation to bring the cost down.

@quickie3 7 лет назад

dave you are an inspirational person and rapidly becoming a legend ., I'm an Artist mainly sculpture and love the rocks that you are created will you be so kind to show us how you build them., keep up your wonderful work., cheers from New Zealand.

@YuriFurry 7 лет назад

Hey I just started learning machine construction for plastic extrusion last year. Im still pretty young and don't know much but I think the precious plastic stuff is really cool. :D

@zinc438 6 лет назад

Hi Dave, thanks for your info: one very basic question about the "homemade moulds" / which metal are you using for making them?

@vankumarsingh6133 3 года назад

Thanks for giving us so useful information n tricks about to finish plastic products

@clayscreations9300 4 года назад

I do the same technique with the razor blade on gun stock refinishing it works on the wood really well

@xsbiggy6349 7 лет назад

You can also flame polish the surfaces of he softer materials to get a nice shine. Takes a little practice but it works

@kendarr 5 лет назад

Mineral oil is great as mold release, i use car mineral oil just because it's what I have in hand

@kercchan3307 5 лет назад

ABS also reacts to acetone, I have used this method to smooth out ABS 3d prints/projects. A warning if you use acetone on ABS make sure you have a safe surface or hanger system on a non exposed surface.

@Jesse__H 7 лет назад

"Welcome to a new preshplastic video!" XD

@rice_man1M 5 лет назад

Did you mixed any substance while melting the pastic

@mychannel4285 4 года назад

Hi Dave, I'd like to see an overview of the plastic recycling mechanism.And if it is possible to dissolve plastic I'd like to know in what solution. Thank you.

@catmechanic1261 6 лет назад

Go Dave..! If you had a CNC Mill you could make molds very fast, thus quicker to market. Keep thinking up good everyday ideas that everyone uses...Plastic can be remade many times. 3D Printing Filament is another...you build things with a 3D printer also. Bravo for your efforts. If I lived closer, I'd come work for you. ;-)

@philpique3187 4 года назад

I am so impressed by this! Thank you so much for posting - I hope to try this myself.

@crdiyrepair 4 года назад

Nice work. Inspired me to do it at my workshop. Thanks

@mostafabrothers9135 5 лет назад

If i want to make kids tricycles 10 inch wheel. Then which kind of plastic will be better for me?

@ZestyAqua 5 лет назад

Really love those rocks. Nice work on your techniques.♡ Thanks for sharing.

@theflamethrower867 7 лет назад

To save time you could make it so the stamps are properly attached to the soldering iron and you just press the object on top of it

@sfetterly6200 6 лет назад

I want to make large panels of 3/4 inch thick plastic that would screw together to form a dome ... what's the best material and methods for doing large projects like this???

@nottelling6598 4 года назад

How well do wood-planes or spoke-shaves do? I'd think they'd do well considering how the knife did, but they might be too sharp to get much friction.

@murilom_cs 5 лет назад

I'm thinking of getting PET bottles from the garbage, melt them and make bricks to build something big. Do you think it could work? Do I really need to clean the plastic before melting it? Is the dirt going to get in the way?

@arnauddavid7221 7 лет назад

Hello, I'm French and I'm in love into your way of recycling plastic! I'm thinking you can gain some time if you put your coin stamp on a iron solder?

@rohanrane5848 7 лет назад

Hey Dave!! Uh...I don't have the equipment....cuz I'm not old enough, but would you an experiment? Just use PET transparent plastic soda bottels and make something. I just want to know that the product is transparent or it become white(colour depends). Btw tbh you're inspiring!

@aavalos310 7 лет назад

What production methods would you suggest for creating thin plastic sheets for vacuum forming applications? Cheers!

@1932cheytruck 5 лет назад

Is there a way to add specific color if your shredded plastic is multi-color, for example if you wanted to make large plastic blocks with a grayish rock looking surface (similar to compressed earth blocks)

@SiMoNe-td1cm 4 года назад

How is that vase in the background made!? it looks amazing! is it molded in 'freehand' or is it molded over something else?

@malaswarnkar9593 6 лет назад

It is nice method for finish the plastic and nice method for use.

@RaimondoBarbera 7 лет назад

I suggest you a challege for the community: build a 100 liter tanker or bucket or barrel from shredded material (for instance in HDPE) or smaller size item. It could lead to develop NEW blueprints of a new machine to include in our list. It would be useful to add to the container a sloping roof and gutters AND collect rainwater with tankers made out of recycled plastic I hope someone will design some molds for these useful everyday objects: snow shovel bucket and spade for chidren seasand toys duplo-like bloks GREETINGS FROM PADOVA - ITALY Raimondo

@heavyweather 7 лет назад

Raimondo Barbera boats would be cool. Has anybody tried rodeo kayaks from recycled plastic already?

@preciousplasticph 7 лет назад

That's easy. Just a wood form, jig and the extruder

@heavyweather 7 лет назад

metzindustries don't know. Those boats need to be fairly rigid, some structural work is needed to get that right.you would do it in half molds and weld the parts together. Probably a negative to get the outside nice. They are rotary molded in production. There would be some opportunities in doing boats like the "Reverso" sailing Dinghy from reclaimed HDPE. It's 4 parts so the molds wouldn't be that big. I just did a 4 part sailing Dinghy and I am looking into the next one right now. Maybe I got myself some new goal.

@preciousplasticph 7 лет назад

Easy, add chopped strand fiberglass to it 20% volume or milled carbon fiber

@preciousplasticph 7 лет назад

Boats are easy. Roto mold. Make it as two boats at once, saw it length wise. Use a Teflon coated iron and heat gun to smooth and finish it

@grooveheart 4 года назад

can we make clear plastic?

@Diego-uq5yy 7 лет назад

Awesome dude. Thanks for all your efforts! Pura Vida!

@SurfenSpace 6 лет назад

How do you figure out and then sort the specific type of plastic from your collected waste, PP, PE, ABS or Polystyreen?

@mazurkiewiczp 5 лет назад

what are you doing with all these plastic particles which will occur during grinding? Even the smallest ones, which are the worst things in the Oceans right now. Is there any way to catch them and reuse again?

@MohamadKafoud 7 лет назад

This is like pressing coloured vinyl, its so fucking fantastic

@rustyfox2794 6 лет назад

Love the 'coins' for marking the plastic, but couldn't find them in the bazaar. What category are they in? If you can include a link here it would be great!

@peterlam9271 5 лет назад

What sort of plastic did you use to make the iphone case?

@kaye2890 5 лет назад

What kind of plastic is used for kayak paddle?

@barretharms6948 4 года назад

Will the medallions handle being silver soldered/brazed to a screw so I can simply screw them in to my soldering iron

@maridepaula4980 2 года назад

Olá!!! Maravilhada com os projetos apresntado por vocês, transformando resíduos em excelentes produtos resistentes 👏🏿👏🏿parabéns a todos os envolvidos...

@thiagomariano3838 2 года назад

Eles são incríveis. Comecei a reciclar plástico recentemente por conta deles.

@HLCraftIdeas 2 года назад

Your video is good idea, I love your Idea

@jaredmay4620 6 лет назад

Perfect to make a floor similar to a marmol, with a litle layer of epoxy, shiny and fancy .

@dmitriykozmin3091 4 года назад

a major issue with many DIY guys fho cast, lazer cut, 3dprint things is that they've got no clue what product they should create to make profit

@marko176schneider5 4 года назад

Super Video.Danke!

@capnskustomworks 6 лет назад

That's beautiful, brethren. I'm glad I saw it.

@JoseGToyos 6 лет назад

Awesome projects....I really love plastic products

@lukedominicodonnell2347 6 лет назад

Dave you need to do something about your site! I went to add a pin, joined / loged in and went somewhere all together different to the map to pin.

@EduMrTeiks 7 лет назад

Hi Dave, I think that the solution is stop creating plastic, and use your own container all times you need. A good example is the plastic bags in Spain, you paid for a platic bag, so now everybody use their plastic or fabric bags, and they only buy new plastic bags when they need. So the solution is pay for the container, like food trays, and user your own container, because I can see that the plastic bin in two days is full of plastic "waste". I think the motivation is important, and a big motivation is the money in this world.

@PeterLawton 7 лет назад

"buy new plastic bags when they need." So what happens to the old bags in that case? Those should be recycled. So here we are. :-)

@improvelivingandlearning 3 года назад

What about silicone and plastic packing wrappers

@adren453 4 года назад

Where can I buy this coins? I don't find them in the bazar

@jimgreene4923 5 лет назад

As I've suggested add a line of flat ground markers to your line. You have an endless line of product.

@jeffreyyeager1398 7 лет назад

I recycle tv's and appliances and get lots of different types of plastic and don't have an idea what kinds of plastic it is. I take it to the community plastic recycling bin and drop it off there. I don't have time to get involved in recycling it like this video shows. However I recently thought about finding out how to identify and grind the plastic to sell, but I have to find a buyer, and ship it. Is this logical? What do you think? I have no money to invest in the grinder and not a great deal of time for this, unless I can start up a business doing it. Is it worth it?

@handlode5786 3 года назад

How much costs the mold like this one for Smartphone case?

@kywilliams31 3 года назад

Any videos on how to make glitter or get a metallic/mirror like finish

@kendarr 6 лет назад

On the flexible plastics you can use a heat gun to get it smooth and shiny

@fenrisnihilus3675 5 лет назад

What if you want to recycle one of the made objects like the yellow bowl you showed. Can the shredder you show elsewhere shred that thickness?

@jimgreene4923 5 лет назад

To add your product, add removable dye cast lettering & it could imprint into the side of the product.

@MyDogBeauch 4 года назад

Could you mix the hard plastics with the hard plastics?

@dylan.coffee 4 года назад

well yea

@JTBivens 3 года назад

What if you used a really hot sanding stone. It would finish it more and smooth it out.

@patricktschiemer5513 5 лет назад

Can u teach how make plastic bricks for construction?

@llayter 4 года назад

Hi! How does the polishing of a plastic by foreign agents affect its properties? Can this coating be a problem if I want to recycle the product?

@blueyali4218 7 лет назад

thanks a lot you really helped me in every video you make

@nyaudio4216 6 лет назад

Can we make a board (at 9mm minimum tightness) from plastic? In these case any tipes of plastic

@aloharay 5 лет назад

you may have already considered this, but can the marking "coins" be made into soldering iron tips to allow direct stamping

@HiddeSchool 7 лет назад

I can understand how the bowls are made with the moulds, but I'm curious how the big art rocks are made. Or does anyone know how its done?

@sebas2571 6 лет назад

awesome vid! the scraping sound killed me though, headphone wearers beware! :D

@ramdaniboyarmytv Год назад

Terima kasih infonya brother, sangat berguna semoga diberi kesehatan & terus memberi inspirasi 🤓

@Martin71209 6 лет назад

You could also acetone vapour bath things made from ABS as it gives a very smooth surface

@DolezalPetr 6 лет назад

now this is art

@ronisilva4477 2 года назад

Cool,great job!

@LarissaTheBrave 3 года назад

i have a question, i am working on a design for an outside sculpture and i wonder if it is possible to use recycled plastic like hdpe on a large scale for a custom sculpture? it would probably have to be done in seperate molds, but i would love to hear your opinion!

@hullinstruments 4 года назад

Man-made materials are becoming more and more sought after. Have you checked the prices for Bakelite lately? I bought a small block on eBay a few weeks ago. It will fit in the palm of your hand and it cost me almost $500. It’s a beautiful color, and there was many bidders trying to win the auction. It’s unbelievable what those small pieces of plastic are worth today. Maybe one day your plastic will be the same! Bakelite, catalin, Galalith, casein, micarta.... The list goes on

@sneeking2487 6 лет назад

do you have a video of making that very large awesome sculpture in the background?

@ScrapwoodCity 7 лет назад

Really cool info

@watchman56able 4 года назад

Watchmakers use a product called Crystal Clear on plastic crystals. I think it might work well on the harder plastics. You can get it on line easily.

@audidenis 6 лет назад

how do you make these cubes plastic. i have a 3d printer and I naturally have a lot of plastic. how do i do it?

@kendarr 6 лет назад

They use a injection machine they've build you can get free plans on ther webiste, if your 3D printer uses PLA you can melt it on the oven like HDPE, and work like HDPE