Plastic Smithing: How To Make your own HDPE Plastic Anything (DIY plastic lumber)

Step 3 Mash it

When it's tacky like chewing gum, start mashing it around to get the different bag-lumps to stick to each other. A hand blender would be exceptionally helpful in this situation, but I chose to merely wreck one of my mom's forks instead.

Comments

[Randman]

what exactly is the temp for this project?

[Gorfram]

105 to 130 C (220 to 265 F). The melting point for polyethylene bags will vary depending on exactly which type(s) of polyethylene you've got: LDPE, HDPE, medium-density polethylene, etc.

[tenpcrisps]

hi how many bags have u used to make this amount? im going to use your technique in a project, it sounds ace!

[Lance Mt.]

Any Answers? Check the video but i'd much rather hear it than run of guess's... -Cheers, Chris

[tenpcrisps]

i want to make a large sculpture but i dont know how long its going to take or how much bags i will need

[lil jon168]

for a sculpture you would probly need 50 to 100 bags depending on the size