Beginners' Guide to Melting HDPE - How to Make a Recycled Plastic Pen

[@tigergal2828]

That finished black and white pen looks like an expensive marble one. Good job!

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! The marble patterns are always so exciting to uncover 😁

[@Not_Aran8276]

@@BrothersMake qantas

[@daveeverhart5834]

I wantwantwant it.

[@luiggieyembrosso3138]

I'm thinking "Gorilla glue" would be a great adhesive for the tube and HDTP... Also I have a great idea for an empire on plastic business, just need some plastic crazy guys like you guys to want to talk about it and make it happen.. who knows, maybe we can change some things on the plastic industry, and help the world's plastic pollution at the same time.. no joke.

[@davidlabossiere1905]

@@luiggieyembrosso3138 epoxy typically works the best

[@mosimaphakane1784]

I started a business in 2021 with the aim to help reduce plastic litter, and came across your videos a month back. Its the best thing to ever happen to me because I am learning way more than I have learnt in the past two years. You are awesome. I am KG from Johannesburg in South Africa and appreciate people like you a lot ♻️♻️♻️

[@zeebeefpv2273]

Be careful to check for a #2 HDPE on the caps, as many caps from a wide variety of products are made from #5 PP which seems like they might be PE. Generally if the cap has no recycle logo on it it’s either PP or an alloy of materials unsuitable to mix with PE. I love to see you guys doing this, I stake my career and my family’s life on plastics and I know it is a miracle for humanity. The litter problem is solvable, my company makes packaging products from 100% recycled HDPE, boosting the market value of recycled plastics thereby getting the economic ball rolling on profitable recycling. Soft drink companies are doing the same, and soon the demand will force major upgrades toour plastics collection infrastructure. The things you are doing in your videos bring awareness to the incredible utility of plastic. Thank you.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for the advice! We personally check every cap and if it doesn’t clearly show ♻️2 then we don’t use it for melting. Thanks for the comment!

[@BrothersMake]

Yep only ♻️2 works together

[@violahero4life]

Brothers Make should pin this comment 💕

[@Liusila]

Could you comment on whether #2 recyclables definitely don’t give off harmful fumes when heated?

[@BrothersMake]

Liusila providing it’s not heated over 180 degrees celcius, yes 👍🏼

[@seankelly1291]

Zero waste, endless creative potential. Rock on guys.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Sean!

[@leonidzarva5123]

Ноль отходов..ну да, если, конечно же, не считать почти 60% пластиковой стружки в утиле))

[@tasis3835]

Well you consume more by doing a single pen with this process than buying one new

[@BrothersMake]

Tasis new pens have to be made as well, usually using mass-production machinery. We collect all our waste to melt into more pens.

[@cristianbranea5034]

This is not zero waste and not recycling! They are only generating thousands of smaller particle of plastic (as the sawdust) which will eventually end up in soil, rivers, oceans, fish etc and that will make for a worst kind of pollution.

[@TheSouthernDandy6]

Great video! One safety point--it looked like you were using a cloth for the burnishing cream step. I don't know if anyone else mentioned this in the comments, but general guidance when using lathes (aside from avoiding loose clothing and unrestrained long hair) is to use paper towels for polishing or finishing steps. If that cloth catches for some reason, you can get a serious injury in the blink of an eye. Paper towels will just tear away.

[@elo5808]

Pansy

[@dottyjyoung]

Thank you!

[@heyb6268]

That’s for the tip I’ll remember that

[@flydrop8822]

what do you mesn with burnishing cream? They were using paper in the melting part.

[@TheSouthernDandy6]

Right around 9:23

[@omskariyazmaraikayer913]

It is really good to see brothers making things together. Wright brothers used this blessing to reach great heights.

[@MakersMuse]

This is the best guide I've seen and makes recycling really accessible, awesome work dudes! I'm keen to try it with my 3D Print waste (sadly a fair bit) that I've been collecting for a rainy day.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you very much! I’m PLA could be recycled, it just may not be suitable for this method. Thanks for the comment 👍🏼

[@kendarr]

Angus PLA works very similary to this I think the same method can be applied

[@robertsantiago953]

You're 100% right All the videos i have watched require heavy and expensive machinery . That's a really big deterrent to people who want to do the important thing with all the plastic thrown up around the planet .

[@nutcase0001]

@@robertsantiago953 I think that if people realize that the stuff (HDPE) they are throwing away is a resource, it will become a commodity instead.

[@lolwtnick4362]

@@nutcase0001 lol only for big factories. there's negative profit on doing this and hdpe plastic can only be reformed up to 6 or 7 times before it loses its integrity

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I love fountain pens, recycling, and working with my hands. I have always wanted to do something like this, and your demonstration is encouraging me to get started melting/using all the HDPE plastic I have horded. I have lots of ideas for things to make, like guitar knobs, and custom knobs, and switch caps for my synthesizers and other musical instruments. From California/USA, cheers!

[@BrothersMake]

Sounds great! Send us pictures of you make anything using this method!

[@henryforster8101]

Fountain pens 4 ever!

[@andrew_koala2974]

I have horded.? I have hoarded ✔ Hoard some dictionaries and BOOKS, and read one book per month,

[@mamamoon65]

Guitar picks! They could be beautiful! You go!

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

@@mamamoon65 Good idea, thanks for sharing.

[@Joe_duffy]

Alright I was expecting the video to be dumb when you first started talking (first video) but then I realized your actually teaching ALL the step to actually do it not just making a cool video so we can "see how it's done ". And I learned a lot in something I had no idea I wanted to learn about. Very neat keep it up. Great job.

[@BrothersMake]

Absolutely! Thanks for your comment bud, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@jonpiotrowski3506]

One of the most awesome videos ever..! You guys covered it all thoroughly, so anybody should be able to do this if they choose. Great presentation model, for ANY subject. Brief but to the point, no unnecessary words or video, concise descriptions and direction are vital, and you guys could use this as a blueprint for ANY subject you’d like... Keep up the great work..!!!

[@pulver117]

couple things to hopefully make these better or easier to make: 1-those failures during the lathe turning process seemed to be from delaminations likely caused during the heating/mixing process. Spraying silcone spray on the paper that the plastic touches and then folding the soft plastic together contaminates the layers preventing a good bond from occurring. Try to find a way to do the melting/mixing process without mold release. 2- If you are seeing actual voids in the center of the plastic piece after it has cooled, then this is likely cause by the shrinkage and how it was cooled. Once the piece is formed in the mold, take it out while still HOT but solid enough to keep its shape and cool it the rest of the way in a warm oven for an hour. Cooling it in cool water will increase the chance of voids.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for the advice 👍🏼

[@debbiemansperger3280]

@@BrothersMake - there are teflon pressing sheets available in quilt shops. You could use them instead of the parchment paper and avoid the spray altogether.

[@BrothersMake]

Debbie Mansperger that’s great! Thanks for the tip

[@DrinknStitch]

@@BrothersMake I wonder if you could use a Silpat? silpat.com/collections/silpat-perfect-cooking-mats

[@user-ld8ep5qr7m]

I haven't worked with HDPE, so this may not be applicable, but if it's anything like clay in terms of void formation: try rolling it out/around more too. Squishing and folding it over on itself repeatedly, in a way that doesn't trap more air in it, should eliminate most of the bubbles. Search 'clay wedging.'

[@adrinem4513]

I love to repurpose, recycle and melt stuff! I’ve got tons of ideas after watching this. You guys rock!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Andrine!

[@drgonspirit]

Companies should do this! It is a good idea to upcycle.

[@BrothersMake]

For sure!

[@212025510]

companies do do this.

[@samanthaweber2195]

Some do! The whole zero waste thing is really becoming popular

[@damonsisk4270]

I do not know of any plastic injection molders that do not recycle. The term 'regrind' refers to plastic that has already been melted and formed once, and some products can be made from a higher percentage of it vs. virgin material.

[@lyndaweb7653]

This's what Lenovo does with its laptops

[@michaelbalin534]

Fantastic. I'm switching from resin sculpture to re-used plastic! Love it, thanks.

[@sherrimartin1543]

Love this, guy's. I've been looking for things for my husband and I to make together, and I think he would enjoy doing this. And we are recycling, which is a plus. 🥰

[@HoneyballLP]

Wow, so beautiful! I really need a workshop room in our next apartment.

[@BrothersMake]

You should do it!

[@mercedesmarton3768]

I hear ya. My " art studio" is 6x7 corner in my living room. Between resin work, polymer clay and airbrushing now and then I can hardly have any room to store and work. Even though I have an large office filing cabinet and many other storage

[@PsychoSane13]

I found a screened in porch or balcony is best because it keeps bugs out and let's the fumes escape. no matter the medium used good airflow helps.

[@jeanettemorgan2941]

My thoughts exactly..

[@justalurkr]

Well, I'm glad shop skills they used to teach in high school are coming back.

[@BrothersMake]

One of us is a high school teacher 👍🏼😁 We’ve been teaching students how to make these too!

[@justalurkr]

@@BrothersMake I'm glad to hear not every school has cut this funding, then!

[@BrothersMake]

Most schools are having financial difficulties but this project is very low cost since the materials are 100% waste other than the pen kits which cost a couple of pounds.

[@jans2208]

They taught that stuff in vo tech where I'm from. That sucked because it wasn't required.

[@jackthebrit9431]

Brothers Make big bloke with beard helped me get a merit lvl 2 in engineering with only 1 year to do it. Glad to see he’s doing well on KZbin now as we all used to take the piss

[@washiworlddiy4283]

Dear pen making factory owners watch this video and recycle the plastics to save the earth. We'll be very happy after we'll know that these beautiful marble pens are made out of wasted plastics.....

[@BrothersMake]

Haha thanks!

[@danc2014]

They sell recycle pen already and even recycle water bottle pens. You can drop off your used pens at the office supply stores like . Staples has partered with TerraCycle to recycle used pens, markers, sharpies, highlighters and mechanical pencils

[@CrokusTheDerg]

yes, tell the corporations to make more money. Go you.

[@imaginationstation6574]

Dear Bic. The end.

[@limabravo6065]

Aside from nice pens, and other nick nacks, HDPE also makes very effective body armor. A 1.5" plate wrapped in a gew layers of ballistic nylon or fiberglass and youve got a bullet resistant armor piece that can take multiple hits before its rendered useless, unlike ceramic plates which are one and done, and while an HDPE plate would be thicker than a comparable steel plate, the weight savings is immense and theres no need for an antispall coating

[@ruchirasarma9293]

Idk how I stumbled across this video, but oh my god! I love the way these guys make otherwise useless stuff into such amazing articles!

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@daniramdanika2670]

a very inspiring content, in my country (Indonesia) creative ideas like this are so very high value that they can even be priced at millions of rupiah

[@carriebecker1097]

This is actually REALLY neat. I could literally watch this ALL DAY LONG!!

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! Feel free to watch it as much as you want - we won’t complain! 😂

[@carriebecker1097]

@@BrothersMake I definitely will 😊. I also subscribed to your channel and liked this video!!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for the support!

[@modustrial]

Great video -- super informative! This has given me some ideas....can I call dibs on an HPDE guitar? :)

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks man! HDPE guitar would be sick! Go for it dude 🎸

[@kevinbaker5180]

@@BrothersMake u need a large amount of plastic

[@dacotaadkins]

Already done

[@nutcase0001]

LOL! If you make it, post your pictures!

[@nutcase0001]

@@kevinbaker5180 tell all your friends to collect bottle caps, and other HDPE!

[@KomarProject]

That’s a super cool was to recycle and make something cool. I’m loving it. Ohh and your guys intro video is on point. Great job guys !

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you mate - you should give it a go!

[@wandererstraining]

Nice! A while back, I used to collect HDPE bottles, and I built a big press for it out of wood. I was able to make boards with it that were, I believe, 6x1x24". I could use those boards similarly as for wood working. (I used to make slingshots with them.)

[@jefftan9800]

I actually used the method of melting and shaping the plastic to repair the handle on our old kitchen knife and it looks great with the black, gold, white color combination

[@SwitchAndLever]

Sweet! Just what I've been waiting for! Gotta start saving up on those bottlecaps now.

[@BrothersMake]

Get collecting! 😁♻️

[@garybiggs9010]

@7:09 Use the shortest rod and bushings you safely can use to turn the blanks. You will get less flex, better uniformity and smoother finish. Thanks for the great vids Brothers!

[@andrewsteele7663]

I found your channel by accident, now I know why my partner is getting me to collect milk bottle caps, but you have given me a idea to fix a couple of my mowers catchers, cheers and hello from Queensland

[@BrothersMake]

We’re very glad you found us! Good luck with your HDPE experiments 👍🏼 hello from the UK!!

[@tamarapotts9819]

You guys are GREAT!! Recycling is the way to go!! There is only so much space on Mother Earth and there is TOO much waste products being thrown away that could be recycled into usable new products. Love you guys for showing a way to use the plastic, that is normally tossed away, into beautiful pens.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for the comment! ☺️☺️

[@suedunn1756]

Fantastic product and very personable presenters with lots of good info and zero mindless chatter, unlike others. Awesome recycling best of all, keep it up guys

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@martinswells1987]

Hello , I hope my simple hello will make you smile. I would love to be your friend ,Where are you from ?

[@jaybones8457]

The endless talent and inventiveness of other people never fails to make me feel bad about myself.

[@RuinedTemple]

Thank you guys for showing me how easy it is to melt down this type of plastic into a workable crafting material! The potential for use is very exciting :)

[@BrothersMake]

You’re welcome!

[@الحاجاحمدعبدالرحيم]

ترجمه. لاه. عربيه

[@jolieanncartuciano1198]

It's so great that you also showed some mishaps that might happen and how to solve it. Thanks!

[@BrothersMake]

Things rarely go right every time! Every day’s a school day 👍🏼

[@Yaruzaru]

Hi guys, I finally made a pen from your process. I made a frrame press to make a block of at least 6 penblanks I could cut out of it. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@BrothersMake]

Fantastic! We’d love to see the result!

[@sakshiag0506]

You guys are amazing and doing a marvelous job of saving the planet by recycling and making such beautiful commodities out of waste plastic... keep up the good work.👏🏻

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for your kind words 😊

[@markie1984powell]

Anything that stops plastic heading to landfill is a great idea. Keep up the good work

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! It’s also really fun to do - double win!

[@markie1984powell]

@Stellar Dynamix you say that, but if we don't find ways to re-use, re-purpose etc then we just end up creating new. And whilst energy required to repurpose may be high that energy could eventually be 100% renewable, and that's the goal, to stop more plastic being created to just get thrown away and forever being present in land fill. Companies are relentlessly creating more and more useless tat out of plastic and that is more of a danger. Ideally we'd live in a world where it was the corporation's that were creating ways to re-use / re-purpose but we aren't they only care about new and profit.

[@Samcraftcom]

Awesome job guys! I especially like how you showed using items from in your shop to press the tubes and turn the pen blanks! I don't have a mandrel kit and this shows that's no hurdle to keep me from making some pens for fun. Thanks!

[@BrothersMake]

No excuses! There’s always multiple ways to do everything! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@jamiereader]

Brilliant, thank you boys. I've had HDPE stuff on my list for ages but this has answered a few of the questions I was going to be having to experiment to discover. Now I'm itching to get started!

[@BrothersMake]

This is awesome - can’t wait to see what you make dude!! Tag us for sure 👍🏼

[@dodahdon4758]

Well explained even a smart toddler will understand thanks for the effort

[@LuckeyWlas]

I don't understand half of what you say, but I absolutely love what you do together. New subscription, obviously 💚

[@billyandrew]

6:22 Heat the blank, then, wearing gloves, squeeze the blank to fit around. I use this method for kitchen knife handles and, just before it cools down fully, squeeze with my bare hand to have a custom fit.

[@BrothersMake]

Similar to polymorph in that sense I guess. Only issue with that is that I find it’s more comfortable to have a more generic shape handle on knives for different types of grips

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That pen turned out awesome. Didn't know it could be polished to be that shiny.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! Yes they finish up really well 👍🏼

[@AndreaFarina11]

Hello fellow youtubers , great work with those pens, just a quick tip in case no one told you already, if you cool the HDPE too fast out will become brittle, and loose elasticity. For things like the pen it doesn't make a big difference but in hatchet or hammer handles it may cause a fracture, hope that's helpful 👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for the tip 👍🏼

[@AndreaFarina11]

@@BrothersMake we're makers, we've got to help each other and spread the creativity right? Oh Matt great beard by the way.

[@BrothersMake]

Absolutely! And thanks! 🧔🏻

[@DuckiestBoat959]

I was gonna build a boat model with this stuff but the fracture at 8:00 gave me some doubts as to the durability of this material, rapidly cooling anything is usually a shortcut to disaster. Maybe I could reinforce it with something to be safe. We'll see.

[@matthogue1386]

This is awesome, I own a machine shop and couldn't understand why HDPE costs so stinkin much, despite throwing so much of it away. Ended up building a steam oven to melt it down to stick it on the mill for knife handles and plastic fittins' It machines like wood! I love seeing things like this. Rock on!

[@Leo-tt7ly]

Excellent video, really clear and straightforward using as basic tools as you can.

[@BrothersMake]

🤍🤍

[@ArtfullyRogue]

Very cool! I love that your repurposing plastic. Now I need to figure out how I can do something with hdpe in a metal project...the mind gears are turning. Thanks for sharing guys

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks man! It’s such a dense material it would work well for a lot of thinks. Pulleys/cigs possibly for small scale stuff. We want to try knife scales next!

[@duminicad]

Hdpe mixed with oil results in a self lubricated plastic, bushings, gears, handles, plastic end caps, etc.

[@bellam.2865]

Such a great way to recycle plastic! It would also be a great thing to sell. Thanks for making this video!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for watching!

[@liag5894]

Wooooow I loved it!!! Gonna make some really nice necklaces and bracelets with this awesome material, the colors are amazing, thank you guys

[@BrothersMake]

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful!

[@wolfcat1998]

Things I never thought I'd actually say out loud: "Huh, I wonder where I can buy a used panini press."

[@quail2455]

Thrift store! There’s always a few👍🏼

[@mm-mr7qt]

Wow, from trash to treasure. Thanks for the vid. Great way to reduce and reuse plastic waste.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!!

[@firstnamelastname3468]

@Brothers Make such a perfect DIY video, easy to follow, no wasted blah-blah, your lead-in picture exactly shows what you're doing; no click-baiting, helpful, humorous, and ultimately useful! SUBBED✔

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@chrisnurse6430]

Great result bros! One challenge of recycling is the energy consumed in the processes. There’s lots of great info in here - nice work

[@BrothersMake]

Our workshop and home are powered by energy generated 100% from renewables

[@chrisnurse6430]

@@BrothersMake would love to see a run down of that. I’m from Yorkshire but live in Oz now. Abundant sunshine! My dream would be to have a solar powered 3D print farm

[@BrothersMake]

That would be ideal!!

[@mzbeth8238]

Hello boys, this video was recommended for me today. I like how you both took turns to explain everything as you went along.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you ☺️ glad you enjoyed the video

[@notasoutherngirl]

Thank you; for the great information; for the awesome "failure is no big deal ..."; for caring and finding a very creative way to live with and reuse our waste products; for being totally charismatic and pleasant to watch. Well done. Just subscribed after two vids and I am super picky about subscriptions.

[@BrothersMake]

That’s great! Thank you for your support. We’re so glad you found it helpful

[@mrsarmymom1]

You guys have put a great amount of info. With this video. I had no idea how simple you make it seem. I have been saving pop caps for a few years. I was planning on making mosaic but after viewing your video. “The sky’s the limit”. Almost ! I have trouble watching most homemade teaching videos bc they’re actually boring. So I take to reading instructions instead. But this video really kept my interest the whole time. It’s a miracle. I tell you bc I hate sitting still for these things. But I watched the whole things n not once was I bored. Thank you so much for making this.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks so much for watching Cheryl! Glad you enjoyed the whole thing!

[@tammy-lynnstewart5677]

I've been binge watching your vids. Awesome products! I love how you also show how you recover the "waste" bits and pieces left over from projects to go into other projects. Even the bits from drilling holes and such! I so want to get into this!

[@gaudia3985]

Amazing work! You can create a lot of things with this process. Accessories like pendant, bracelets from tubular shape, decor like vase or gift box, foodware like cup, plate, etc.

[@BrothersMake]

Yes the possibilities are endless!

[@joeladams4779]

It’s like plastic Damascus. Nice one guy’s

[@BrothersMake]

We love the marble effect! Thanks!

[@TheoneStanband]

These two guys have earned my approval.

[@themilitaryman72]

I like ur all videos because I am a nature activist we also collect plastic one day I see Ur video then we start to recycle plastic to pens , pots , wall decor items , pencil boxes etc thanks for these information A big great awesome appreciate from INDIA 😀

[@brahimabdelsadek5815]

What the hell!!!you re genius.big salute from algeria.keep going

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! Haha 🎓

[@rangersammy]

This is a great project to do with my kids!

[@BrothersMake]

For sure! Just make sure they all have safety protection 👍🏼👍🏼

[@mh4k503]

Now this is what we can call saving the world intelligently :)

[@elizabethgardner5207]

Fabulous ideas, guys. I had a broken office chair and a careful application of melted HDPE fixed it good as new and kept it out of the rubbish.

[@BrothersMake]

Great to hear!

[@Heartwing37]

I feel like you should win some sort of recycling award if there is such a thing!

[@BrothersMake]

Haha thanks!

[@canaltonnymind8487]

Here in Brazil there were a lot of pens like that selling on street, Chinese knockoff in general. But your technique is awesome and seems to be stronger.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@BrothersMake]

The giveaway is now closed - thanks to all our new patrons for the support and to all of you for watching! M&J

[@marcangelodonelo5656]

Why's this channel underrated? Huh? This deserve more subs

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! 🤍🤍

[@Andi-ex1js]

The smell of burning plastic actually reminds me of my childhood Because of school We had a workshop class in 5th grade where we heated up plastic to form it

[@grajmuzyko7721]

Very worthy material with small amount of useless chit chat. Cool. Thanks for uploadin good stuff. All best!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@BrItZeeEee]

LOVE THIS! Finally found awesome & better use from my bottle caps .. Exciting stuff well done 😍

[@simplyorn8585]

This is the best how to HDPE video on KZbin. We'll done lads.

[@BrothersMake]

🖤🖤🖤

[@egds64]

Great video tutorial guys!!! Next one might be: "how to make a frisbee for your dog". I'd love to see it. Thanks.

[@BrothersMake]

Haha cool idea! Thanks

[@AlienCyborg-gs6pw]

Bravo great job fellers I love it when people make high quality items out of rubbish, I started doing that kinda stuff when I was young. If you hear the plastic a little bit longer it should reduce the bubbles I think.Cheers UK from OZ.

[@teddekker3383]

Lovely clear & informative video loved your smiling faces throughout !! 😃 Ted & Rosie

[@AstonArchitecture]

Not a bad idea- I've been looking for a way to recycle plastic for small-scale rockclimbing holds. With a little reinforcement, this could be ideal.

[@BrothersMake]

This would work great for holds!

[@digitalis-y9h]

coooool I'm gonna try making bracelets or beads out of this, could be cool I think

[@BrothersMake]

That'd be awesome!

[@ellajeang5487]

Oh great idea!!!!

[@RuinedTemple]

Stella That’s why I checked this video out! To see if the plastic product could be made into other types of craft supplies/medium. Now I’m quite pleased because I have so many plastic caps at home. :)

[@BrothersMake]

RuinedTemple that’s great - good luck!

[@sarahnightwing2936]

Great idea! I think that would be AWESOMERY! If you ever try making and using the beads or bracelet I would LOVE to see it! 😊 💞✌

[@rubyred6167]

Can a girl join the brotherhood lol🌸 So glad I found this channel. God bless

[@BrothersMake]

Absolutely, Ruby!

[@rubyred6167]

Awwww Thanks guys🌸🌸

[@emilyg7792]

Can a girl date one of these brothers? Okay, sorry for being creepy...Serious question, I used your panini press technique but I noticed the plastic giving off fumes. I did check to make sure I was using HDPE. I would think that maybe the press reached too high of a temperature but the plastic didn't even melt as much as it did in your videos. What am I doing wrong?

[@GabrielBenit-q2q]

After watching your videos, I've decided to try recycling plastic into a browline eyeglasses frame. I've gathered about 10-15 (not sure) bottle caps(of the same color) and melted it into a thick sheet. At first I've tried melting the plastic at a toaster(not sure if that's the actual name of that thing) but it didn't work so properly. Then I switched to using a hot iron to melt it (it worked, but still not enought to what I needed to work with), then I finally switched to using the oven. I've soaked a paper sheet with kitchen oil (it seemed to work just fine, it didn't stick into the paper at all) and used an aluminium plate to put it in the oven. Then I've straighten the plastic sheet with another aluminium plate, and after cooling just enough to not burn my hands, I used my hands to cool it a bit (since I felt like it would be a bad idea to instantly cool the plastic putting it into cold water) and started working with it after. I didn't finish it, since I started doing like, yesterday, but until now, it looks perfect. I've successfully cut the first half of the frame and it looks so good (I'm feeling so proud of myself haha). I'll be trying to cut the rest and see if it turns out okay. I'll drop more updates later. À bientôt 😉

[@aglyfamily]

highly educational. we can all still solve the world's plastic problem.

[@thehudsonforge71]

You guys should look into the folding methods used to forge Damascus Steel. When forging it they layer & fold different grades of steel that are darker/lighter and they are able to control & manipulate the marbled effect to create specific designs & swirls. It's really interesting and I think you could replicate the techniques using different colored plastic layers. Alec Steele does some great damascus steel stuff and sometimes goes into detail about the folding techniques on his blacksmithing channel.

[@kendarr]

Nice! I've been making stuff with that plastic for about 3 years now, if you want in bulk go to any car mechanic and get the oil bottles,

[@MakerCuisine]

These great idea for recycling these plastics it something useful and beautiful, great job guys 👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@sherierodrigues1569]

Stop it boys. This is unbelievable. I love your pens. Keep up the great work. Sherie Rodrigues 😯

[@BrothersMake]

Haha thanks!

[@ar5959]

thanks ! i made a 3.5 mm jack's plastic body with the help of ur video . saved me a 3 dollars ! :D

[@BrothersMake]

Nice!

[@aditishastri6087]

Pls make a tutorial on the melamine press! I graduate this year, and I want to gift my classmates and teachers these pens :)

[@BrothersMake]

Not a bad idea!

[@prettypegacornunisus2990]

Me to my boyfriend * “I’m in the brotha hood now “😭🎉💪

[@shesfuntastic]

Do you sell these!? I'm definitely a pen connoisseur and would love one!

[@BrothersMake]

We don’t sell them directly but we are considering adding a pen to our Tier 5 patreon perk. Let us know if that’s something that would be of interest and we’ll consider it more seriously 👍🏼

[@BegleyC001]

I would buy these. Absoloutely. And thinking about it, they'd make really good gifts, too. I will definately be keeping my eyes open for if these go on sale.

[@jmar8507]

@@BrothersMake Why not sell them on Etsy?

[@BrothersMake]

Judee Judee Etsy takes a large portion for selling fees. The price to the customer would have to be much higher to factor these in

[@BegleyC001]

@@BrothersMake eBay? Or do you have a website or an email address people can make orders with you via? They really are cool lol.

[@un65tube]

A very symphatic video. Good idea to make something usefull out of trash as well. Thank you for the inspiration! Greetins from Germany to Brothers Make :-)

[@BrothersMake]

Greetings from the UK!

[@Yaruzaru]

So glad I found you chaps. I have been into pen turning for about a year now and after doing wooden ones turned (pardon the pun) to an acrylic blank. Suddenly had an idea to try an HDPE after seeing someone make a mallet. I stumbled across your video and I am hooked. I so want to try this out for my own pens. I love the fact that it is recyclable and has massive potential. lots of lovely information thank you for that. Sorry for long text.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for your kind words Paul, so glad you enjoyed the video. It's definitely addictive once you get started! Good luck with the HDPE turning, let us know how you get on! 😊

[@jennifercavenee7572]

I wonder if this type of plastic would do well in a small, detailed mold. If so, it might be neat to make them into polyhedral dice for D&D.

[@BrothersMake]

It definitely picks up a ton of detail so if your form was intricate enough then it would work for sure!

[@kendarr]

Check out the HDPE hand, a dude copied his hand, it gets a lot of details

[@ickisthewolf]

Yesss! I thought exactly what you did! Thank you Jennifer!🤘🏻

[@TFader61]

I worked as a prototype model maker for the cosmetic industry for 34 years....made models like this out of lucite and aluminum mainly

[@BrothersMake]

Awesome!

[@UNKNOWNMAER]

Интересно и доступно! Это лайк господа!

[@francisdecaudaveine55]

I find the creation of pens made with recycled plastic, truly incredible and magnificent the achievement. I congratulate you. Really everything you do as a creation by recycling plastic, I really find it a super cool idea. Is it possible to buy pens that you make using recycled plastic? If it is possible to buy pens that you make with recycled plastic, is it then possible to return them to you when there is no more ink in them so that they can be recycled and reused, doing what you can do. Bravo, bravo toutes mes félicitations .

[@francisdecaudaveine55]

Je trouve la création de stylos fabriqués avec du plastique recyclé, vraiment incroyable et magnifique la réalisation. Je vous félicite. Vraiment tout ce que vous faites comme création en recyclant du plastique, je trouve vraiment que c'est une idée super cool. Est-il possible d'acheter des stylos que vous fabriquez en utilisant du plastique recyclé ? S'il est possible d'acheter des stylos que vous fabriquez avec du plastique recyclé, est-il alors possible de vous les rendre lorsqu'il n'y a plus d'encre dedans afin qu'ils puissent être recyclés et réutilisés, en faisant ce que vous pouvez faire.

[@HontubeYT]

Could HDPE be turned into 3d printable filament?

[@Vasilyich62]

Great, and very beautiful. Masterpiece.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@discobikerAndRosie]

Awesome! I wish I had the tools to do this!

[@kendarr]

It's worth pointing out that this material is REALLY strong, so don't worry about dropping it or something, it can take a hell of a beating

[@BrothersMake]

Yeah it’s super dense. Great for loads of applications!

[@isettech]

This is what I turned my piston valves out of for an air cannon. Very effective.

[@BrothersMake]

isettech that’s awesome 👍🏼

[@daxliniere]

Brilliant work, guys. Great video and I live that you shared the entire discovery process, not just the successes. 👌

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@oeff7744]

When u show the mistakes we all learn from them

[@roymayhew699]

Here is another items which I forgot. On outer pot which not only gives the shade to keep soil kool for the potted plant , inside outer 2nd pot on the bottom of the pot where water collects, Put angle slightly so when you water the plant, what drains will collect towards Where drain plug will be. So outer pot inside the bottom must not be flat . There is few ways to achieve this. One method is wire that extends out with grill for planted pot can lay on top of the grill. But anyway I am sure that you will come up with best method. I learned a lot by watching your video. Thanks. Because you guys are pro. I will give you this idea for you guys. It would take me too long for me . When I see it on the market I will buy it for sure. I love flowers and plants. Believe me what I give you in idea is needed. So I hope you guys will succeed. Thanks.