Can an Air Fryer Recycle Plastic?

[@BrothersMake]

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[@GrampiesCorner]

This wastes a huge amount of energy! If is better to use your oven and melt it all at once, only having to run the oven once, thereby only using energy once for melting!

[@Gillespie91]

I build repair and do they engineering changes on plastic ejection molds. Been doing it for 16 years so If you need a mold made for something I can help y'all out

[@dorcashomes23]

As a waste enthusiast myself I love how you are so intentional in re using even the scrapes ,it irks me when I see ppl throw scraps away and call themselves eco friendly. I am inspired by your works and this one I think its so beautiful I want one for myself rn.

[@-._._-._]

What matters most to me is how people react to what is called evil and selfishness. Most people hate evil. I don't trust them.

[@BrothersMake]

We keep everything! It’s the secret hoarder in us 😅

[@islanzadi1]

As a Enthusiastic waste myself, I enjoy seeing recycling at work.

[@sadaesashington7255]

​@@BrothersMake love it 😂🩷🤍

[@dennisolsson3119]

I find even worse people mixing the plastic waste with sawdust (when for instance cutting on the bandsaw) and then show how they burn their sawdust.

[@crescentwind1032]

Hmm, an interesting project to make out of recycled plastic would be a chess+checker set. All you'd need are cookie cutters. They sell chess cookie cutters and cutting recycled plastic sheets with them would make them two dimensional. Making a small peg or a tab at the bottom would allow you to insert them standing up on circular pieces of plastic (Probably also cut from cookie cutters) that have a slot in the middle. They'll look like those acrylic standees and I bet they'll look marvelous with the marbling. If you want to play checkers, just remove the chess standees from the disks and use the circular disks as checker pieces. If you want to make the board itself, it might be trickier but I'd imagine it's possible to just cut two different colors of plastic sheet into squares and just arrange them into the checker board pattern. Just a thought but I think those would look amazing with recycled plastic marbling.

[@nostreamavailable9090]

You guys should make a skateboard and a set of wheels for it . Also, those offcuts look a lot like knife scales used in knifemaking. Custom scratcplate for a guitar would be cool too

[@BrothersMake]

A skateboard has been on our list for a long time! Making the wheels would be cool! We actually have a video of making knife scales. They turned out so nice!

[@TWFDeadzoneII]

@@BrothersMake Skateboard decks would be cool, especially with the blending color design, and HDPE should be sturdy enough for real life use. The 22" penny board could be a good inspiration. Love what you're doing. best of luck!

[@eugenetswong]

@@TWFDeadzoneII I agree about the deck. I'm not so confident that it was worth the effort to reinvent the wheel.

[@eugenetswong]

@@BrothersMake If you make wheels, then would you please make biodegradable wheels?

[@jacobshort6528]

​@@eugenetswong Would that be something like wooden wheels?

[@cerwelt]

Raised in California in the sixties and seventies we rationed water and ran around turn lights off. We learned about ecology and recycling. My mom refinished used furniture and I learned a different way of living. Today I’m constantly looking for ways to reuse used items. I buy clothes through second hand sellers and consignment shops. I make junk journals from junk mail, old packaging and anything others don’t want. I was thrilled to find your channel. You do great work, and encourage this generation to be kinder to our planet. Well done.

[@WahooNo2]

I have been using an old air fryer and old soda cans to melt hdpe bags for a few years and it has worked well.

[@Amritadivya54]

what do you make from the melted plastic??

[@khindall8044]

Please believe that the following comments are meant constructively. I love your videos; they have opened a whole new world to me! My main problem is that this still assumes the recycler has a woodshop or garage. I don't. I also do not have high ceilings. (They are very environmentally unfriendly in the Northeastern US.) And making a wooden mold? It's simply not on. Would it be possible to make a video assuming that the recycler has only a kitchen or craft room? I would also really appreciate some options for recycling PP (#5), which is much more common in my life than HDPE, although I grant that may not be possible on my premises. THANK YOU, even if all my suggestions are not possible!

[@Stizel-Swik]

EXCELLENT QUESTION! Many of us don't have all that space, nor do we have all that money to buy all that machinery to make all them molds! I love what they're doing though!

[@justsomeguy6336]

All these project building channels on KZbin all have their own houses to work in. And no one mentions that.

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

I absolutely love it, what a stunning handle!! I was amazed that worked, I thought the air fryer would burn the plastic that had been in the longest. The multicolour effect was absolutely stunning!! Great work😁👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you very much! We were both surprised and super happy with the results!

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

... Plastic projects done a few years ago ... using a countertop toaster oven and a couple of baking pans ( as a container and top press ) to make 1x+ sheet pieces to make various items .... watch a few making slingshots ... for additional materials ... can use #2 plastics from paint buckets and sim. detergent plastic bottles etc. ...just remove all paper labels .. .Wow !! ,, linked to your site to see a vast many projects with repurposed plastic ..... well done ... ... Now i have some viewing time to put in ... A huge fan of repurposing "things and stuff" ...

[@hazey_dazey]

I have some silicone molds i use for resin, i bet i could use them for plastic, too!! Thanks for sharing :D

[@charlessampson6426]

Still prefer my old panini press for making flat plastic sheets for craft projects. You lads are the business, thanks for setting me out on the journey .

[@WantedVisual]

This is a very convenient video to come out mere days after the anti-stick on our (non-holey) air fryer has started to fail... That being said, as someone who gets joint pain in her hands, but also occasionally has to "help" a small child get at their lemonade, the chunky, slightly faceted design bottle opener would be much easier to use than the thinner, rounder one. Some surface area under the palm of your (six-year-old's) hand is extremely helpful, especially if the other hand is holding a bottle that's slightly damp with condensation.

[@dj_alboe1360]

Oh my gosh, I feel like this would be a great way to make ergonomic grips for crochet hooks

[@nani.9754]

Or the crochet hooks them selves!

[@stephenhobson8456]

As someone who's been hoarding 3D printer waste (along with all sorts of other stuff) for recycling I wonder whether this would work with PLA and silicone molds, as per your recent video

[@jon545]

Probably not the most efficient way to melt plastic but if you don't have anything else it works . Great job fellas . We sold out of all our products so it's back to the old grind to replenish the supply . I made carabiners thursday and the days before was flower pots . Have a great day guys 😄

[@kerry-annehill2169]

Absolutely brilliant! The shape made think of a giant light pull, which then made me think that light pulls would be a great idea 💡

[@BrothersMake]

They would be!

[@mikeycraig8970]

​@@BrothersMake I have this same air fryer. Its from Asda, and only costs 25 brand new 😂

[@wafflebeaver]

Spokeshave work is so satisfying

[@BrothersMake]

So therapeutic!

[@hankstertube4190]

the layered sheet y'all were ironing on might make for good enough rainwear. ponchos, coats etc. uses lots of square feet.

[@AndrewAhlfield]

Super helpful to hear that woodworking tools work great. Love seeing you break out the spoke shave! The ease of melting an offcut to fill an air bubble is great stuff too! :D

[@mrsoph28]

The marbling looks so nice! Very satisfying to see it come through as you worked on the shaping, well done guys!

[@egreen9841]

This shape seems fantastic for table legs for maybe a small cabinet or something

[@JTalleda]

Thanks for this video. I've been collecting these plastic caps for months now and have a bunch of bags. An airfryer makes this doable now!

[@GrampiesCorner]

This wastes a huge amount of energy! If is better to use your oven and melt it all at once, only having to run the oven once, thereby only using energy once for melting!

[@BrainSlugs83]

I know that the metal component is required for a bottle opener, but you could do a little better. I've seen 3D printed openers that use a captive coin (or washer) and I bet with the right mold you could do something similar... Maybe even take it a step further and use a bottle cap for the metal component in the opener. After all, the only part of the bottle opener that really *needs* to be metal is the part that interfaces directly with the bottle. 😉

[@dalemiller5271]

Another excellent video and neat project. Thanks! I'm going to use these techniques to make some rasp/file and screwdriver handles. Also going to copy your mallet. Love it.

[@BrothersMake]

Awesome idea! Thanks for watching 🤙🏽

[@victormedeiros3144]

I would like to know why haven't you tried silicone molds, the ones made for air fryers, It would be a good thing to try if the silicone wont blend with the plastic. I'd also like to say that since I've seen your video on my start page as recommended, I haven't stopped to watch your videos, keep on with the amazing work, looking forward to start trying those methods of melting plastic myself!

[@victormedeiros3144]

and still talking about the silicone molds, there are ones bigger than the can used on the video, that could fit the whole space inside the Air Fryer.

[@MerlinCross13]

Honeslty I don't know how much work or plastic you would need for this; but I've always kicked around the idea of turning used plastic into crates/boxes to store stuff around the house, or simply make it a laundry basket/hamper. Wonder how that would turn out.

[@joepearson9704]

Love the bottle opener. I collect them. I would definitely buy one from your shop. Might try to make one as well, but use my lathe to trim it down. Will be awhile before I can do it though. Using an air fryer might be a great way to go as well.

[@stuartwilson5827]

You all are so inspiring love the videos! I’ve been making a big push to be able to do recycled plastics at the library I work at. Our maker space always has scraps and there is so many fun things we could do. I’d love to see a video on more shredding options not just melting.

[@BrothersMake]

Shredding options is something on our list to make a video on!

[@stuartwilson5827]

@@BrothersMake thank you all so much for everything you do and the reply! Can’t wait to see it! I’m using an old smoothie blender, which worked great until the bottom of the blending cup melted off, I tried making a printable replacement but it doesn’t hold up. I’ve wanted to try and make that open source shredder but not sure where to go to have that cut from metal

[@BrothersMake]

If you’re in the US I’ve heard great things about SendCutSend

[@eugenetswong]

If you don't mind shredding the slow way, then tin snips seems to be the way to go.@@stuartwilson5827

[@johnharder5618]

Nice video I use a Toaster Oven to melt milk jugs I use the blocks of plastic to make 1/2 fishing plugs I hollow out part of the top of each 1/2 and bond the 2 - 1/2's together Before a finish is applied

[@SolarCookingGermany]

I tried that before and although it looks good it's absolutely not worth it. The amount of time and energy you put into it and the fact that you still produce plastic particles is anything but sustainable. Wood or metal is just so much easier to work with and I don't have plastic particles in my shop, backyard and garden that will stay there forever.

[@terryhambleton7717]

You are doing some amazing stuff, I a, excited to give this a go. The question I do have is about how you source all your plastics? I know I don't consume enough of anything to have the resources to make some of these things. Keep up this amazing work! Also, can you just melt it in a pot on the stove?

[@riyaansheikh7470]

Go outside and collect trash from the public trash cans or from the streets

[@Siriuslyyy]

Another great video thank you!

[@SlimThiccShady]

So incredibly glad I stumbled across this channel at 3am

[@BrothersMake]

😅 go to sleep! We’ll still be here in the morning 👍🏽

[@nani.9754]

Did you know you can make your own silicone molds?( I found on you tube how to do it) You can make just about anything to make a mold.

[@charlottecolley6966]

Crazy brothers are so fun to watch!

[@RavenLittle]

You could possibly use a air fryer silicone liner

[@lisaalene]

Spoon holder for utensils you used to stir pots on your stove with

[@papiliopurpuro]

In our airfryer, lightweight foods blow upwards into the top so I think the same would happen with plastic lids. It's likely a better one than any being demoted to craft use though

[@dougpettey7144]

Great job as always, gentlemen!

[@RoaringImages]

Nice. Gonna be using a old air fryer I was gonna trash. For a my 3d print waste. Thx

[@ccorbin83]

I love your plastic recycling videos.

[@josephburdell2041]

Awesome i just got a Air fryer for free but the front piece was missing so now I got a great use for it thanks

[@chlistens7742]

Since you always say we need to do these projects outside I was wondering if a Coleman Portable Camping Oven with a propane camp stove would work and any suggestions on how to use those safely

[@eugenetswong]

Some homes and locations have propane pipes and connections for outdoor usage. Maybe that can also be explored.

[@mustafahalukyilmaz102]

Amazing project. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Turkey. ♻ Precious Plastic Turkey ♻

[@ab3000x]

I can't be the only asking: burgers in a can?

[@BrothersMake]

They were honestly terrible

[@InsuringUrFuture]

Love🎉what you guys do, have been a follower for a long time. I would love to see you figure out a way to reuse plastic bags into something. I'd love to see an episode on that.

[@andreafeelsfantastic]

They have bag videos, they iron the bags together to make sturdier fabric.

[@BrothersMake]

We have 3 videos on recycled plastic bags! We’ve made wallets, bags and a chair!

[@InsuringUrFuture]

Oh great thanks ya'll I'll be sure to check those out

[@hoyinching9313]

I have some idea. Can we turn plastic waste into bookshelf? Because we don't need to throw the bookshelf and Plastic is quite a long-lasting material that can hold a lot of books. Computer desk is also a longtime furniture, so that we don't need a lot of wood to create it.

[@alexa5927]

That’s a brilliant idea! Different colors could be used to match any décor. Solid recycled plastic would be much sturdier than the particle board options that are out there.

[@Mattman993]

Now, how much of the bottle opener can you make out of plastic before it stops working? I’m imagining the part that lifts the cap needs to be metal, but the rest might be fine

[@richardokeeffe8375]

Great as always. Could you turn the blank?

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Skipping rope handles? File handles for the workshop?

[@BrothersMake]

Great ideas!

[@lady_draguliana784]

new to the channel, have y'all tried heat-polishing? i think a lick with a torch/heat gun would've smothed and shined it up even nicer, to get an almost-polished-stone look!

[@sharkattack1979]

Another cool vid gents 👏👏👏

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Kev!

[@sofiavalencia3894]

I love what you do ❤ 3 questions: 1. What gloves do you use? Could you show me de Amazon link? Thanks 2. When you shine the final product, which liquid you apply to the polish? Also if you have the link would be perfect. 3. What is that black plastic sheet that prevent the plastic to stick to anything? The link please 😅 Thank you so much 😊

[@NonJohns]

They have a video called "3 easy recycled projects" and they list basically everything to get started!!!

[@DawnDavidson]

The black sheet is silicone, not plastic per se. You can buy it all sorts of places these days, including restaurant supply stores (as baking sheet pan liners) and even dollar stores like Dollar Tree (in their craft department to set a hot glue gun on, or in the hair accessories area to set curling irons on.) Useful stuff!

[@eugenetswong]

That's great info. Thank's Dawn!@@DawnDavidson

[@sofiavalencia3894]

Thank you so much

[@yalli5021]

BEAUTIFUL !!!🌎

[@shelleydumire8135]

Ok so how long did it actually take for you to melt the plastic? To press it into the mold? To complete?

[@garagemonkeysan]

❤❤❤Great video. Thanks for saving the planet! 🙂🙏

[@fredthegreg]

Very cool! If you could atatch a wine key to it as well, it would be even better.

[@AndyLundell]

Seeing the plastic used as a handle makes me wonder if there's a way to use it to add grip to tools that have bare metal handles. Like you might use "Plastidip" for. I can't quite imagine how, but it seems possible.

[@DawnDavidson]

E6000?

[@eugenetswong]

Yes, definitely. You could use an ordinary paper liner to keep the plastic from sticking. After it melts, put the paper and all on to the handle. It'll be messy, but it'll work. You just need to modify the process to get the right shape.

[@MattWeber]

One of the few times those reusable silicone inserts may actually make sense. They are horrible for cooking food in since the whole point of the air fryer is the convection air movement benefits, but for this it would be great.

[@irin8190]

Hi Professor. What is it that you spread on the bottom of the container so that the plastic does not stick to the body of the machine, please?

[@loolkokos]

very nice work to the team also have a great day

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! You too :)

[@loolkokos]

no problem@@BrothersMake

[@AlwaysCensored-xp1be]

Looks like airfryers have pretty good temperature control. Wonder if they can be programmed for smd reflow.

[@KatoHinata]

12:09 Maybe you can use some windproof lighter or hot air station to smooth out the plastic? I dont know what material is begging used on caps, but I do it all the time with my 3D printed PETG part to fixup some scratch

[@firecat5279]

Hey, I was wondering if you could reuse that plastic and turn it into filament for a 3-D printer

[@farscape3100]

im suprised that worked 😊

[@nimarcalbaracin8834]

Good day bros. I Hope you can help inlightened me. Do you have any idea how plastics on disposable razor can be recycled?

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

Could a cooking torch flame gently used over the surface provide a smooth look to finished product.

[@stephencuff]

Great video guys. I don't know if you can help or not with technique for a beginner. My wife is a kindergarten teacher and she has been using crazy straws (squiggly plastic straws) as a tactile game for her young students to feed things over the top of. Problem is it's getting harder to find those types of straws. I've seen your content and I thought it might be possible to make them out of recycle plastic but I have never done anything like that. I do have a woodworking shop so I've got most of the tools I would need but just curious how you might go about making firm recycle plastic tubing like those crazy straws.

[@elizabethlanning627]

Those would make excellent legs on dressers.Or couches or chairs all kinds of cool things

[@marianneelliot-hansen]

Could one use the oven, with a silicone baking sheet instead?

[@Lief_Erikson]

Make it into 3D printer filament. from trash to raw material is the best way to recycle and if it works good i can imagine ppl giving it a try.

[@talkingonthespectrum]

I have this air fryer! Funnily enough it's from asda too

[@fantasy3d815]

What capacity is your injection molder? And where can I get one?

[@Frlinkin1]

You could have made a flat handle with a hole on top in which the bottle cap would fit then use a metal washer fixed with a little screw to hold the cap for you to open.

[@lizlizardbreath1]

I honestly thought you were going to make chair legs out of it, 😆

[@rossm6607]

Poshos haggling over a fiver. Great work.

[@maciej9280]

a lathe would be ideal tool for those kind of small projects

[@BrothersMake]

We have one :) we just wanted to keep this one DIY friendly 👍🏽

[@DeAthWaGer]

If you put a hole in it, you can mount it on a drill. If you have a bench vise, it can hold the drill. Now you have a lathe. Cheers.

[@ImogenImogen-mw3nj]

What paper do you put in the air fryer before you put the litds in

[@hannahalexander7005]

Earrings bracelets rings small wall mount mantle

[@jonathansukanto3052]

thanks for ideas.. i love it

[@GavinConwayWoodworkBBQ]

Hi Guys @BrothersMake - love your videos. Just started making pens and stuff on my lathe . 1. What happens if the hdpe product like say a hand lotion container has printed info etc. on the outside - is it still ok to use? 2. Can I mix HDPE, LDPE, PP together when making my blanks?.

[@rosadeluca-tao2489]

where do you get lids from?

[@ValsLife1]

Could you try making something with plastic using a solar oven? I live off grid, so using electricity to heat plastic would be challenging, and propane costs money.

[@Somewhere-In-AZ]

I know it gets hot enough where I am. A solar oven in summer could easily reach 350° F. I don’t know where you are.

[@Sketchy_Dood]

It’s kinda strange looking at the same model of air fryer I’ve got being used to melt plastic lmao

[@sarajohnson6855]

Tasty morsels

[@dadoVRC]

Good job as always! A curiosity that I noticed: That factory logo on the orange cap ( af ) is an Italian factory (Affaba e Ferrari). I find them everytime I'm sorting caps, but I can't understand why you have them there... there's not plastic injection factories in the UK? 🤔

[@whoa2aohw]

I use a silicone liner in my air fryer. It’s like a small silicone cake tin. Could this work for melting plastics?

[@BrothersMake]

Yes silicone sheets work well

[@mhollis7996]

hey guys i have a question about the packaging plastics, you know the clear ones used commonly for food, would it still release harmful chemicals if reused or repurposed in hot water? i sometimes put it into my dishwasher where it often warps but remains clear leaving me with ideas. I would greatly love to hear what you think on this. thanks

[@TripleThreats2.0]

You should make a slingshot out of recycled plastic

[@rylee3448]

What about for someone who wants to go full on industrial? What is its machine called and can you get links to buy them?

[@thinkforyourself2109]

I want to make about 2000 seedling starters to grow in a greenhouse. They're not cheap online.

[@hairyballbastic8943]

those colours are driving me absolutely wild...

[@ameliabuns4058]

I wanna try this with a toaster oven

[@Mike1962nz]

You also could have turned the Handle blank on a lathe.

[@getasangaming9791]

Bro coba membuat tongkat dari plastik bekas Terimakasih 🙏 Salam dari indonesia Saya tunggu videonya 😁

[@hevchip741]

I thought of you guys when i bought some 'storm pegs' for hanging my washing. They are not as good as the old ones i have that are over 20yrs old, the new ones twist and just dont havevthe strength.

[@delasotv1]

How do you now turn the recycled plastic bricks to colors?

[@fadytawfiq3750]

Excellent 🙏🏻

[@genevievemurray7743]

I’d like baubles, bangles and beads. Can you make some please?

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I'm pretty uptight that we didn't get a thorough review of those weird canned burgers 😂

[@BrothersMake]

Absolutely horrendous! What else do you need 😂

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@@BrothersMake I really needed to see your faces as you tried them lol. I was OK but then I saw that ketchup sauce and that really set it off lmao

[@mrdando]

A silicone sheet cut to size will be just as good

[@BrothersMake]

Good idea

[@TorbenSkylstad]

@@BrothersMake And while you are at it, why not cut it to size of the entire drawer and get rid of the can? Loads more space that way. 🤔

[@andreafeelsfantastic]

@@TorbenSkylstadair fryers are basically mini convection ovens so that airflow is important; at the same time they can blow light things around so it is good to have the plastic contained in something that blocks the air from below (the tin) and is easy to take out while still allowing air to circulate around it to heat it. I would feel better if the tin had a lid of some kind to keep lids down before they actually melt and stick together. Blowing plastic onto the heating element on top would be not great