How to Make Disc Golf Minis in Your Garage

[@Latitude64]

You just casually drop that you built your own shredder. You built it! I tried hanging up a shelf the other day. Looks like poop! My hat is off sir! /Jonathan

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

😂

[@micah_lee]

I wonder if in the future this could be the way every mini is made. They don’t have to fly and take damage so why not?

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

I wholeheartedly agree with this 👏🏼

[@nathanmcanally8163]

Very cool, Jesse. Great work as always! The step-by-step was interesting and well done. I apparently missed the HDPE stamp on my mini (#159) so got it out to check while watching this video. And kudos to the Trash Panda Shipping Dept (a good teammate is invaluable). Til next time! Take care!

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Thanks Nathan!! She’s the best 👏🏼

[@nathanmcanally8163]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf yeah, I kinda figured she might be if she's helping you with shipping 1000 minis :D

[@clnfreakone8486]

💪👍 nice work I’m so bummed I missed out the first go round ... hurry up 😆 so I can buy one on the next run 😊

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

On it!

[@kailasmcqueen5434]

First off I love everything about this. If you use air tool quick connects the female side will hold pressure. the mold would click in and out. When I built my smaller injection tube I used a male tip for the nozzle on it.

[@thecynic807]

I missed the video for some reason of you saying minis are up sale. Last weekend I met someone in Waterloo Illinois who is getting one. Hey Luke. Nice to meet you. Back at your course tomorrow

[@dasbuj]

I've been showing off my mini to all my buds I play with, and they all love it! A bunch of them said they're waiting for the putter to drop to get one of their own

[@brandonbyerly7982]

Hey buddy I appreciate everything you do for our sport keep doing what you're doing

[@YoYo10542]

I look forward to your videos every Monday!

[@DiscDoctor]

You might consider adding quick release clamping to the molds, taking the screws on and off seems tedious. Just a thought, keep up the good work!

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Great tip! Thanks Nathan!!

[@joshstoyak6742]

Keep up the great work!! I just got my shipping notification yesterday and cant wait to mark for the first time with one of your minis.

[@ericjageman5862]

I would totally buy one of your injection, mold set ups when the day comes!!!

[@richardhanson2586]

Looking forward to your second launch of Mini’s Jesse, I may have forgot to ask, is there a link for I can go to on Thursday for one of those amazing mini to buy! Cause I really want one of your amazing recycled products, to purchase from you. And keep up making everything more suitable! Your true person to my heart with picking up all the the litter that shouldn’t be on the course!!! And you make the magic happen with the recyclable plastic, that shouldn’t be left behind. Thank you Jesse for what you do and keep making your amazing videos :)

[@blurry0908]

Awesome video! Can you provide a list of names for the three machines you use to make them? Thank you!

[@TMD994]

cant wait for orders to open back up. keep up the awesome work

[@joestoll4330]

Hey Jesse! Maybe you could have a mold with 4-5 minis all in one. That way it’s less time consuming and more efficient! I doubt you’ve seen it but similar to how soft plastic worms are made for fishing! Just an idea!

[@seanundercofler7731]

AHH YEAH!!! Great work Jesse. I'm looking forward to when I can order one, or five.

[@mikecullerton]

I just got a message that my order shipped. I wonder if I'm Michael. Woohoo!

[@hendrikus88]

Here for the algorithm. Also, if you add an adjustable extension to your shaft, it won’t require as much force from you. I assume you have it at the current height because your ceiling will be in the way. But with an adjustable extension, you can just extend it after it is below your ceiling height.

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Great tip! Thanks Joseph!

[@bkohn]

Yet another great video! Hopefully I can snag one in the next batch!

[@beckettjaeger]

On your full size discs are you planning on adding a foil to the top? If so any idea on the process you would use or if it would influence the recyclability? I am curious because I'm just starting to try custom foil on my discs.

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Thanks for the question Beckett! I currently don't plan on it because of the effects on recyclability and the waste it creates. That said, there may be some solutions to this problem that would make it possible!

[@MrLucideye99]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf would dyeing also affect recycling? If not I volenteer to help out there.

[@jamesrudolph8225]

Sweet, thanks for all you do. Can't wait for orders to reopen

[@timjennings2760]

So stoked mine is in the mail. My buddies are jealous. We are ready to race to get the first full size!!!!

[@timjennings2760]

Finally got mine after being out of town. I couldn't be happier with the blue tints in it. You are epic man keep it up. Can't wait for that full size!!!

[@snikwahjets]

You could save some time and energy by including the plastic type symbol in the tool as a swappable insert. If you Prefer stamping it in with the blow torch then sweetas.

[@Judge_Jon]

Those minis are a beaut! I need to try and snag one next batch but as quick as they are going I probably won't get a chance lol.

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Thanks Jon! There's a link in the description where you can put your info to be notified when they're restocked!

[@Judge_Jon]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf already did it but I don't check my email or social media to late at night or in the wee hours of the morning lol. Thanks for the reply though!

[@guillermobecerra223]

So cool! Can't wait to get one when orders are back up!

[@alexwalker7331]

How about a fixing your plastic type stamp to a soldering iron to make it a branding iron that’s always hot?

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Great idea Alex! It’s something I’ve wondered, but unfortunately the plastic needs to cool so it can be removed cleanly.

[@alexwalker7331]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf then how about a press that is not heated. Like the press that’s used to imprint paper

[@bugsylee2867]

Ight so I have a disc that was a gift a few years ago when I played just for fun sometimes, within the last year I've taken disc golf more seriously and don't use it much can I recycle this disc (older roc) and make a mini with it? Or send it to you to make one?

[@Tsxtasy1]

Just got my shipping email, can’t wait!

[@paulsalomon27]

Cant wait for mine!!!

[@brendanjarvis2416]

A small step into a new revolution!

[@TheRayman624]

Keep up the hard work

[@JohnMadeit]

Nice video as always 👍

[@blkcrwhead]

Thats what my mini looked like and my name is Daniel. What number minis were those? I think mine is #199.

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Shoot! These were in the 600's - but close enough 😏

[@blkcrwhead]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf All good! Thanks for all you do and i hope to be able to buy a putter from you one day.

[@MrLucideye99]

Thabks for asking I'm 669 and was curious if I was near this batch. Looks like I'm getting orange. Yay

[@lukelindsey3338]

Can't wait to rep mine on the field!

[@shock9616]

Any news on when shipping to Canada will be available? I can't wait until I can get one of these minis (and also your full size putter)

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Info coming soon!

[@shock9616]

Awesome! Can’t wait!

[@xromulanx]

Definitely my daily driver mini now :)

[@paytonthomas9552]

So awesome! I can't wait to see the hydraulics!

[@antonsamuelsson7310]

I don't know much about injection molding, but spontaneously I would consider making a mold that can handle a few minis in one go. Since the machine could handle 6-7 maybe a mold with 3 minis would speed up the process. Especially for the minis it might work injecting in the side instead of the center

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Great thinking Anton! Appreciate the tip!

[@brucehartweg4946]

I was just going to say the same thing, one larger mold to inject, but has multiple cavities. I was thinking like stacking 4 molds with a single injection point that branched to each one.

[@stcloudloud8243]

Love the videos. It would be cool to come make one myself!

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Absolutely going to make that possible one day!

[@ryanepps771]

Keep them coming!

[@jasian00711]

Love my minis! Thank you!

[@dennisibarra9944]

Not for the minis but you could probably make something that measures the pressure you put on to see how dense you make the plastic to have an estimate of how heavy you want the discs to be

[@danliterallydyes649]

If there is a way I could make recycled minis for the disc golf store I work for I NEED TO START ASAP

[@Felicy]

great video

[@chrisschuster9828]

Very cool.

[@brandonjerome2477]

That’s awesome

[@JesseJ588]

I've had a thought I'm sure other people have already thought of... if one day ill actually be able to be fast and lucky enough to make an order with you for a disc... could I send you say... a disc I broke in half for you to remake into your disc mold?

[@beardmanfilms7266]

Why don’t you weld the stamp to a rod so you don’t need pliers?

[@caseysmith544]

I saved a bunch of plastic lids to jars from my schools lunch program that fit the diameter parameters for the PDGA so the bigger lids did not get saved, this year we did not use much and I rarely save from what I have at home since we recycle them so I have only a few from home. Also in a single pocket is all the spares should anyone want a mini off white jars I colored with a Sharpie either Yellow, Red or Blue on the top flat part incase playing in snow with a thing often saying Mini Marker on it in another color Red, Blue, Black on the Yellow, then Black or Blue on the Red, and last Black or Silver on the Blue. I did with a Green Kraft Mayo jar lid try to use silver Sharpie on the top but it is having a hard time staying and one I used red that turned the top orange. I tried to make a Dark Royal Blue lid colored from a generic Mayo silver but that was a disaster and recycled the lid, This is what I did since most people if they barrowed a mini and were not on my card in tournaments I never saw those mini again, thankfully the major one swiped was cheap promotional mini and the other was one I bought from a Ski place, they swiped that souvenir mini that I never intended to use due to the Color it was, Dark Green or almost an OD military or darker green used in the original USA camo and also things like the Helmets and Jeeps since WWII.

[@TrashPandaDiscGolf]

Super creative and no injection molding needed! 👏

[@caseysmith544]

@@TrashPandaDiscGolf Nope I have if I could save say 100 or more of these lids to sell them on E-Bay As Mini Makers or at Local Tournaments selling as Custom Sized Mini, Each one unique and Putting my name on as many as I could if selling on E-bay and not putting that on the Minis I am selling locally. These are the White lids from things like jars of Hungarian peppers or for some Big jars of Mayo or Salad Dressing that we did not use this year in school due to Corona Virus Safety. I do make sure these are the smaller lids I get in the white since we get sometimes have jars that use lids nearly the size of the Mini discs that Discraft, Dynamic Disc, and The Michigan Gyro Trilogy make and those are not PDGA approved in size for a mini maker, a bit big.

[@Michael-dj6pd]

so cool!

[@DiscMark]

How do I get some minis?

[@chanceleavelle9579]

I want one but seeing how much work you go through for each of them I also kinda want you to be able to take breaks

[@luchaunderground6830]

You need a Hemp line!!!

[@Living307]

What about a hydraulic injection machine.

[@joshrussell3341]

👍🏻

[@raymondmiller2816]

why dont you set up a single hydraulic cylinder to push the plastic it would save you a workout. Even a double-action pneumatic cylinder would probably work

[@0k_fishing394]

hey

[@Mraclaws]

snatch block

[@ajjamieson5893]

You are wearing a 3M flip off half mask and your clip is up. Why for camera work like your doing if you were to use the clip you could flip up talk and flip down to reseal the mask. Not having to touch near your face as much