Making a Coffee Table from Recycled Plastic | DIY HDPE Sheet Pressing

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A few videos ago, we made a beam out of recycled plastic and ever since then we've been thinking about scaling it up to make a SHEET of HDPE! We built our mould using scrap aluminium and plywood, and heated all of our milk bottle tops in our panini press. Once all the plastic was hot, we transferred it over to the mould and used our hydraulic press to flatten the sheet. Voila! A sheet made from 100% recycled plastic, made using a DIY plastic sheet press.
There are so many things that could have failed with this project, but we are SO happy that it didn't. The sheet looks like a beautiful map of the world and the hairpin legs really finish it off nicely. The cabinet scraper also worked a treat at flattening the sheet. When we get a chance to, we're definitely going to go back and swap out the reinforcement for some more of our DIY plastic beams to make this a fully recycled plastic top.
The real question is...
A - Nails DOWN a Chalkboard
B - Nails ON a Chalkboard
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[@Raycefan]

FYI, my wife hates you guys because you’re teaching me how to make stuff I never knew I needed till I see your videos. Keep up the great content!

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Why would someone not want you to craft things? Crafting is handy and a hobby.

[@Raycefan]

@@user-gu9yq5sj7c you clearly don’t own a 3D printer. Never have I ever had a machine produce more useless stuff than a 3 D printer. But I can’t stop printing things! LOL

[@suryawirya2403]

Pardon me bro, my asking you ..apakah anda pakai zat cairan kimia untuk membuat lelehan plastik nya lentur. Sory i cant speak english well

[@extraclip]

Great job, but it looks like plastic crap. They should make dry wall out of these, assuming its not toxic.

[@travisjohnston1923]

I feel that

[@JerryPaulTreeCreations]

The end result is fantastic. You two are doing a great thing, not only by recycling all of that plastic waste, but by inspiring others (like myself) to do the same. Well done! Cheers, from Saskatchewan, Canada!

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you so much!!

[@ramooyeido1772]

@@BrothersMake Thanks may God reward you

[@ramooyeido1772]

@@BrothersMake You are too beautiful!! whomever see you shall believe that God is real and whenever I see you I am always in a dream and when we wake up we all will realize that all this life was nothing but a dream and that only God is whats true and real. I dont know how can atheists believe that such a very attractive beauty queen/hansom smart creative man like you came from monkeys hahaha 😄 There was a teacher whom didn't believe in the existence of God, He said to his students do you see God?, the students replied no we don't see God, so the teacher said if you don't see God it means there is no God, then a smart student stood up and said to the other students hey guys do you see the teachers brain?, then the students replied no we don't see the teachers brain, the student then said then the teacher is crazy he got no brain :0) عن الإمام علي "عليه السلام": عَجِبتُ لمن شك في الله، وهو يرى خلق الله Imam Ali, peace be upon him, said: I cant understand how a man-man/women-can doubt in the existence of God-/Allah-although he sees His creation. وعن الإمام علي "عليه السلام": عَجِبتُ لمن أنكر النشأة الأخرى، وهو يرى النشأة الأولى Imam Ali, peace be upon him, said: I cant understand how any one denies the second life although he/she seen the first life-this life is actually a living proof of both the existence of its creator, as well as a clear proof that indicates that another life in heaven or hell may also be a very possible chance as well-. وعن الإمام علي "عليه السلام": عَجِبتُ لعامر دار الفناء، وتارك دار البقاء Imam Ali, peace be upon him, said: I cant understand how any one inhabits this transient abode-and is so indulged in it-but ignores the everlasting hereafter abode, ​one God for all of us, all the universe shows unity with diversity, there are different things different creatures and different materials but are all made of particles and atoms ​Even if we will assume that there will not be an atom left of you after death, you still have proven as a created being that there is a Creator,you proved the existence of God even if you do not believe in God. ​God initiated everything, and he redo too, and it is evident. ​this life is temporary while the next is forever eternal either in paradise or burning in Hell fire good qualities are beneficial, and bad qualities are harmful Be good dont be bad and refrain from sins and obey God and worship him alone in the way he wants to be worshiped and you will be saved from Hell fire and will enter paradise and be happy forever ​Whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it, ​or may not see it if God pardons him/her and has mercy on him/her that's if he/she try's to fix what he/she has spoiled, in the right time, When you give charity God protects you and blesses you with more good things in life or the hereafter. A teaching from the prophet Mohammed may peace and blessings of God be upon his pure great soul and upon his great honorable progeny. When you be bad to others you will hurt your own self too, likewise when you don't do what you should in the right time. Having faith in God makes you stronger and makes you have hope even when things become very difficult for you and even when you are weak. Also: ​Drinking alcoholic beverages damages the liver and the mind. 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Eating pork can bring cholesterol &some parasitic worms. ​Not cheating, gaining trust by being a trust worthy honest person, & having good behavior, can help bring more money to you, and is good for you in the next life too. These are some of the teachings of the prophet Mohammed Prophet Mohammed may peace and blessing be upon him and upon his successor imam Ali and his God fearing God loving progeny taught every good, & taught people to respect & love & care for each other, & for the female, & elder, & children, & to protect the innocent person regardless of what he/she believed in, ​(If one of the polytheists seeks protection from you, then grant him protection) Holly Quran, & taught to either forgive the one who wronged you, or be just & fair when retaliating, or to shock the person and enslave his/her heart by being generous &kind. & taught to not waste money and resources and not to harm the environment, and to try to have a good hygiene and to try to look good and to try to smell good and to take good care of your own self, and to enjoy what God didn't forbid, so to be grateful to God, and protect your self and others from harm, and to defend the religion the final religion which God will accept and will accept no other than it anymore. & regarding the topic: ​Who to follow after the prophet!?, who are the extension of him and his light, well, try to find out by your self, however, in summery, to give you a hint: Even if you may think that all the companions of the Messenger were always good and all of them are like mountains, despite everything that happened between them!!! ​the Prophet said: “My family-daughter Fatima the lady of light the lady of heaven and Imam Ali and their great offspring's and special perfect chosen descendants-are like the ark-/ship-of Noah, whomever embarked on it survived, and whomever did not drowned and perished-/died-. ​&We know that the son of Noah did not embark on the ark/ship of salvation, rather he climbed a mountain and drowned due to the very high tides and because he didn't follow God command. Don't be like him ​spread the light teach what's good &right its best for you and for all and better than letting the wrong things from wrong teachings or bad desires and ill mind happen, prevention is better than cure ,

[@aeristiffany5811]

Imagine businessmen (or even anyone who has the capability to attain the materials used) getting inspired with their videos and actually start making these diy projects. Then sell them off to people with the intention of earning funds that will be donated to environment projects. Oh how lovely would that be for our planet❣️ Wake up people! Let's encourage people to take care our mother earth! If we don't change our ways that are environmentally harmful now, it will be too late for us and for all the animals in this world. #LetTheEarthBreathe

[@michelledianatarotarts]

I love how the end result looks like a bright, clean Earth viewed from above. I just found your channel, and I'm 100% here for all of this! Thank you for being the change while bringing functional beauty into the world!

[@MrJayOkane]

Dude that design is very topographical.

[@BrothersMake]

We thought so too! Thanks 🤙🏽

[@della7]

Yes, I'm a map gal and your coffee table did it for me, for sure! :)

[@knday]

It'd be cool if they created an entire fantasy map on it. With made up towns and countries. Maybe they could send it to Jazza for his table top time channel. A collab would b fun.

[@Jenniepoo3]

I would absolutely love to have a sewing/craft table made from plastic. Love your projects!

[@KMF3]

What great ideas you guys have. We need more people doing this kind of recycling.

[@pat_link_]

Brilliant outcome. The sheet press mould worked like the box section supports to spread the pressure.

[@HomerJade]

Oh man I love this project and the color. Can’t wait for more big projects!!

[@terretulsiak]

And don't forget that you can also use plastic directly- such as bottles stacked for an indoor garden, or cutting up for drawer separators, etc, as well as upcycling other items instead of REcycling. I love this process as well, and it gets people thinking about all the plastic we use, and waste.

[@jonm189]

Looks great, I love how it looks like a world map! Good work guys!

[@derekwright2388]

Looking great guys and the new space is going to be fab!

[@99rylee]

I love how it came out. The result is beautiful

[@felipehenrique_]

Que show!! nunca tinha visto essa maneira de reciclar materiais, ideia incrível , parabéns

[@Mongchong_123]

Great stuff guys!! The colours of the mold look like its the planet 🌍 nice choice of colours!!

[@JiggsysShed]

Awesome result. Great to see all that plastic being put to a more permanent use.

[@pe5912]

I. love this table top you've made. I can't wait to see what else you come up with.

[@ricardocarlos5474]

Lo mejor del video es ver lo bien que se llevan esos hermanos 👍🏻

[@user-hg1xp9gn6v]

Your onto something here. So many possibilities. Keep it up

[@rogernunes2417]

Vocês é os melhores que eu já vi parabéns felicidades

[@robertworon2623]

Farken Wild!!!!! I love this!

[@affordabledesertliving3487]

Brilliant! Loved this!

[@HasheemHalim]

This is really cool! I’ll have to try this type of mold

[@louise1681]

Another beauty video. I am thinking that kitchen cupboard doors could be made used this technique.

[@BrothersMake]

For sure! Great idea :) thanks

[@davetv4705]

What a cool project! Kudos Guys

[@tanyabarker4406]

Love it, so retro and using waist plastic, how good is that 👌😍

[@sarcasmo57]

Very rad build dudes. Love it.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@jiahaoming5935]

loving this idea and the result. I was looking at how to turn my scrap 3d printing filament into new filament and all the good methods are way to pricy for me but I can do it your way and make something out of it !

[@PoorVi21century]

Very nice n cool projects. Awesome job.

[@jamesmrwaldi9945]

Soo good ! soo creative ! love them videos !

[@timmc.9478]

After watching your videos for a while now makes me want to try to make something. I'm a tool and die maker and have some great ideas what to make with the sheets in the sheet press you just made and the church I go to want a new bench outside.

[@doreenwatson-read]

Wow, love love love. shower walls, splashbacks, draw frons, window sills, and door panels. bookshelves.

[@eduardoempresario]

hi Friends that table looks like a map, great job¡

[@robinbrooks9915]

You made me smile today. Seeing someone showing wonderful ways to practice the three R's of being green to help reduce pollution instead of just throwing things away is something I love seeing. You have given me an idea for making part of the roof for my shop. I would like to ask one thing have you ever tried melting candy wrappers into your plastics. When I was in the Navy we had massive machines that created large disk by melting all the plastics to include candy wrappers together into large disk about the size of stepping stones. Sadly those just go into landfills.

[@atan7260]

that would make a pretty counter top. looking very nice

[@johnmorales7415]

Thank you for sharing great job!

[@pedropignataro6528]

Wowww!!! That’s incredible! Your builds are constantly going better and better, congrats! I have a doubt about this in particular… how does it behave with impacts? A marble table would definitely break, and this??.. thanks for your awesome videos!

[@bert6419]

Love it guys I really do .

[@della7]

Thanks for your coffee table video. I'm considering using recycled plastic to make the benchtops and cupboards in a campervan. Your coffee table slab would be perfect. Thank you! Della (from Australia)

[@arankthnar]

Sweet! Really sweet!

[@failfurby]

I'll be asleep by premiere time, but looking forward to this!

[@HewnfromtheMountain]

OMG so much work.

[@JABFarm]

It looks like earth from space! Would love one of these in the garage or barn lounge areas haha! Wicked job

[@rubenmereu]

Looks awesome!

[@elly-anneperry9940]

Love the videos! A tool that could be handy is a woodworking plane creates an even surface and maybe easier on the hands.

[@ijcarroll]

Have you guys ever thought of using heat tape a router and aluminum sheets on the top and bottom of your molds ( the molds you really like ) to essentially make a giant one step panini press?

[@jinarose5374]

This actually looks real good, like the Earth. I need a hubby with tools to make this with, lol. I could buy tools myself but I wouldn’t use it much, I could borrow tools perhaps, though i’d need a shed or place to actually work in too, the memories would be sweet too. Rambling. Lol.

[@BrothersMake]

You should definitely give it a go!

[@mahsam6878]

The end look is kinda like the earth :) And I love your channel guys, i wish I were your brother too 😆❤

[@melissasturgis]

It's a good thing to recycle plastic so that it stays out of the ocean and landfill. It looks good to me and keep up the good work.

[@dchall8]

Instead of attaching reinforcing beams underneath, you could build the beams into the original mold using more plywood. Screw down some squares (or rectangles) of wood leaving a beam's width gap between the blocks of wood. When the HDPE is compressed it should fill the trenches left by the gaps between the wood blocks giving you the reinforcement you are looking for. Bring the blocks to about 3cm from the edge of the mold and you should get a reinforced edge on the table as well as the appearance of a much thicker table. And if you know where the legs will go, you could build in mounting blocks for those.

[@carolgomez189]

Beautiful... 👏👏👏

[@zenberryflood]

Absolutely marvelous, that is like my dream coffee table, you guys are so talented with hdpe, and if it wasn’t for you guys I wouldn’t have realized how useful hdpe is to make guitar picks! but I just thought, Could you build an acoustic concert ukulele from HDPE? The neck being made from a different color than the body, of course adding nickel frets, then 4 tuning machines! That would be quite an interesting challenge, I know it’s possible since a ukulele has nylgut strings which cause a lot less tension and if someone can build a HDPE steel string guitar successfully and not have anything bend, then I bet it would work, but if the ukulele HDPE neck is too difficult or nailing in the frets is too hard you could just make an acoustic body for the ukulele neck prebuilt!

[@anniekate76]

I bet they could, injection molded plastic ukuleles have been a thing forever. Making the mold would probably be the hard part.

[@jasond.valentine5931]

Hey guys! I actually work for Octopus!! Im so glad to hear about us here!!

[@BrothersMake]

awesome!

[@mariya5480]

So cool!

[@paoh93lopz]

Amo lo que hacen saludos desde Colombia siguiendo sus pasos con lo que puedo conseguir :)

[@Nemodog]

Very Cool!

[@radcat9473]

Just stumbled upon you guys love the content so far. Very interesting indeed keep evolving tho.

[@uhhok8296]

the way they work with plastic reminds me of the way candy makers handle candy on those heated tables

[@leandrogaldeano7731]

It looks awesome! The shelves in the "plastic library" would look great if they were in fact made of recycled plastic hahaha

[@BrothersMake]

That’s such a great idea!

[@SuperJellicoe]

Hi from Vancouver Island, Canada (west). I was searching for building ideas for croquet mallet heads and found your videos. What an awesome way to make something that is unique each time you melt plastic. This just wild! I can see me dumpster diving aka tip diving in my future. J. A. H. - Just another hobby! And my wife is rolling her eyes as I explained the significance of type 2 plastic. If you have not done so, show us how to build the shredder! Canadian High Five, guys.

[@BrothersMake]

That’s awesome! Happy HDPE hunting!

[@eliasmawishe4558]

Good idea 💡

[@nationwideofficial7201]

Perfect project Experience 👌 ❤

[@BrothersMake]

Very kind of you to say!

[@kujiargisia7877]

You guys still inspire me to do my own. So far all I have are still plastic bottles of one color but my bottlecaps amount is slowly rising. ...and there's also copious amount of bottlecaps/bottles that I'm not sure if they're HDPE or not (as in they lack the recycle symbol with number), I'm keeping those, but not planning to use them yet, at least until my respirator arrives.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Shampoo and douchegel bottles are a great source of of hdpe. They add up quick.

[@anniekate76]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 “shower gel” - in English we have repurposed the French word for shower and it does not mean the same… 😂❤

[@hannahalexander7005]

Elementary school tables good idea

[@mckayalucas8351]

Headboards, patio and bistro tables

[@Sketchy_Dood]

The pattern kinda reminds me of a world map

[@dursenoz5723]

Wawww cool Batik Optik 🙂👍

[@nl8610]

Good jobs brother 👏

[@thithamduong2223]

This table arrived well packaged and on time. kzbin.infoUgkxn94T8Mu1iMnsLCMNOI9srXSsLkI4JXKW Like another reviewer advised, I pulled everything out and made sure everything was included (everything was!). I built it alone and it took me about an hour. The color is great and for the price the lift part works well. As others have mentioned, it’s not the smoothest opening/closing, but it works. The screws do show, but I plan to order white sticker covers if that bothers us too much. Really happy with this table! UPDATE: it’s been over a year since we got this coffee table and we still love it! It gets HEAVY use as our dining table, foot rest, and school desk. Over time, the opening and closing mechanism has gotten smoother. I added a new photo with the white screw cover stickers. They blend in perfectly and make it look a little cleaner. 100% recommend!!!

[@idrissmboli6243]

very interesting !!!

[@12aipom34]

I had a sudden realisation that we got showed your channel about 5 years ago in an assembly at school, I went on to study environment engineering so this is incredibly topical! Was a school in Christchurch so very close to home!

[@BrothersMake]

Twynham by any chance? If so, we both went there!

[@12aipom34]

@@BrothersMake It was indeed, I knew they mentioned something like that! Looking forward to seeing what projects you've got coming!

[@BrothersMake]

Awesome! Thanks 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@TheDistur]

Nice plastic sheet. 👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@AngelJimenez-ps3df]

Very good my friend

[@exodeus7959]

I’m going to bet that somewhere in that shop you have a wood router. I would bet a felt pad with some double sided carpet tape could be used to prevent scratching the plastic surface and a round over bit would make your edging procedure much faster. Really like this project. Thanks guys.

[@Chris_Badger]

Love the quiz 😍

[@davecoates2308]

Damn man. Amazing! Well done!! Have you considered building a larger scale metal ‘hot plate’ (for a lack of a better word). Ie large metal plate/frame with perhaps multiple elements to allow you to melt various large volume batches of plastic?

[@dr.xd_eceptive7792]

Me (suddenly imagination) : what brothers make is doing why they dont make a big table made of recycled hdpe . Visits the channel , sees a plastic tea table. 😂😂😂😍😍😍🔥🔥

[@BrothersMake]

We got you!

[@maximuskruger6591]

So impressive, I love the result. I'm inspired to start creating things with the trash I find and produce. Can you guys make a plastic bed frame?

[@CurtHenderson-th1es]

I have just stumbled onto your content and I am loving this! Im in South Africa, there is a big plastic problem and a huge shortage of power here. As an example, I am in the Eastern Cape, we have load shedding for 2-4 hours at a time for 2-3 times per day, meaning that during load shedding all power is turned off. So doing this in a place like this wouldn't work with the power requirements. I did hear you say however that you only need to achieve 150-180c to get this right. That means that most of the wood based stoves would work to melt down the plastic.

[@carolinehamel5609]

Your solution is the solar oven. I was thinking of making myself a tool shed and gardening in my garden. The price is just ridiculous... Minimum $ 1000 if I buy in store (To earn $1000 with my job, I have to work 2 weeks full time). So, what do I need? (Sorry, I translate from French to English). At the end of my reasoning, I'm pretty sure I'll have to buy some parts, including wood beams, because there is a constraint on the length of the plastic parts (too long, it's curved) But i can do a lot a things for low cost (roof, floor, external recovery). Good news: it already exists in Africa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZy6ooVnf6lka5o At the end of this video, we see the simplest technique, they add sand to the mixture and do not require expensive tools. So you can make parts of different sizes WITHOUT HYDRAULIC PRESS, no need for extruder and possibility to make wooden molds easily be even. By keeping the method as simple as possible, people become able to exchange time for building materials OR money. Purchasing power is decreasing in Canada, for several years, many people have been doing projects themselves. Like furniture with transport pallets. It would be amazing to be able to make bricks or flooring with my neighbors and our recycling. Seriously, I'm going to try this summer behind my house. If you combine this technique with a solar lens (which gives more than 1000 degrees of heat) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXCanivhKicrLc (i don't find this XXL product right now in Canada, juste smaller...) (Or you write on Google : how to build solar oven). kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIqrZpZ3fL6Gabs You can even bake bread with mirrors... www.youtube.com/@neoloco4536/videos Probably lens with mirrors could be very nice and dangerous hahaha. And if you think about it, glass is made with sand, so instead of using fine sand (which is also becoming rare) it would be interesting to make a mixture of plastic and glass. Glass sand like plastic... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWfRdKR7radjY9E For the assembly of the roof dans walls, probably I can use this technique (with tiles 1 foot by 1 foot, or more, and 1 centimeter for thickness) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqLXoIVmrs6ni7s It might be interesting to check what can be produced in terms of quantity of materials versus how long it takes a unit to make. If the plastic and glass is free, or less than wood/metal (wash it, and cut it before using it is not). The solar oven and metal/wood molds are not too (it could be cheap Chinese cake molds). Is it an ecological solution? I do not think that plastic is ecological, even recycled: it ends up degrading and ends up in micro particles (plankton eats plastic, fish eats plankton, big fish eats small fish = human eats fish : same for cows).... If I want to reduce the number of steps as much as possible, It is necessary to provide some molds to make beams without cutting them... Unless you want to cut glass/plastic. It will also be necessary to pay attention to the length of the beams ... We see in this video that 12 feet could bend (curve: really, not sure with this translation!!). kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmiye4CCobmZrMk

[@priscillarodriguez6867]

Super inspired by you guys to start melting some plastic. Thanks for the videos. Would it be possible to place metal reinforcement rods inside when you press the hot plastic?

[@AngelJimenez-ps3df]

Muy bonito 👍 desdé España Madrid

[@MrBoggles]

Entertaining videos!! The sandwich press idea is probably my lightbulb moment here.. great idea for small applications To keep the plastic hot, perhaps look into a 2nd hand candy making heat table.. they’re large enough to handle a substantial amount of material.. and might get up to the temps you’re after.. or at least keep it hot enough to buy you the time you need to stretch/mix and then you can look into melting plastic in a pot en bulk on a stove or electric hot plate and pour into large moulds or pour onto the hot table to create the patterns you want.. (or extrude into a temp controlled pot and keep it molten longer.. depends on what’s more time and energy efficient.) ovens do chew quite a bit of power.. treat the plastic like hot sugar.. just a thought.. Also creating the moulds out of metal and heating them (perhaps with hot water) might also assist in easier shaping.. but then you’re starting to raise energy demands and material costs..

[@stineke3021]

Super!

[@mikefreitas1331]

Hi Bros, great video. Has i went thru the vid i remenber to make some kind of tile, roof covering, wall covering sheets, etc... I just build a container workshop for wood hollow boards and want to recicle as much as i can. Thanks Guys

[@leangxd]

such an astonishing piece of furniture thank you)) you could also think about reinforcing your crafts with internal metal rods or mesh to make them sturdier and reduce the use of raw materials

[@mattt4853]

Thought on the oven tray capacity. You could use an oven roaster. They are deep and some have large, removable trays. And you can easily set the temp.

[@anneyounger7894]

I love the result! I immediately thought, "What if you made a chair?" Obviously a thicker sheet would be best. But when the flat sheet was done, reheat it at the halfway mark and bend it to 90 degrees. I think you could build a heater similar to the panini press but it would be a narrow band about 4 inches wide and as long as the sheet is wide. (4" x 24") Anyway, you could also make benches and stools with thicker sheets, and maybe even a skateboard deck?

[@BrothersMake]

Great ideas, we'll add them to the list for sure!

[@RAMCHOram]

Since you are doing something eco-friendly, it should be a more energy-saving process. I wonder if a big-sized mirror-surfaced satellite dish can be used to melt plastic at least for the initial process by using direct sunlight? Incredible videos, thanks. I wish I would have a workplace like you guys.

[@destroythehuman3380]

Would love to see a recreation of a famous furniture piece but the main bulk replaced by the recycled plastic but still has some of the other features to keep it looking similar. Something simple looking but not easy like an Artek chair.

[@abubkerali4798]

love it from Ethiopia

[@battleshippotemkin560]

Класс, вы большие молодцы! Привет вам из Донецка!

[@TylerFlinn]

Excellent video. I was thinking about how you may be able to get around acquiring another oven to amke thicker panels. Could you make another mass of melted plastic, dump that on top of the first panel and then press that? It wouldn't save any time for one panel but you may be able to make several smaller panels to line the bottome of the mould and then basically fuese them together. Just a thought.

[@JacobAlheid]

You should build a hopper fed set of insulated heated rollers to soften and heat the hdpe in a couple stages and compress the plastic removing air into a single continuous sheet which can then be stored in a large warming oven, rolled, or stacked, or folded for various designs. If you have a large enough warming oven you could store the mold in there while processing the plastic and load the plastic straight in. So really two projects: A large well insulated oven with heater and thermostat to keep the hdpe

[@JacobAlheid]

Two 4x8 vacuum panels (good to 1000F+), a 12" gap, a wire mesh floor to raise the work piece off the insulation and gap the heat elements, insulation/structure around the sides with a door at one end, and you could keep warm/soft and have a dozen 2"x4"x8' plastic beam molds production style regardless of how you process the plastic

[@AlishaN-yh5nf]

That was verry nice and lovely to see I chalenge you to make a kids play house you can make the beems and walls easy now its just to shape and cut it puting tour bilding skills to the test♡ think it would be the first long lasting play house made from recycled plastick so not adding to the plastick out there or in land fill becuse shouldn't brak easy as other plastick ones!

[@rrhodes75rr]

I really appreciate what y'all do an want to do things such as repurpose plastic at my home. Since our town doesn't recycle ♻️. How can I shred my plastics I can find machines

[@kyronnewbury]

"Proper sheet press machines cost tens of thousands of pounds" **Uses plywood with also costs that much** Great video as always!

[@BrothersMake]

😂😂😂😂

[@Adherences]

super cool bravo

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@Hohor6153]

As a tip; make an big electric oven for that projects. Some peoples on youtube can melt copper in handmade electric kiln. Why you two could't make worse piece of equipment. And if you make bigger sheets and this press not enough for that maybe you could run over the mold with a car or truck for big area pressuring.

[@keraatkins7833]

Fantastic results have you considered making a mattress frame from plastic?

[@justcraziii]

Any thoughts on a different technique using a conventional oven and dumping all your plastic into a large steel baking sheet then another to squish from above and using scrap steel (brake rotors example) to weigh down the top pan. You'll need to add stops to keep the pan from squeezing it all out. Large batch will need long melt times to ensure even melting and lower temperature to prevent burning.