New Stool from Old Trash

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This is our largest HDPE casting so far! This stool took up 2.1kg of HDPE (which would have made nearly 200 HDPE pens!). We have been experimenting with methods of keeping larger amounts of plastic hot at once and we've found that using both a panini press/sandwich toaster along with a small toaster oven with a deeper oven tray works great! We have also recently switched from using greaseproof paper to these teflon baking sheets, which cause significantly less headaches!
One thing we are still researching are gloves. We have tried numerous pairs, but it's hard to find a good balance between 1) thermal protection, 2) dexterity, and 3) a glove material that the plastic will not stick too. There have been a couple of times where a some of the hot HDPE will get stuck on our gloves and you have to take them off very quickly to avoid burning! If you guys have come across anything that could work then let us know in the comments below!
The woodworking portion of this video is based off of Steve Ramsey's basic shop stool video: • Shop Stool: Build your... Steve does a great job of showing how to build a super strong stool with readily accessible materials like pine 2x2s. Check out his video if you want ` step by step guide on how to make one!
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[@user-fl7kg6tu1f]

i always look forward to coming to this gentleman everyday

[@0Edm0]

I like this video because they carefully keeping all the scraped plastic while finishing the product.

[@ag-fn7ze]

They do that every video

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for watching! We just wanted to quickly mention that we started this project prior to the global Covid-19 pandemic so Jonny and I were able to spend time in the workshop together. Since we were unable to finish it together, we decided to upload this one without voiceover. This will be the same for the next few videos that we release until we are able to be back working together again. We’re super interested to hear what you think of this style of video - it would really help to know. Comment below! Stay safe everyone! M&J

[@nawra.a.a]

It's so heartwarming to see you gathering for a good cause. I hoope that doesn't affect any of you in any way. Also, may I know why wasn't shredding used instead of melting and joining repeatedly?

[@BrothersMake]

Nawraa Abbas Ali HDPE is non-toxic so it won’t affect you in any way. That’s why it’s used for milk bottles and other plastic food packaging. Shredding wasn’t used because we don’t currently have a plastic shredder!

[@lilliambaezmakeup]

I actually really like the style, is very easy to understand the process and if we have questions im sure you will help! So is a thumbs up!

[@hamonalbandyan3045]

I do the same thing in Armenia. You can try to make something biger, like table. Only together it is easy to sell. Keep going!!! I do good job. Also change the lumber to metalic. It must be forniture for out side.

[@ELVENGADOR858]

We are in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic and are interested to begin an industry of this, can you give us advisory . Please contact us [e-mail]

[@liag5894]

I really love u guys work and appreciate so much the information you provide in the description! Stay safe and thank you for the inspiration 💙💙

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for reading the whole description! Not everyone does 😂🖤

[@barbjalcorn]

Omg I sooo want a set of 4 of these stools, crazy for them! Great job guys ❤️🇦🇺

[@LHG86]

Wow, very impressive home recycling system. Labor intensive but anything worth anything in life takes time. You guys are saving the planet one cap at a time and hopefully starting a new trend. Thank you. I’m subscribed now.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks for watching and for your support!

[@seanpatterson1609]

That was very labor intensive. Nice build. Thanks for sharing.

[@BrothersMake]

HDPE work always takes a little longer but worth the effort to see that awesome marbling. Thanks for watching

[@l.mccarty3681]

awesome! had Been making multiple sized blanks in various color combos with the intention of finding one that was best suited for making a stool or larger scale project. However, it turns out that Pandemics seem to really deplete you of any artistic voracity, especially when you work in the Nursing field. But BIG THANKS TO YOU BOTH!! Because you have just re-inspired me to start up on my plastic melting endeavors again!!! your content has been a good source of inspiration, in a time where it's hard to find anything that helps motivate you! So again I thank you!

[@BrothersMake]

Love this comment 🖤 we’re so glad you have been inspired by what we do. Please tag us in anything you make - we’d love to see!

[@l.mccarty3681]

will do! stay safe guys! much love

[@tommysdiy582]

Your videos are inspiring to say the least. I love what you guys do and why you do it.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you Tommy!

[@KIRANSINGH-iy4mf]

You guys are doing great job

[@JoseAlves-lg2gb]

Ficou otimo e a reciclagem é o mais importante 👏👏 nota 1000 .

[@lilliambaezmakeup]

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this process!

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! You’re very welcome

[@sissypegram7224]

I love to watch you guys make things

[@AndyCPugh]

It looks like it's a fabric covered stool. Yet it's rigid and hard-wearing. I love that you've kept all the waste!

[@BrothersMake]

It does! Thanks Andy, we plan to use it in a future build!

[@leleca1976]

Incredible!!!!! Amazing project...Love it!

[@Chris_Badger]

Beautiful job Brothers!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks mate!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Turned out great guys! 😃👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Fred!

[@islanzadi1]

Great thing you guys have going there. Keep going

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@Krishna-jc6xo]

That board is a work of art! 😯 Wow

[@christianbonneau5375]

Super idée de récup ! Bravo !

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@fabiannfl]

Nice, smart and simple things with a very good optimization great job I congratulate you

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@affordabledesertliving3487]

Stunning! Absolutely stunning!

[@chiedzasoza9325]

Absolutely fantastic !!!

[@lorilange8654]

Wow how beautiful the stool is !!! Fantastic job!! I just subscribed..Love these ideas to recycle plastics..

[@booyaa1851]

Nice job fellas👍. We have began the slowly start saving all our lids now

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Mark 😊 buzzing to see what you come up with!

Notable!!! Buenísimo. Saludos desde Uruguay. Súper Like

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you! 😊

[@CTCTraining1]

Great build ... and so pleased to see you were saving the plastic waste for future projects. Would have been good to have hidden fixings for the top. Next time perhaps?

[@BrothersMake]

We actually chose to go through the top because we like the look of the bolts showing through. But you could use threaded inserts if you prefer to have them hidden ☺️

[@RandomReviewer27]

Very inspiring, thank you brothers.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@Kyrie-px5tm]

Thank you for this beautiful video and inspiring idea

[@ashaalobin2410]

Wow amazing very. Beautiful and. Hard work👏👍thanks

[@marko176schneider5]

Super Video.Danke!

[@wayward_dom6865]

Been looking forward to this video and I wasn't disappointed. Great job fellas 👍😁 ♻️♻️

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Dom! Always love seeing your HDPE work too!

[@wayward_dom6865]

@@BrothersMake I will be making a similar press one day. Totally going to steal your idea though 😁😮.

[@BrothersMake]

Buzzing to see it!

[@henrrypulido2354]

gran trabajo, ese aspecto imitación mármol es wow excelente. saludos

[@kanakendukarmakar6816]

What a beautiful stool you make with plastic. Omg. It looks better than wooden i think. It's amazing. I need to try this for the table. Great

[@Izaboooo]

beautiful artwork!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@cooldonlapat]

👍👍👍so good , I love the way you do and it’s wonderful.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@monkeyman6292]

Great video guys 👍🏻👍🏻

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks mate

[@JohnMadeit]

Awesome. It turned out great. Cant wait to see what else you do with hdpe

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks John! Should have another HDPE upload for you next week!

[@HueyLionsheart]

Yes lads! That's a great looking stool and yes, you've cracked the larger amounts of 'melt'. How about using welders silicone spray on those red rubberised gloves you have, I'm fairly sure that would work. Video was brilliant even without voiceover and enough information contained in it to explain what was going on. Top work fellas! Stay safe 😁👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks man! Since our pen video, we’ve tried to avoid silicone spray as it can cause delamination issues if it mixes in with the plastic. That’s definitely an interesting idea though! Just ordered AOTHER pair of gloves so we’ll see how these ones fair! Thanks for the feedback 👍🏼👍🏼

[@AverageJoesJoinery]

Great project lads!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Joe!

[@wandilegezane8063]

Very creative and beautiful.

[@rupamsharma6065]

great work bro👌👏

[@TheBeowulf55]

That pattern came out great! Could even add some drawers/shelf and make a nightstand/sidetable

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! ☺️☺️

[@thokchomgopal3355]

Speechless. Amazing.

[@BrothersMake]

Very kind words!

[@astridahlupiya7690]

You are so creative I like the spirit

[@RavenVargas27]

Wow beautiful I love this it looks like multi color marble

[@user-hi4sf2uj8w]

... отличная работа, получилась красивая табуретка, из такого-же материала можно будет изготавливать и рукоятки для ножей!!!

[@Gambiartes]

Eu simplesmente amei.....ficou show...parabéns....

[@Maqelepone]

We just see chairs, never have I ever thought how much work and love go into making one chair.....👌❤️

[@BrothersMake]

☺️🤍

[@mohamedhamed7532]

Such a great idea 👍

[@GREENTAGCrafts]

Great job! keep it up

[@donny_bahama]

I am blown away by this! Absolutely BRILLIANT! Props to you guys for the innovative ways you’ve found for upcycling what would otherwise end up in landfills - or worse yet, the ocean. If you could get your hands on plastic that’s been cleaned from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, you’d have an unlimited supply. Then maybe you could sell sheets/blocks/planks of the stuff that people could use as stock for various projects. (A desk using this stuff for the desktop and drawer fronts would be AMAZING! I wonder if there’s an efficient way to process the plastic in larger quantities? Maybe a large metal barrel with some sort of stirring device? And a vibrating device or a motor to spin it really fast to get the bubbles out?

[@v_d_key6241]

Superb work

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!!

[@DPC037]

That looks simply awesome :) Wish I had a workshop and tools so I could make one.

[@BrothersMake]

Cheers Daniel!

[@imadetv6842]

briliant!! im from Indonesia (the largest plastic trash country in the world) this video inspired me how recycling plastic

[@stephaniewerst7450]

wonderful work

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@frankhanna6745]

Thanks guys you are a constant inspiration and a great source of knowledge and ideas as I'm building my own HDPE workshop right now. I like this video style as well but since I'm trying to make similar stuff myself I prefer the vids with more explanation. Sadly I don't have the type of tools you guys are using. I have to do it way simpler but I've built a similar press and a lathe myself which is also a very fun and interesting thing to do. The stool looks great, also nice woodworking 👍🏻 but why did you have to take of that much material again? Looked like you took of 1kg of the two you started with. Which gloves your using exactly? I've got welding gloves made from leather but the plastic sticks like hell on them.

[@BrothersMake]

That’s awesome! Would love to hear more about your HDPE workshop? Plans? Tools? Thanks for the feedback on the video style. We will definitely be going back to the normal voiceover style ones when we’re back to normal but for now it feels good to be able to get content out that you guys enjoy watching still. The reason we had to plane so much off is to (1) get it perfectly flat (not critical, but it helps) but more importantly (2) to reveal the marbling on the top surface. The colours when it comes out of the press is nice, but you can’t see the marbled effect. It doesn’t look like a lot but it’s probably only about 100g worth or so. We have tried so many gloves! The leather ones are indeed a pain. We’ve just ordered some silicone based oven mitts but with individual fingers so hopefully there’s enough dexterity in there to make them useful. Time will tell! Thanks for your continued support and good luck with your HDPE projects!

[@bhumi463]

@@BrothersMake Hey, could please do a durability tests of tiles, tables, long polywoods V/S regular ones that you have made out of plastic waste?? It's a humble request....🙏🙏😍😍🙏

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That was built sturdy and will last for years. I liked the press you made for the HDPE. Great job 👍

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks bud!

[@abdulnajibhadjimannan5243]

This would be a suit idea for my thesis, since I will be making push-ups grips made of recycled materials specifically plastics. Thanks for this.

[@rafaelgr1557]

Muy interesante el video, es increible como se aprovechan los plasticos en otros productos.

[@gustiaspianur8809]

brilliant idea

[@andrewwelsh9192]

absolutely love your stool, sham though when you drilled into that nice top. perhaps you could have used threaded inserts and fixed from underneath. Keep up the cool ideas Guys. Andrew

[@BrothersMake]

We did consider threaded inserts but really like the contrast of the stainless hardware against the crazy pattern. Thanks for watching!

[@user-ln5zu3hm3k]

I love the 💡 idea

[@davetv4705]

Nice job!

[@ping170]

Gorgeous !

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@AllinOneAnanya]

Super idea💡💡💡

[@NiffirgkcaJ]

It's so beautiful, it looks just like marble~

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice work Guys 👍 😊

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!!

[@porschadominguez8262]

Awesome Sauce!

[@lareesaford6135]

Love the mustard bottle 🤣 This was an awesome Kraft! 🤣

[@BrothersMake]

Haha it make such a good glue bottle! Thanks 😊

[@imanegherib4687]

God bless you my friend...

[@annonymous1273]

This just beats me, not only constructing a quality product, but a quality video at the same time. Like, the time involved in putting a video together, let alone the time to get your workshop together, the knowledge of tools needed, how to professionally use those tools, being able to afford a workshop space and a house, while working a 9-5 job, and keeping the house and facilities tidy - was that second person the slave/ executive personal assistant? Where do you fit in time to go dating or for your children - a video like this would take me years to produce something even half as good So, yeah, I get inspired on different levels when I see these types of shared DYI videos

[@muhammadrobby4428]

Cool. 😍 Good job man. 🖒🖒🖒

[@TheGolman22]

They are great ❤❤❤❤

[@daurenbekbaimusa2753]

Good job!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@jardimurbanogarden]

simply amazing. Happy birthday.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! Not our birthday though 😂

[@ramoncevallos2517]

Las plancha plásticas un negocio estupendo. Felicitaciones.

[@maryhairy1]

Stunning!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Mary!

[@mohammedhagi5000]

Great innovation, well worthed time.

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@kimvaughan2140]

So cooooooooool guys. This 61 yo granny is going to try it out too! I love it!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks Kim, that's awesome! We'd love to see what you make, be sure to send us a pic 😊

[@JillPickle416]

If that is not the coolest thing ever! I love it!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks so much Jill!

[@sundarAKintelart]

Love it. Very beautiful..

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@momstheword11]

I want to do enough opaque panels for a small greenhouse. Thanks for this. It really helped me learn how I will make the panels. Liked and subbed.

[@BrothersMake]

That would be awesome, be sure to send us a picture when you finish!

[@momstheword11]

@@BrothersMake I will.

[@momstheword11]

@@BrothersMake Can I just put the tray w plastic caps and baking paper in my oven around 170F? I have a portable oven I was going to use but this would be easier. What temp did you use? Did it ruin your oven? No fumes? I know you don't want to give advice, just asking, again thanks!

[@BrothersMake]

Always happy to give advice. We don’t suggest using an oven that you intend to use for food again after. If plastic comes off the tray it will stick to the inside of the oven and then burn when you raise the temperature for normal cooking. The max temp you want to go to is 180C (350F) but we tend to keep It around 150C (300F). Higher that 180C and it will burn and give off fumes. Lower and that and you’ll have no fumes at all 👍🏽

[@elhag122]

Very very wonderful

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks very much!

[@chineseandindonesiacooking2607]

Good Job thanks aloft for your sharing I love it ❣️❣️

[@norbertolopez8907]

Muy buen trabajo 👏👏

[@celestteazulee95]

Nice job Boys❤

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@Techpatakha]

Hey You guys doing a great and best utilization of this waste. keep on going

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks so much 😊

[@andycastellanos7065]

Very pretty 👍 and unique!!!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@andycastellanos7065]

@@BrothersMake nothing to thank for love, I thanks so much to you both, for recicle and make so pretty things..I wish more people do it..

[@BrothersMake]

So do we!

[@jayanthaarachchige399]

So beautiful

[@BrothersMake]

Thank you!

[@henryecheverria239]

Gracias felicitaciones y siempre adelante

[@kangdeveloper82]

nice job dudes!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! 🤙🏼

[@moacirantonioesquevani4104]

This is a grant work very good .

[@smangandwandwe5761]

Wow it's magnificent

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@xavery7842]

I'm very jealous of all the tools. I think that's very cool as I want to try and do that sort of thing myself. The only thing is having the screws visible on the finished surface. I would recommend placing the heads of the screws inside the plastic by adding a small spacer inside and holes in the second part of the mold. You can put the nut on to hold them firmly into place. That or there are many types of threaded inserts used for wood. I used to do rotational molding and used a Hillman 3 pronged tee nut. That would work best but, be sure you have them facing the right direction.

[@BrothersMake]

We actually liked having them visible from the top on this, but they're some good ideas if that's the look you were going for!

[@melissacasey9233]

Love the stool! I’d be interested in finding a way to forgo the timber & replace it with even more recycled material, just found you guys & loving the content 👌🏼

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks! We liked the contrast in the two materials

[@buckmcdaniel8631]

If you are able to make the top, could you not also make plastic boards as well? The plastic can be cut and milled in much the same way as the boards.

[@srinivasulujogi9700]

Very nice work may God bless you

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@PavelK77]

Very nice!

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@jatwangismyname900]

Beautiful.

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!

[@abstrakchanel4074]

It's beautiful, i like this

[@BrothersMake]

Thanks!!