Precious Plastic - Build a PRO sheetpress machine and make sheets (part 3.7)

[@OneArmyVideos]

Hi. We've made starterkits to setup a fully equipped Sheeptress workspace yourself to make sheets. You can DIY and make the machines yourself or BUY a kit to make it easier. preciousplastic.com/starterkits/overview.html Up to you, we are happy either way. More people recycling plastic! :)

[@ayaammembe7294]

Hi guys i want more deitail about your machine . And also i want know if you can sport to africa pleasse answer me My email is. [e-mail]

[@hipopo9951]

Thank you. Good job 👍👍

[@nfartspace]

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[@azminor3691]

How to buy these machines? I'm from Malaysia

[@gracemin3675]

Hi! I’m trying to produce one in Los Angeles I’ve shopped around to a bunch of different places and tried to get in contact with the Portland branch of precious plastics but cannot find anyone who is responding. Space is there any chance that I could message someone to find out about a starter kit I’ve already signed in and got a Patreon account supporting but not sure how to expedite this process

[@dougalexander7204]

Much respect for what you have done and what you are going to do. As well, great opportunities for young people to think for themselves and build.

[@RICHARDLUKENBACH]

compression compression as is with low heat no shredding or sorting keep it simple. like use steel compression equipment. sheets, bricks boards, etc. keeping smell lower. better then wood or steel. fill plastic bottles with water use for watering gardens not drinking.

[@ljsan858]

Doing good job... giving knowledge to every one

[@r_guru_tn57]

Really your are the best youtuber for this world, because easy steps and easy way to learn, best of luck brother

[@TheAvenok]

Have you ever tried to make a sheet of transparent PET bottles? I have an idea to make a Drumshield using PET bottles, but I haven`t a press. It would be interesting to know whether it is possible. I think if you make a transparent PET sheet it would be useful for the wide audience.

[@TheAvenok]

@3Djoin thank you!

[@truetech4158]

That is a beast of a structure. A proper item indeed. Was thinking though, how could such a groovy task as flattening sheets from chips be achieved with different approaches. The entire frame could be not even needed, if to be working on a seriously flat floor level, with a heater of a metal plate with DIY made heat coils to save most of the cost, and some weight in the form of bricks or anything perhaps lowered and raised and moved attached to a skid moving hydraulic pump cart that most factories have for shipping reasons, or with a bottle jack, or just adding bricks by hand then removing them if not many sheets are being made at one time, that would be a cheap way to apply the heat and the weight. Another idea that comes to mind would be to use a series of torch nozzles on pipes that fire flames onto the metal press plate, controlled with a heatscope/thermometer/thermistor to not over or underdo the melting. However, that sheetpress structural framework you developed shown in the presentation does seem like a premium way to go!

[@hansdegroot8549]

You shouldn't want to work on the floor. Your back (health) is more precious than anything in the world.

[@lolwtnick4362]

lol ever try to peel it off the floor? it would seriously ruin any stone floor heating plastic that hot and the cooling.

[@truetech4158]

@@lolwtnick4362 It could involve treating the area of the floor with coating of a release agent, are you suggesting that the level of heat causes stone to deform, or the adhesion factor?

[@cuzimcute00]

If you want to work on a smaller cheaper scale, you could always use a heat press or industrial panini maker. Both are fairly inexpensive compared to building an entire press of that size. (You can get a 15" x 15" heat press at walmart for around $200.) 🙂

[@brainwavevids7344]

I don't see why to do away with the frame, I wouldn't want to see warping later on from that but- in a physics textbook with ideal conditions I'm pretty sure you're right it would work just with weight stacked onto a rigid plate. As for heating it with flames I actually agree that it would end up being a lot cheaper for most people to do unless you could get a renewable source to power battery bank (a huge one) and use transformers to feed the 15kW it needs. I work in controls and when I'm able to invest in my own project involving running a 1m x 1m sheet press- I am planning on getting a thick steel plate or even backing the steel with ceramic. I want to create a "thermal reservoir' that can be heated and cooled slowly to keep it within zones the plastic wants to be, and even out the heating across the surface. Indeed, I think you would be able to easily wire an adequate precision thermostat, to a solenoid controlling a reasonably precise heater burning propane or something else. It's a tough cost benefit analysis but I think achieving the heating would cost less to do with combustion unless you are operating the press for a long time.

[@MehmetBoysal]

More power to you guys, what you do is great. Thanks for sharing in deed!

[@StanleyKubick1]

*indeed

[@mikeciappetta300]

Definitely some mind blowing stuff here, I already know what I'm going to do!🤯 Similar but opposite, pretty groovy stuff really...😲

[@johnc_]

Would it be realistic to make a 2x1m press? This would be a much more practical size for things like office desks, which could be popular with companies who are interested in sustainability etc

[@tomkochtitzky174]

🤔

[@marijakrek]

show the picture! i seems interestng

[@stickhillfarm]

Could be easily done from same schematics, basically doubling. Roller bearings on lower table would assist keeping table level. Dual jacks could be synched with simple 2 prong lever to 1 handle.

[@jasonknight5781]

Totally possible, many people around the world are trying, we will most probs release a Sheetpress Pro, once we have got some feedback and seen some hacks on this one

[@eugenetswong]

a 2x1m sheet would be great. You could make a sled and a boat.

[@DirtCheapMeals]

The MacSquash Box: 3 Home Depot orange buckets 2 12x16 black metal pegboards Various length nails Phase 1: Building the machine 1. Flip over a bucket, place pegboard on bottom, hammer nails through holes 2. Flip over another bucket, hammer nails through, remove nails, flip bucket back over, insert nails through bottom, so nails are hanging down. 3. Place first bucket on cement floor, so nails are facing upwards 4. Place plastic in the bucket 5. Place second bucket on top of plastic, so plastic is between two beds of nails 6. Place third untouched bucket into second bucket 7. Fill this bucket with plastic. 8. Now the fun begins: Pick up 50 lbs kettle bell weight and being smashing plastic in top bucket. At the same time, the plastic between the first two buckets will get punctured all over the place. After awhile, rotate all the plastic. Eventually you'll have lots of moderately processed and "shredded" plastic. Phase 2: Melting the plastic 1. Remove plastic from all buckets 2. Squeeze plastic between two metal pegboards. 3. Hit with array of 8x11 Fresnel lenses 4. Mold tacky plastic into pickets for a picket fence Sell pickets. Free plastic, "free" energy (your muscles, the earth, the nails), free pickets.

[@DirtCheapMeals]

2.0... Coming soon!

[@lolwtnick4362]

did u do this? its an extreme waste of time and inefficient.

[@DirtCheapMeals]

@@lolwtnick4362 Yes, but I've since modified it a little: All nails are smooth, otherwise the plastic is hard to remove. Then, chop up the plastic into pieces big enough to fit in the picket fence mold. Line the mold with heavy duty duct tape. Line the duct tape with plastic bags. Lay in the chopped up stiff plastic. Pour in an epoxy to hold everything together. Press together. So, no need to heat. The plastic was already melted into its form, so why heat again? Conclusion: Far less time, no Fresnel lens needed. It seems like we could reuse so much plastic to make 2x4s or pickets.

[@plasticrecyclinginnepal8911]

I like the guy first I was not sure he could be best and very clear love and support your team work

[@bonguy3461]

the smooder the surface ! hes back

[@heshamhassan1201]

You guys made a very useful job and excellent information and I am really want to do something like to built some school desks for much needed countries, thanks

[@wladisc605]

Замечательно! Всё доступно и просто! Молодцы!!!

[@adamkrasneski3679]

Beyond my capabilities, but maybe inspirational. The car jack is something most people can get and use.

[@vicaguilarn]

wow! Is like heaven that place! thanks

[@babitanayak7367]

Mold design is 👌👌👌👌 I like ur tool room.

[@link12313]

Rather then a bunch of of tiny cartridge heaters you could use the heating element from an oven. It would require a redesign but would greatly cut down on costs.

[@patrickbodine6010]

How do/can I process pulverized polypropylene? I have a couple of tons awaiting my attention. Please advise. Thank you!🙂👍

[@lukasludwig8121]

Great work, keep it up! ;) I'm thinking about building one of these machines (with some friends). Since our products will be all day outside in the sun, I want the sheets to be uv-resistant. I know that uv-resistance is typically achieved by adding carbon black to the plastic, so using only carbon black shredded plastic will make the sheets uv resistant. But could you please tell me a way (the simpler the better) to make COLORED sheets that are uv-resistant? Maybe by adding uv-stabilizers during the melting process, what sould be tricky, since mixing the uv-stabilizers with the plastic pellets is not that easy I guess? Are there better ways? Thank you very much in advance :) Lukas

[@scottickes284]

Might want to use something to stabilize it like a 2 piston or more tandem Jack if you figure out the mechanics of it .Great work keep up the video's

[@MrRayCK]

Nice to see a skilled worker making things. A little thought on this concept: wouldn't it be better if you place the heaters under the plate and the press above? Heat rises up and gravity helps you press it down.

[@gulshansinghatwal4595]

Are u marketing this machine how can we get this in india what will be price

[@lolwtnick4362]

doesn't matter. it presses and heats. then you put it on a cooldown plate. if you think your idea is better, then let's see what you got? ideas mean nothing without action

[@NoFutureForG0uda]

@@lolwtnick4362 bruh that's a little agressive, his comment was constructive, hope you cooled down since then

[@ياسرالسمحي]

انت شخص عظيم وما تقدمه لنا أعظم

[@Casper.USMC72]

Great plan for recycling if you have a complete machinists shop. Thanks.

[@marko176schneider5]

Super Video.Danke!

[@aion2177]

Very cool idea😊

[@BikesGarage]

Thanks for sharing this informative and useful video

[@mohamedabdulaziz810]

Hello. How did you come up with the mathematics of this precious sheet press? In other words what formulas did you use to come up with the length, width, thickness, stresses, moments and even the angles ? what was the starting point of these calculations? Did you base it on the load of the shredded plastics or by the length and width of sheets you make?

[@thomasthrift349]

Very good information

[@ioooo4943]

Good working,Thanks.

[@tssteelx]

I think for you next video you might want to make a basic sheet metal bender. I get your trying to make it cost affordable but dam. You could use one.

[@alexchad98]

Nice.......guys from here Uganda

[@TheAbJGarage]

well done! thank you for sharing

[@lightdark00]

You should use a heat compound between the aluminum blocks and sheet as well.

[@ИгорьНизгурецкий]

Hi! I am faced with the problem of sticking to the table. Can you advise what substance to lubricate the surface with?

[@lightdark00]

@@ИгорьНизгурецкий Don't stick your body on the table, and you won't stick to it! 😊 I'm just messing with you Igor. Really though, a light covering of a high heat silicon lubricant could help.

[@rajat9457]

Can you built a machine that makes polyester fiber from shredded plastic pieces.

[@hiRafia]

Always dazzle us thanks for the valuable information

[@meiteikiongboi1669]

Please show more details like circuit diagram, making process etc.

[@stmichaelonukwue7266]

Wow... List out the electronic component .... And the diagram of how to fixed it together

[@faizanaarbiYT]

Please make video about acrylic 1 inches thik sheet, and it's material to be use

[@vidadechoi]

Thanks for sharing way to build machine, I hope I can make it really.

[@drsam4586]

Can u make press for plastic bag, films,chips pkt and various plastic that couldn't be recycled.

[@planecrazyish]

Brilliant work!

[@NateHaleMusic]

Can you make clear panels for building a greenhouse? If you can, do you need to add something to the mix to make it UV resistance so it won’t get brittle and break down in the sun?

[@marceloporello9371]

gracias amigos por compartir sus conocimientos

[@baudouinsuni259]

Whooooooooooo verry good

[@jordang2380]

This is it right here! The future is plastic.

[@arjunamaximo]

13.37 error message. The rest, perfect as always

[@entertainmentandknowledg5658]

Your awesome guys keep up the good work....

[@henrychan9996]

Impresionante!! Buen trabajo!

[@ferozalipremani3825]

Will give comosstrive price online at Karachi Pakistan. Give details how much electry power require whst how much electry kv. This is made of which country. How many sheets per hour made. Etc with details. Thanx

[@crapisnice]

you can make fiber reinforced honeycomb cores with this

[@zanemaingot9690]

Hi! i love the idea of recycling plastics! and i want to implement it into the crafts i make, i was wondering if you would be able to share any tips on polishing plastic to a high shine and gloss, it would be so helpful

[@jasonknight5781]

make them from PS, comes out like glass

[@mustafahalukyilmaz102]

It would be awesome if a natural gas powered version of this sheet press was also designed. Because Electricity is very costly compared to natural gas in Turkey. I saw that natural gas powered sheet press on instagram once. But i couldnt see again.

[@allhopeabandon7831]

Natural gas gives a more even heat as well...was thinking the same thing. I want to produce something similar to what these guys are making for the construction industry. The product I want to make sells for $240 - $300 usd. About $8 worth of HDPE...

[@gkmurugesh7859]

I like your work brother's

[@MrRus2810]

Wow, this is amazing!👍

[@ismailbengalla6940]

how much labor and electricity does that need for one sheet ? is it economically efficeint?

[@miketurany2082]

I just got one word to say. That was cool an awesome🙄

[@eduardodcon]

Amazing project 👏👏👏

[@rodrigoaraya3992]

Muy buena idea y trabajo. Felicitaciones!!!

[@nicklaspedersen7081]

Maybe you should try yo use ceramic og infrared heaters like the ones used in thermoformming, maybe even use old "oven" from discarded machines, or contact some buisnesses who work with thermoforming to get som kind of work relationship, if you can give them positive pr. and even material to form, then they might help getting the right heaters or ovens 👍 You could then get "ovens" in a wide variety in size, with the opportunity of industry standards.

[@ZahidHasan-ww4ts]

You could use ac silicone heated beds to do the task easily.

[@ahosie]

Got a link to one that will maintain 250 celcius for hours on end?

[@paulmaydaynight9925]

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[@rowdynani3022]

Super👌

[@OAbbas]

thanks for the sharing

[@okooalex]

Thank you for the fantastic projects can you make for me the beams from plastic blended with lake sand (plastic -sand bars), using different ratio of the mixture, the first beam should have 20 percent plastic and 80 percent lake sand, the second beam 30 percent plastic and 70 percent lake sand, third beam 35 percent plastic and 65 percent lake sand, fourth beam 40 percent plastic and 60 percent lake sand, each beam should be of length about 2 meters and diameter 12 millimeters.

[@mustaphaben2921]

Can I use this method to make PVC board?

[@PavelK77]

Very good!

[@hansvand5848]

Muchmuch thankyou 🙂👍👍👍👍

[@albertojuarez7870]

Three questions Do you manufacture the machines to sell? What is the price of this video? Do you ship to Honduras?

[@teametesfay7592]

I like your works. Keep it up. Can you help me on plastic water bottles recycling like this.

[@elizabethrodriguezbarreto7937]

Thanks so much.

[@ranggasaputra7184]

amazing, but very easy if the pressure on top

[@domeBonilla]

What kind of plastic do you guys require to do this? Is it possible to mix plastic types?

[@SaiSai-bd5ts]

Brilliant 👌

[@imkraft]

Hello, any easy ways to keep this beast onto a MONOPHASE source ?

[@pareesitue-se1010]

É possível fabricar essas placas na espessura que quiser?

[@joshctaylor]

The sheets look quite thick - is it possible to make thinner ones for vacuum forming?

[@ИгорьНизгурецкий]

this question is also interesting

[@eliasmawishe4558]

Thanks sir

[@si8302]

Muy buena máquina.. Cuanto cuesta..? En Dolares..

[@muwomyamusisi2429]

So great.i wish to do such

[@sefaspeetahsambou9115]

Hi Dave can some one use a heat press machine for make tee shirt print, to modify and make a plastic sheet press..?

[@ProjectWolve]

thats pretty cool

[@gilberthmoralesl699]

Excelente te felicito muy buenas ideas

[@kywilliams31]

Did you make the aluminum sheets from recycle cans that you’ve melted?

[@aaronrice5988]

Great video. This looks like it would be a pretty expensive build. How much would materials cost for this project?

[@JessicaRyan7of9]

wicked idea.

[@kelvinmapalo21]

Did you use binding compound on the plastics you used?

[@tomkochtitzky174]

Amazing! Can it make filament for my 3d printer?

[@stickhillfarm]

There is a filament maker company in Vermont USA filabot.com

[@MrFixel112]

There is also an extruder from PreciousPlastic. Just visit the website and have a look at the different machines.

[@kiranwaichal194]

It is to good

[@pedroj.ramirez5949]

Hello! Nice design, but too much cartridge heaters!! It could be replaced with about 8 units strip heater. More cheap.

[@lightdark00]

How do you guarantee even pressure on all four corners that result in even thickness?

[@jacoblagendyk2979]

I guess the moulds at 16:56 will determine the thickness. The question is then if there is enough plastic to fill all the corners

[@lennyoomkat3269]

I need this machine please and how much to Namibia 🇳🇦 thanks

[@kentbogdan1275]

How thin can you extrude the sheets?

[@nitinparmar2443]

How many minute it takes to become a sheet, and WHT is perfect temperature?

[@lolwtnick4362]

depends on your plastic type. go to the download kit. it tell all the time and temps

[@crapisnice]

i have a suggestion of using unidirectional fiber reinforced thermoplastic or thermoset (bioepoxy) as structural and thermal resistant material instead of metal. Also in this case the press can be made inverse and bolted to the floor so you only need a beam to the press and a flat surface in the floor. Another suggestion is heating the press pouring molten salt in a hollow sheet made with refractory material, molten salt can be produced with parabolic concentration solar. Another simpler method is cold pressing of fiber reinforced plastic, the fiber can be preheated in a solar oven, then sprayed with melted plastic from solar concentration and cold pressed in a lighter and simpler press (also with a cnc made fiber reinforced concrete mold to give shapes). All this can be easily automated and there's less consumption of plastic, less use of structural materials as metal, less processing time and less energy and hardware used in heating, and the material will have greater strength and lifespan. This called continuous fiber thermoplastic molding.

[@marko176schneider5]

✔❤👍Super ❤ 👍 Super ❤ 👍 ✔

[@scottickes284]

Mabey quadropod with ringsleeve like a shock absorber might give it exstra stability what's your thought

[@juanjarinjo]

exelente gracias por la idea, pronto mostrare resultado suerte y buena salud

[@emersonagustingarciaortiz4829]

Se puede utilizar para polietileno??

[@Runchulma]

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