Pulp Molding Molded Fiber

DIY Pulp molding. I take a brass wire mesh mold and create a paper molded fiber wireless phone charger prototype. Sorry misspelled corrugated in the video, my bad.
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[@joell439]

Fascinating. Thank for the ride along 👍👍😎👍👍

[@RobertTolone]

Hey Eric, I was very curious to see how this project would turn out! It reminded me of my efforts to hand make 100% rag paper in art school. Your phone stand came out way better than my paper! If you were making these in a small production run you could make press molds where the bottom half had lots of holes to drain the water but supported the screen. The top half would shape the back and press out the water. Great project! Lotta fun. I laughed out loud when that wimpy mixer died!

[@EricStrebel]

Yes some sturdier molds would allow you to get some more precision. Totally junky blender! 😊

[@tonymorris3935]

Loving this series! Having made pulp a few dozen times, it works a bit better if you hydrate the paper before processing in a blender.

[@negotiableaffections]

First up, I think as a proof of concept, this thing rocks! As a papier-mache maker and user [3D art and diorama building] I can see you've discovered how deceptive 'SIMPLE' paper pulp crafting can be, esp. without all the process machinery. It really doesn't matter as far as this product/design goes, you've definitely made your point. But, for future reference you could investigate lighter card/paper stock [even the old egg boxes themselves] . You'll find many pulp recipes on the arts & craft channels, but basics include; pre-soaking the stock, often with hot water. Shredding by blender at 1:3+ (by eye) quantities of mulch to water. and steady, even drying temp to avoid warping. In my home setup I can't fascilitate 2part press molds, but I'm sure thats the way forward for both strength and process speed. Good luck boosting this project up the line, I'm positive there are many applications - remember the Chinese made furniture this way and in Europe Circa 1700's they re-introduced it. Btw I discovered the water ratio by burning out a cheap blender too - but I still use cheap blenders. And of course One Great Argument for Papier-mache....'you can protect fragile little eggs with it' ta-da!'

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks for your comment and support, much appreciated

[@davidmargrave3324]

I came here looking for ideas on making padding for shipping (such as to ship computers, monitors, etc). Is there anything you’d do differently if you scaled up the size of your final product by 5-10x?

[@screaminscott]

I was watching a video on how they make egg cartons. They use suction to pull the paper pulp against the screen while its in the pulpy water, then a spray of water to wash off the excess pulp once they pull it out. I wonder if that would be a option here with a shop vac. That might give you a more even thickness and better texture, as well as getting rid of some extra water before drying.

[@EricStrebel]

I guess that depends on how extravagant you want to make your mold

[@Dobromir_Chodkowski]

Hello Eric, very interesting video. It is also interesting how did you make this mesh mold. Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@EricStrebel]

Watch the previous video in the series....

[@Dobromir_Chodkowski]

@@EricStrebel will do!

[@jasonwilliams4492]

This is awesome. I am launching a business shipping stuff soon and this is a great way for me to package my products and recycle my raw material boxes. Being a bit of a hippie and electronics nerd at the same time can be hard, but this makes me hopeful for what we can do as small business owners or even amateur makers to help contribute, or rather not contribute.

[@stephenstrebel8165]

I love it. Great reuse ♻️.. looks like a fun project that many people could do themselves if you have a good enough blender…😝🤨

[@arealious25]

Great Content

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks! Feel free to share with the world on social media

[@curtkeisler7623]

Any thoughts on just pre-soaking the pulp and just letting it sit in water for a while before you try to blend it? It seems like that might help it break down faster

[@EricStrebel]

Probably a good idea

[@markkoons7488]

An excellent project from the standpoint of directing the attention of many amateur designers to a European ethic of product design. I'll remember the essence of this video as my own experience and I'm moved to donate. The previous version of Ninja blender, while adequately powerful, is flawed in the use of a plastic chopper shaft top bearing which opens up to impart fearsome vibration with a few hundred hours of intermittent high speed use. Or was it roughness of the shaft's top bearing surface that opened up the bearing? My upper chopper shaft bearing surface is worn eccentrically which causes vibration that makes the blender wander around the counter top, something to inspect for when considering current models of Ninja blenders for serious use,

[@EricStrebel]

Ok, good feedback, much appreciated

[@mrassiwala2000]

Hey man I wants to contact with you I have new idea that do not wast water and fast production

[@EricStrebel]

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[@IronMan-yg4qw]

maybe you should soak the cardboard before u blend it. :)

[@EricStrebel]

Maybe

[@systemtim]

you would be better soaking the card first before trying to blend it.

[@EricStrebel]

Yeah, possibly

[@robthieszen7558]

Eric, great series. I see the next iteration being pulp molded package insert for new phone or charger that transforms into the charging stand.

[@EricStrebel]

Yeah that would be super cool if manufacturers thought that way

[@TheMaidenOnes]

great result :) can you take a look at different types of eco friendly surface finish / coating / coloring?

[@EricStrebel]

Yeah, interesting idea, we could color or even add starch, or use different pulp

[@TheMaidenOnes]

@@EricStrebel i read somewhere about coating attempts to improve water / moisture resistance

[@EricStrebel]

Yes, I can imagine adding acrylic medium to the pulp to produce some water resistance or even a clear coat spray finish

[@Jarom.M]

In industry, they use a vacuum to pull the pulp into the mold and then to help draw out water and provide a uniform thickness. How would you use a wet/dry vacuum to accomplish the same thing in this setting?

[@EricStrebel]

Possibly, would require a more inticate set up.

[@stephenstrebel8165]

I love it. Great reuse ♻️.. looks like a fun project that many people could do themselves if you have a good enough blender…😝🤨

[@joachimkarstens9769]

Hi Eric, thank you for your great videos and the helpful tipps! Do you have any suggestions on how to turn a more complex 3D Model (like a sphere) into a model with cardboard/paper? I know there are tools like Pepakura, but wonder whats the best approach from a production design perspective to break a model down.

[@EricStrebel]

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[@joachimkarstens9769]

@@EricStrebel ooohh thanks, what a great website! although I was referring to actual CAD models - sphere was just an example for something that´s more complex to transfer to a 2D-Pattern

[@EricStrebel]

Good question, not sure, that would be a useful tool to have in cad particularly for fusion for me

[@joachimkarstens9769]

@@EricStrebel dont know if the "sheet metal" tool in fusion would help? I´m not using fusion at all though

[@EricStrebel]

Yes I'm aware of the tool but you need to build your model in a specific way to use that tool. But it would be really nice to have something that you could just click on a piece of geometry and have it unfolded for you

[@jodylang8781]

Love this process and I love the idea of sustainable disposable products like this. There is so many cheap plastic products and packaging that just get thrown out. I'd love to see more of these easily recyclable/compostable products for things live this. Good work!

[@田卫-q8z]

This is very similar to my machine, except mine is a small automatic one

[@velvia7880]

Can be infused with super glue or resin for pretty crazy strength

[@mm-qw8sh]

I've been waiting for you to do something like this forever!!! Would love to see more videos on this type of sustainable design

[@noname-oq7rc]

Will the money collected by team sea will really be ending cleaning the ocean?

[@EricStrebel]

It is just the beginning

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

Thanks for putting together the series. I found it very useful.

[@EUPThatsMe]

3:00 I thought for sure you were going to mention the pulp formed packaging that came with the ninja blender.

[@EricStrebel]

Should have

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. This series was so cool and super interesting. Opens up other possibilities for home projects. Final build turned out awesome. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks 👍 I appreciate your comments and feedback!

[@2trilldavill]

How much did your vocal booth cost that you made??

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

Lol @ the blender breaking in minutes.

[@senfdame528]

Maybe you could have used the 3D prints you made in the other video as the negative top mold. Thats cool stuff you´re making

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks

[@andy.puempel]

Interesting approach, Eric.

[@pavski]

Really enjoyable to fallow, looking forward to what you come up with next.

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks

[@DavidClunie]

Heavy duty Paper shredder first instead of cutting up perhaps?

[@EricStrebel]

Perhaps, just don't have one of those

[@dj1NM3]

I think that your cardboard model really looked much nicer than this egg-carton thing. The pulp moulding process is intriguing, but it seems more suited to lower detailed and/or larger items were small details aren't the only features.

[@mrassiwala2000]

Hey man you r wasting to much water and lots of time.this is not suitable for large production

[@EricStrebel]

Have you ever seen large scale mfg of pulp molded products? They use a lot of water for that.

[@mrassiwala2000]

@@EricStrebel yes I know it . but that other do it's we do something different

[@mpetersen6]

I really hate to say this but the pulp mixture looks like the sludge at a waste treatment plant. And we all can figure out what the sludge is. A passing thought. A lot of Second Empire furniture made in France in the late 1800sactually used pressed and molded paper machie instead of wood carvings which where more expensive. Buying a new blender for the project seems to negate the potential environmental friendliness some what. No second hand thrift stores in the area? Garage sales?

[@EricStrebel]

Yup, Looks like crap 😊

[@mpetersen6]

@@EricStrebel Hating backseat drivers myself I've thought on this project why not just design it to be made out of sheet card stock or chipboard. Print the cardstock and laminate to the chipboard. Cut, fold and glue.

[@EricStrebel]

How would the charger be attached?

[@Spiethstar]

Cool idea. I just found out about this concept. To be fair, in the outro you mention the material we need to adjust but a wireless charger is quite an unnecessary item in the first place. So finding solutions for problems that are not there don't need any material in the first place. But again, cool stuff. Well done

[@EricStrebel]

Odd comments, don't make any sense to me....You like wires and cables?

[@RichardThompsonCA]

Great project!

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks

[@lloydbaker7099]

Love the content

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment and support.

[@rodrigoaguilar6781]

No vacuum? , why?

[@EricStrebel]

Prototype....

[@RamoArt]

Nothing says "I want to protect the environment" more than buying cheap electronics that break immediately

[@EricStrebel]

Lol, will see...

[@JamesChurchill]

That blender is *also* designed for a specific purpose - intermittent kitchen use with a low duty cycle that allows the motor to cool down in between. There's no reason to put a powerful and expensive motor in such a device, and it's not surprising that it died when abused like this. The second blender is the sort found in commercial kitchens and *is* designed for constant high-load use, and you pay for that.

[@EricStrebel]

Absolutely

[@IronMan-yg4qw]

not very durable. :(

[@EricStrebel]

Not meant to be a durable product, as I mentioned in the end of the video. That is the whole point

[@nsmlsof]

1. Spend hours of time 2. Spend tons of electricity Blending 3. Spend tons of electricity drying 4. Make a plastic mould 5. Lecture about environment for views.

[@EricStrebel]

Wow...clueless