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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

#BrothersMake #RecycledPlastic #DIYSheetPress #CoffeeTable #PreciousPlastic #HDPERecycling #HDPE #RecycledPlasticBottles #PlasticExtrusion #PlasticRecycling

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FAQ:
➡️ We sell 100% plastic products on our website! https://www.brothersmake.com/shop
➡️ We don't buy any of our plastic. It all comes from collection and donations. We have a video all about it: https://bit.ly/2RsbhKA
➡️ Our workshop is powered 100% by renewable energy. We don’t use any energy from fossil fuels whatsoever. Check out the Super Green Tariff by Octopus Energy.
➡️ The gloves we use are called 'Silicone Oven Mitts' https://amzn.to/2ZxwUh9
➡️ The black sheets we use to stop the plastic sticking to the press are called 'Teflon Baking Sheets' https://amzn.to/3r7zg4A

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