Recycling milk cartons!!! superb!

[Two Socks]

useful info in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XUJwINdLw

Thanks for that. Halfway through for now but it is really helpful. I`m thinking about plastic knife-handles for my fishing-blades

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Thanks for that. Halfway through for now but it is really helpful. I`m thinking about plastic knife-handles for my fishing-blades

If you cant be bothered with all the prep, buy some polymorph. melt in hot water, mould to shape, tough as nails. Unless you plan on getting it hot again in which case it melts back and is re mouldable

 

[copper_head]

buy some polymorph

Careful though it can get out of hand

Sorry I'll take my geekiness elsewhere ....

 

[Two Socks]

haha, wouldn`t want that to happen. But I liked the recycle idea in this and buying polymorph defeats that point. Thanks though.

 

[gentle assasin]

Will be making some more tuesday... will video it and do a tutorial for you guys

 

[Two Socks]

I emptied a milkcarton this morning and experimented with it:

 

[redneck]

Brilliant, I've used them before for glue but never like this, what a brilliant idea.

 

[Corso]

wow now theres an idea

would probably make decent enough scales too

 

[eel28]

What a cracking idea, can think of a few uses for this.

 

[Everything Mac]

wow now theres an idea

would probably make decent enough scales too

Just need to find some in olive green or coyote brown eh? Or black I guess.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Making the scales from HDPE would be straightforward enough. Finding a good, long term adhesive might not be so easy; not much sticks to polythene.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

not much sticks to polythene.

Weetabix sticks to everything

 

[gentle assasin]

Made another one today... un finished.... lots of work to do...

This was from a pre- made sheet of hdpe...

Defeating the recycling purpose i know...

But the offcuts and shavings were collected and will be re-melted in the near future.

 

[feralpig]

I washed the empty milk bottle out, and kept it today, instead of chucking it in the incinerator..........
I'm sure I can find some use for the melted plastic.

 

[Stew]

What a great idea. How's the strength?

 

[ozzy1977]

Whats the best way to melt it? I guess a blow torch is a bit ott

 

[gentle assasin]

190 degrees for an hour in the oven....

This is strong as can be.... this melted stuff is stronger than the hdpe stuff i bought!

Unbeatable!

I love this stuff.

 

[rancid badger]

Just thought I'd give this a bit of a jog as its really very interesting!

 

[Clouston98]

Just thought I'd give this a bit of a jog as its really very interesting!

Thanks for that! What a great idea!

 

[Hedgecrafter]

That's amazing.

I need to try that.