We have hundreds of posts in the archives with the keyword “plastic” in the title, but many of them are about particular objects made from plastic, rather than general methods for working with plastics. So I went through and cherry-picked ten of what I considered to be the more inventive and unusual methods-based “plastics” posts. The photos aren’t sexy, but if you’re interested in weird things you can do with plastic, at home, this is the post for you. And most of these methods will probably turn out to be not so “stupid,” after all.
#10
Making an OLED — Light from plastics
#9
DIY casting silicone from caulk, pourable version
#8
Interesting sawdust + plastic bags materials hack
#7
Intern’s Corner: The Make: Labs plastic bender
#6
Plastic you can mold in your home for DIY projects
#5
#4
#3
Recycling plastic bags into plastic blocks?
#2
Homemade plastic extrusion system
#1
Un-Yellow Old Plastics – Retr0brite!
Did I miss a good one? Let me know, below!
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If you are interested in Number 9, here is a link to the album with pictures explaining each step I used in making a mould of a drill bit.
http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/m640/SARocca/Silicone%20Caulk%20Moulding/
If you are interested in Number 9, here is a link to the album with pictures explaining each step I used in making a mould of a drill bit.
http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/m640/SARocca/Silicone%20Caulk%20Moulding/
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