plastics

Homemade blow-molding gun

Homemade blow-molding gun

Blow-molding (Wikipedia) is an thermoplastic forming process in which a hot polymer pre-form is injected with gas to press it against the inside of a hollow mold. It’s how most plastic bottles are made. Designer George Fereday got annoyed that the primarily-industrial process was so inaccessible and decided to build his own DIY version, which extrudes pre-melted polymorph plastic through a custom die attached to a normal caulking gun to create the hollow pre-form. There’s more detail over at Core77.

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Last Chance to Enter The Save My Oceans Upcycle Contest

Last Chance to Enter The Save My Oceans Upcycle Contest

Our Save My Oceans Upcycle contest is winding down this week, and if you still want a chance to win an iPad, it’s time to submit your entries. Read all about the contest and join the contest Flickr group over on the main contest page. Our last little bit of upcycled plastic inspiration comes from […]

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Save My Oceans Contest Inspiration: Plastic Bottle Organizer

Save My Oceans Contest Inspiration: Plastic Bottle Organizer

Our Save my Oceans contest is slowly winding down, and for a little last-minute inspiration, I’ll share this wall organizer made from discarded plastic bottles. There were some fantastic ideas for workshop organization in the Make Time and Space series, and I was especially wowed with this set up that re-used all kinds of plastic […]

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3D Printing: Using PLA as a support for an ABS fabject

The Makerbot Store sells two kinds of plastic: ABS and PLA. The former is a hard, durable, beautiful plastic, the same stuff they make Lego out of. PLA is biorenewable and biodegradable but far less durable. So, Dominik Wenger of Augsburg, Germany, thought, why not use the PLA as a support for an ABS fabject […]

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Save My Oceans Contest Inspiration: Use Less Plastic Video

This video from TakePart isn’t just cute with a catchy tune, it has loads of important information on how using less plastic can help save our oceans. Watch it and be inspired to do your part, and then check out our Save My Oceans contest where your plastic project could win an iPad. Be sure […]

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