Has anybody worked with PETE 1 plastic? Example Walmart juice containers? I am a bout to melt HDPE 2 into sheets and blocks for a project. I need to make a mold for acrylic. My wife does pens and wants to start in mixing her own acrylic colors. The molds are homemade from commercial HDPE sheet or are available assembled in HDPE or UHMW. The first mold will be 6" square by 1-1/2" high. Looking at the milk jugs and checking You Tube, I decided to recycle the plastic and make my own sheets. The internet recommends the cloudy milk jugs, not the colored versions. Looking farther, I have a large assortment of PETE 1 plastic in the form of jugs. Checking the internet, I can't seem to find any properties on the different plastics, say the difference between HDPE 1 & 4. Just general information and just buy from us.
I have a woodworking and metal working shop so molding and machining are not a problem. Anybody have hands on experience? The molds for the plastic will be whatever scrap I can throw together and I will use the kitchen stove for the trial runs. A long time a go I used to do rubber jewelry molds for wax injecting. Stunk pretty good but a fan took care of that.. The internet says the HDPE does not smell much at all.
Thanks in advance!!!! Charles
I have a woodworking and metal working shop so molding and machining are not a problem. Anybody have hands on experience? The molds for the plastic will be whatever scrap I can throw together and I will use the kitchen stove for the trial runs. A long time a go I used to do rubber jewelry molds for wax injecting. Stunk pretty good but a fan took care of that.. The internet says the HDPE does not smell much at all.
Thanks in advance!!!! Charles