7 Ways to Make Stuff from Recycled Plastic | From Tin Cans to Wazer Waterjet cutting!

For our last video of 2022, we thought we'd show you all a load of different ways that we've used to recycle plastic for our projects. These range from super simple DIY-friendly methods such as a tin can with a heat gun, all the way up to some of the tools and machines we use to run our small business. Hopefully there's something for everyone and that you get something from this video :)

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[lihtan]

Timestamps:
0:22 - Method 1 - tin can and heatgun
2:07 - Method 2 - pannini press with silicone baking sheet and cookie cutters
3:52 - Method 3 - wooden moulds with hydraulic press
6:00 - Method 4 - sheet moulds with hydraulic press
7:29 - Squarespace promo
8:22 - Method 5 - CNC machining
10:08 - Method 6 - injection moulding
13:30 - Method 7 - extrusion
14:55 - Outro and thank you
15:55 - Christmas sweater

[amydavis]

Thank you so much for showing us the first couple of "inexpensive" methods for those of us that are interested in making stuff from recycled plastic, but don't have thousands of dollars worth of machinery (or the skills to use them). You guys are amazing and very appreciated!

[aicram]

Love that you're catching the flyaway pieces. Treat Plastic like Asbestos.

[stupidPresident]

This is the first time in my life that I feel that I have not enough plastic to recycle....

[deafsetter]

Love to see the low budget "home" DIY recycling. That is something I can actually do/make.

[baybabe]

I’ve been using the cookie cutter method at home to make jewelry, and it works great!

I use a Dremel tool to add small holes for jewelry fixings, and I squish the sheet with some heavy books after I cut through it with the cookie cutters.

[danielDayne-hnnm]

This is the type of content, in which the language is not a barrier, because it is practical, simple, didactic and ingenious. Thank you guys for the content you share, which is great, and thank you for contributing your knowledge to this entire community.

[moejotuber]

Found you guys on a random surfing session. YOU DA MAN, uh MEN Awesome. And I thought I was doing good by reusing sandwich bags, milk bags and plastic wrap. During the pandemic i started making sourdough bread. Made 376 loaves of bread using the same piece of plastic wrap to cover the proofing bowl. Used the same 2 resealable plastic storage bags to keep the loaves fresh. I like to think this has saved a lot of seabirds, turtles and fish. They too often fatally see floating plastic bags and film as a jellyfish meal. The milk bags are resealable with a homemade hotwire.

[Cybertruck]

Had a bit of a go with melting and shaping a few years ago. A lot of stores have plastic wrap put over their delivered pallets. It's easy to come by and melts really well and is incredibly hard, worth giving that a go. The whole idea is interesting and I guess you could make some small scale items or art. It looks pretty prohibitive considering the cost of electricity. The bench, like I say interesting but it would be useful to give a breakdown of all costs to produce it.

[aminakishk]

That melted pieces looks just like the earlier bowls my Mom bought when plastic first came out, back in the 1950s !

[shumailriaz]

Wow, that bench is a great idea, how cool to collect all the waste plastics from a beach and take it back in the shape of a bench

[rogermiller]

By the way I am Linda my husband passed away last year so I decided to learn to make something out of melted plastic thanks for your video

[ItsLaurenE]

I still marvel at how far you've come with your channel, your workshop, and endless creativity!
Just watched your plastic bag wallet episode, i was into making stronger reusable bags with them using the same ironing method some ten years back. This was also when my kids were younger and drinking capris sun and i really loved making juice pouch wallets.
* I find recently as i build my stash of hdpe plastics so many bottle caps don't say what type of plastic it is which makes things complicated. I'm in the US, i did find a brand of bottled water made with recycled materials, is recyclable and caps are hdpe! YAY 🙂
For now I've used cut bottles and plastic bags as fillers for other crafts I enjoy.

[meetv]

I always wondered how strong that recycled bench was, experiencing zero flex while holding 2 person load without any support in middle section. I love your videos and I hope more people start recycling.

[zitafatima]

You are Great generation that help me to understand plastics recycling in the simply way. Thank you. Go on brothers

[MN]

Thank you for doing this guys. Honestly love that I just found this channel and learned about these recycling techniques that the two of you are using to clean the planet. We need more people like you!

[macelius]

I love the idea of making lasting things, like the stool top, out of disposable bottle caps etc.

[FuriousAquarian]

I'm really inspired by you guys and my mind is exploding with ideas already. I'm already a scrapper by nature. I was wondering if you'd share how to deal with the piles of things that were going to be trash or might be something else. The potential materials. How you store them, how you decide what is worth the effort and space to keep and what you go ahead and dispose of (recycle or throw away). How did you handle that as you've grown? As an aspiring maker I have a hard time keeping my little space from being overrun and ending up turning into a hoarder with no hope of finding anything and no room to begin a project even if the overwhelm of the chaos didn't discourage me.

[davidbwa]

Soup can method would probably be easier if you didn't use a pull top can (which has a ridge). A standard can opened with one of those no sharp can openers gives a nice smooth surface at the lip

[ZOMb]

Pretty darn KOoL chaps...cheers from WESTERN CANADA