Easy DIY Recycled Plastic Mallet

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One of the first things we ever made out of recycled plastic were mallets. To this day we still use our beaten up old HDPE mallet and it works like a dream as it's such a dense material.

We've tried a number of different ways to make these, but we wanted to work out the easiest method possible. To do this, all you really need is a tin can and a heat gun. You just need add your HDPE plastic in bit by bit, squishing it down and applying heat until your tin is nice and full. Once it's completely full you can push your handle in place, add some scrap wood with a hole in to help apply clamping pressure and clamp it all down.

Once cooled, you just need to take of the tin and you've got yourself an awesome little mallet! If you want it to look a bit prettier, you can pop it on the lathe like we've done here, but if not, it works perfectly as is.

Be sure to let us know if you give one a go!

Brothers Make

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The best part is that there is so much material to work with, that's is actually a problem in the entire world!

pedrohenriquebelmino

Thanks for the idea. A suitable and less expensive alternative to treated wood

f.m.s

И что с этим делать потом? На дело ходить ? Или долги выбивать.😅

sergeizvol

I've been wanting to make one, and thought I had to use a stove, ty for the video

robertdelisle

Please let people know that you've got to wear a respirator for all of this

NeoNovastar

Has to be the right type of plastic. Not all plastics can be melted and remolded.

gregoryschmidt

This kind of HDPE is very soft tho, i'd advise trying with the blue colored HDPE used for making industrial barrels and piping. It's super hard, and requires more heat to melt, but it will make a very cool mallet.

jeanladoire

تجارب ممتازة ممكن الواحد يحتاجها ممتاز ما تقدم من فوائد انت موفق للعمل الصحيح امضي ونحن ورائك والبحر خلفك .

jfjgrys

Im making one now for my leather work nice video

idahofishgamer

i love this! i tried making a hdpe mallet a few years ago. might try this method. Thanks!

StreetMachine

Wait, seriously?!? This actually works?!? XD. I need to go do this, i need to gather a bunch of plastic now!! I don't need the lathe either, i don't mind hand-sanding if i have to.

failfurby

I used these "hair"dryers for bending PVC water pipes. But never had the idea to use them for casting. Thanks for the hint!

ichselbst

I would like someone to restandardise pallets, push them to be made this way from recycled materials, no more wood. Open Source design with a ratified standard for safety features (eg a lip on each edge so boxes can't slid off, grooves for friction on top and inside the fork beams etc and only 2 sizes, 1200x1000 and 1200x800.

I think, only the guys here can do it, and make a change that will use up some of the old plastic waste in a really meaningful way.

dennis