Precious Plastic - The Story Behind

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[ELECTRONOOBS]

Found your channel today and I've already watched almos all the videos. YOur channel is great and what you do is amazing and the best thing for the environmetnt. I've got my workshop as well, both maker and electronics, but is quite small for this big machines. I hope that in the future I'll be abte to recycle plastic as well and use is tiwth my 3D printers. Very nice job!

[hansdegroot]

I discovered your website and YouTube Channel only in the summer of 2019. Slowly I'm going through you older videos. More and more I realize
that you have done a great job in pioneers work. It's amazing what you and your followers (because YOU put everything on the internet as an open source)
have reached until now. And I'm sure it's getting bigger and bigger and spread out more and more over the world.
Thanks for making this videos and share your vision. Our children and grandchildren are and will be very happy with people like you.

[KevinRMoore]

I love all these videos. I just discovered you tonight but I have been playing around with HDPE off and on for a few years. recently I was inspired to start laminating other scrap materials that often get tossed in the trash, cotton and canvas. But I think I've really got something here when I decided to laminate Window Screen mesh. I used A common cloths iron and parchment paper and I got a strong flexible material that looks like carbon fiber and when I stack the sheets and keep laminating them together it just keeps getting stronger.

Keep up the awesome work here and I wish you all the best in solving this plastic problem! Peace

[ideoholics]

Dave, you are an inspiration. I have a creative plan at hand, but was struggling with lots of questions, when just recently I found you. You have literally given solutions to all my problems. This is a great service you are doing by imparting free knowledge and resources to the people around the world. I am soon going to start action on my plan with your help. Lots of love and regards from India :)

[Joe-buuz]

I think the biggest challenge is finding a way to repurpose plastic into something that people want. I mean, those lamp shades, garbage bins and picture frames are nice and all, but how many can you make before you don't need anymore? Also, a lot of the plastic I have tends to be clear, making for unintersting designs.

[warriorextermworkout]

love everything about you and your work! you will soon have machines built on the upper East coast of the united States. for my shop thank you so very much for your kindness in sharing all of your hard work and knowledge.

[KyleNB]

You guys are amazing. I've always been interested in fabrication using recycled plastics and thanks to you and your teams hard work, artists around the world have better access to an under utilized and abundant material. Thank you.

[BD-hybl]

Perfectly done guys. Keep up the great work.

[designpaulf]

This is really cool! I will be watching more. I haven't really worked with these types of plastics although I have worked with Bakelite (phenolic resin thermoset plastic) in making and repairing vintage jewelry. Bakelite was the first synthetic plastic invented by Leo Baekeland in 1907. It's a fascinating study, as well as what you are doing here. I applaude you!

[ZacharyArrow]

I'm the most excited for the Starter Kits that you will develop! This will make the whole concept easier for younger people or those without the right resources to build machines.

[k_froggy]

You should design a cutter for the extruder like they use for making pasta that way you can make little 1cm chips and use them in molds more easily.

[donnylee]

Thank you for the design. We built these machines to start our campaign here in Java island of Indonesia. Soon, Hopefully we can spread the awareness of plastic garbage and educate people in Indonesia. Salam...

[lamayulu]

Dave I'm following you for a long time, early in 2016. I have been saving money to make the machines and now I have it😀 i will be sharing my progress soon. Lebanon 🇱🇧 will be in your map I'm an Argentina living here and I will try to contribute in precious plastic if you need some help with Arab translation maybe I can help finding someone I'm not good in Arabic yet and English also 🙃 you are an inspiration my friend.

[Ramonerdna]

I'm in Jamaica. We have a waste problem here too...I hope to join this movement as soon as I have the time and funds in a year

[trentw]

Just smashed the hell out of that like button. Keep up the great work!

[cyrustakem]

cool, I'd like to make one, but I want to make it on a smaller scale, like a mini desk extruder. whenever i have time i will try it.
thanks for the great videos

[stuartheaver]

Inspirational. Thank you. Hong Kong needs you.

[Jdpatel]

Great work Sir I appreciate it, I like and all your videos and from inspiring I am very near to start my own PP sheet casting production.

[VampireHunterD]

Hi friend, in Talca Chile, with a group of work colleagues saw your project and we liked the idea a lot, we only have one problem, we have not found a place to build the first Shredding machine and this is limiting us for now but the desire To contribute to the cause are, a greeting and very good initiative

[queenethiopia]

I don't know what to say.
I am so happy to finally reach here.
long life.