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** D-Limonene [https://www.3dmensionals.de/kuehling-kuehling-d-limonen-auswaschloesung-u.a.-fuer-hips-1kg] [https://www.3d-druck-material.de/trijexx-d-limonen.html]
** D-Limonene [https://www.3dmensionals.de/kuehling-kuehling-d-limonen-auswaschloesung-u.a.-fuer-hips-1kg] [https://www.3d-druck-material.de/trijexx-d-limonen.html]


== PET Bottles ==
Our shredder can't deal with PET, it's too tough. But we have been collecting quite a bit of them (those without deposit on them). So what could we do with those?
=== PET Strings ===
* There are special bottle cutters to cut PET bottles into strings
* Theo has one he can borrow us
* "THE" Bottle Cutter -> [https://plasticbottlecutter.com/]
* DIY Links [https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cutter-Tutorial/] [http://www.makery.info/en/2014/07/14/le-fil-a-couper-la-bouteille/]
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Revision as of 11:50, 4 February 2019

Bubble Wrap

Material Samples (left:2 layer bubble wrap, right:8 layer plastic bags)


Inspired by a video [1] and blogpost [2] of bjornsteinar.

  • Material: plastic bags or bubble wrap
  • Tools: iron and baking paper
  • Steps
    • Place material between two sheets of baking paper.
    • Iron single sheets as the shrinking is quite drastic and not really predictable (if material ruptures or holes are forming, try reducing the temperature).
    • Fuse pre-ironed sheets together to create thicker, stronger material or extend the material dimensions.
    • Optionally imprint their textures to the surface by using fabrics or perforated metal plates.

Styrofoam

  • Mostly polystyrene, "expanded polystyrene", short EPS
  • Dissolvable in Acetone (but that's kinda nasty and not exactly healthy
  • Topics in the forum: [3] [4]
  • Maybe heat and compression to make it smaller and shreddable?
  • Disolvable in D-Limonene (Instructable)

PET Bottles

Our shredder can't deal with PET, it's too tough. But we have been collecting quite a bit of them (those without deposit on them). So what could we do with those?

PET Strings

  • There are special bottle cutters to cut PET bottles into strings
  • Theo has one he can borrow us
  • "THE" Bottle Cutter -> [7]
  • DIY Links [8] [9]