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Precious Plastic Spaces

Precious Plastic Spaces are the building blocks of the Precious Plastic Universe. Each space takes care of one element of the recycling process. Focusing and mastering one aspect at the time. Different spaces are interconnected and dependent on each other, collaborating and sharing knowledge, plastic and expertise to tackle the plastic waste problem locally.

To help you get started on the right foot we’ve designed, built and tested each Precious Plastic Space with simplicity, productivity, and quality of life in mind. In the following sections you’ll find a step-by-step guide with floor plans, CAD models, and tool recommendations to help you plan the various elements of your plastic recycling space.

As you work, there are a few general things to keep in mind:

1. Work together. Find a teammate. Or two. Having someone to share tasks with makes the work more fun and easier to handle. It’s best if you and your teammates have complementary skillsets – engineer + businesswoman, for example.

2. Customize. Your context (space, location, products) will affect the way you set up your Precious Plastic Space. Use the plans here as a starting point, and always be on the lookout for ways to adapt them to better suit your needs.

3. Keep it simple. We recommend starting with the most basic elements of your space (machine, workbench, basic tools) and building out from there as you start to work with your machines or techniques. This way, you’ll build and buy only what suits your needs.

4. Welcoming. Your workspace is more than a recycling center - it’s a tool for cultural change. Take care of the little details to make it a nice and enjoyable place to be for you, your team, and visitors.

Ok, ready to get started? Check out the next chapters to learn about how to set up your Precious Plastic Space.

There’s a wide range of source contributing to warped or inconsistent sheets Inconsistent heating across the plate. This isn’t easy or cheap to solve The process, eg: wrong melting times Plastic source, contamination, flake size Rib structure of the sheetpress (currently, the 1m version can be considered a safe ballpark) Bend heat plates, over time These are the workarounds, fixes we know of Clamps will help overcoming problems at the outer edges Smaller grid size for the heaters Precision machined heater blocks Stronger rib structure Level screws for the heat plates (one every 30cm) Adding vibrators Longer melting, to over come plastic insulation property problem Read More »

Warnings unstable chamber, unsuited for the needed 3kW - 4kW difficult and dangerous to clean or assemble difficult to operate difficult and long to build, needs lifting equipment the mesh(screen) can easily destroy the shredder due to congestions steel and even hardox blades wear out over a short period not suited for professional activities plastic tends to get between the blades, creating significant extra friction insufficient/weak structure/framework it claims to be CE conform but we never seen a declaration ( as for all other machines ) We recommend not to build or buy it. Read More »

MATERIAL MELT TEMPERATURE RANGE (℃) MOULD TEMPERATURE RANGE (℃) MELT TEMPERATURE RANGE (℉) MOULD TEMPERATURE RANGE (℉) ABS 190-270 40-80 374-518 104-176 ABS/PC ALLOY 245-265 40-80 473-509 104-176 ACETAL 180-210 50-120 356-410 122-248 ACRYLIC 220-250 50-80 428-482 122-176 CAB 170-240 40-50 338-464 104-122 HDPE 210-270 20-60 410-518 68-140 LDPE 180-240 20-60 356-464 68-140 NYLON 6 230-290 40-90 446-554 104-194 NYLON 6 (30% GF) 250-290 50-90 482-554 122-194 NYLON 6/6 270-300 40-90 518-572 104-194 NYLON 6/6 (33% GF) 280-300 40-90 536-572 104-194 NYLON 11 220-250 40-110 428-482 104-230 NYLON 12 190-200 40-110 374-392 104-230 PEEK 350-390 120-160 662-734 248-320 POLYCARBONATE 280-320 85-120 536-608 185-248 POLYESTER PBT 240-275 60-90 464-527 140-194 PET (SEMI CRYSTALLINE) 260-280 20-30 500-536 68-86 PET (AMORPHOUS) 260-280 20-30 500-536 68-86 POLYPROPYLENE (COPOLYMER) 200-280 30-80 392-536 86-176 POLYPROPYLENE (HOMOPOLYMER) 200-280 30-80 392-536 86-176 POLYPROPYLENE (30% TALC FILLED) 240-290 30-50 464-554 86-122 POLYPROPYLENE (30% GF) 250-290 40-80 482-554 104-176 POLYSTYRENE 170-280 30-60 338-536 86-140 POLYSTYRENE (30% GF) 250-290 40-80 482-554 104-176 PVC P 170-190 20-40 338-374 68-104 PVC U 160-210 20-60 320-410 68-140 SAN 200-260 50-85 392-500 122-185 SAN (30% GF) 250-270 50-70 482-518 122-158 TPE 260-320 40-70 500-608 104-158 Read More »

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3D Print Resources

Projects https://crowdforimpact.com/project-details/solving-the-plastic-waste-problem-with-3d-printing-4190ac96 DIY / Lowtech https://www.trashprinter.org/ Big printers Building a Large Format 3D Printer Family Builds Incredible Earthbag Solar Shed Office https://www.printyour.city/ Resources ODrive Read More »

About PreciousPlastic

Machines We’ve built all designs over many years. There’s not a single machine which doesn’t has major flaws or issues. Some could be used on an occasional and hobby basis but that’s about it. Issues have been usually ignored and censored. Platform The platform currently consist out of a marketplace, a Discord server and directory page for users and knowhow articles. All places are under control of PreciousPlastic and it’s close friends (Bazar sellers). Read More »

Account Setup

Set up your Seller account Please signup here for a seller account and received an email approval of your account already? Then let’s go through the steps to get you set up properly! To build and strengthen your business on the Marketplace, it’s important to have a trustworthy and unique profile. Info: Only listings with proper seller profiles will be promoted on the homepage, newsletters and social media, which will help to increase your visibility and sales. Read More »

Action Plan

The Action Plan A key component to a successful recycling business. The Action Plan is about boiling down your business idea into the most important components, so you can see all of the moving parts interacting together. A common issue we see within our community are people trying to do too many things at once - this tool will help you prioritize! Pro-tip: this tool is a living and breathing document that can grow and evolve with your business: spend the time revising and testing it on potential customers (aka friends) and it will save you a lot of time down the line. Read More »

Basic Shredder

Video Chapters 00:07 Introduction 00:46 Shredding box 04:18 Power supply 06:35 Framework 08:07 Hopper 09:31 How it works Build a Shredder Machine What is this machine? The shredder allows you to shred plastic into small flakes - you can easily wash and store shredded plastic and transport it to other workspaces to make into beautiful, valuable products. Of course you can also use the plastic yourself or sell clean, separated plastic within the industry (which buys it at 8-10 times higher than unshredded plastic! Read More »

Beyond Plastic

Beyond Plastic Researching biodegradable alternatives to plastic Making stuff from recycled plastic is pretty cool, but we know we need to break up with plastic in the long run. That’s why we’ve created Beyond Plastic, a project researching biodegradable alternatives to plastic as well as different methods to produce products. In this section we introduce the Beyond Plastic Bio Press - a strong heat press that allows you to turn a lot of different organic materials (like food waste) into biodegradable products like plates, bowls or cups. Read More »

Branding

The style and graphics behind Precious Plastic Precious Plastic is a global Open-Source community. This means people can take and make whatever they want. So we have individuals, groups and us in the headquarters making graphic material like posters, website and stickers. But we like to collaborate on a global scale. Instead of making a lot of random things, we like to keep them coherent. So if someone makes something, someone else on the other side of the world can use it as well. Read More »

Business

The Business Tools So how can you make money out of recycling plastic? We are excited to take you through some crucial tools to help you not only have an impact in your local community, but to become financially sustainable so you can do it for a long time. Joseph (our Business Guy) is going to take you through the following three tools to go from nothing, to having a business! Read More »

Business Plan Template

Business Plan template Telling the story of your business or project The Business Plan template has two purposes: Firstly, to clarify the idea for you and your team, and secondly to communicate this idea clearly to potential funding and/or partners. This can be useful for grant applications, preparation for a bank loan or perhaps to take to an investor. This template is an easy to follow framework for your business plan and consists of different sections to work through everything you need to get started, and to build your case as to why someone should be contributing to your business. Read More »

Collect

Video Chapters 00:19 Waste Collection 01:21 Current Situation 02:05 Challenges 02:32 Precious Plastic Plan 03:00 Our Strategy 03:42 Benefits of This Approach 04:26 Tools Our worldwide Collection System No collecting, no recycling! Collecting plastic is pretty crucial - here we’ll show you what it means to collect plastic, how it works around the world and how we envision a collection system within the Precious Plastic Universe! Pro-tip: ask the shops and businesses around you if they have excess plastic waste they want to get rid of. Read More »

Collection Point

Collection Point This is the Precious Plastic Space to collect clean, label-free plastic in your neighbourhood to be passed on to the Shredder Workspace and further recycling. So you want to set up a Collection Point. That’s great, and so much needed! Collection Points are such a crucial element of the Precious Plastic Universe as they are the “catchers” of all that plastic waste out there waiting to be recycled. Read More »

Community Platform Guidelines

Community Platform guidelines This pdf goes here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fXTtBbzgCO0EL6G9__aixwqc-Euqgqnd/view Read More »

Community Program

Welcome to the Precious Plastic Community Program The plastic problem is big. At Precious Plastic we believe that it can only be tackled by a strong, united movement of people and projects collaborating together. Precious Plastic can do a lot to help Precious Plastic Spaces around the world. Likewise, Precious Plastic Spaces around the world can do a lot to help grow the Precious Plastic movement. The stronger Precious Plastic (the movement), the stronger Precious Plastic Spaces, the greater the impact on plastic pollution. Read More »

Compression Machine

Build a Compression Machine What is this machine? The compression machine is basically an electric kitchen oven to heat the plastic, and a compression mechanism (a carjack) to apply pressure to your mould. The process is slower than the other Precious Plastic machines but it allows for larger moulds to be used. It can be used to create raw material, like sheets or shapes that can be further worked on to make new products and gives a specific flake-like look to the plastic (which looks amazing! Read More »

Design for Recycled plastic

Video Chapters 00:07 Introduction 00:16 Plastic Types 01:05 Compression vs Injection/Extrusion 02:32 Value of Plastic 03:46 Plastic Design Ethics 05:28 Sheetpress 07:18 Injection 09:23 Extrusion Designing for Recycled Plastic Recycled plastic is a valuable and versatile material This section is quite juicy, we have been designing products alongside the community for many years now and have learnt some valuable things about the properties of each type of plastic and which are best to use with our machines. Read More »

Design Intro

Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Melting Temps 01:33 Make Moulds 03:00 Create with Injection 04:13 Create with Extrusion 06:02 Create with Compression Start creating things from plastic So we’ve learnt about plastic, how to collect it and how to build the machines. Now let’s dive into creating valuable products from waste! Like with any other material, working with plastic takes time and dedication to master the craft. Don’t be hasty. Read More »

Download

Precious Plastic - Download-Kit We’ve created one MASSIVE .zip file. It’s around 700 MB and contains everything you need to get started: blueprints, posters, labels, CAD models etc.. It’s fun. But probably you don’t need all this information. So we’ve also created Starterkits, smaller packages with specific information and examples. Much easier to digest and understand. Have a look at our Starterkits to see which fits you. Make sure to send us a picture when you are done. Read More »

Extrusion Machine

Build an Extrusion Machine What is this machine? Extrusion is a continuous process where shredded plastic enters the hopper, heated and pressed with a screw through a long barrel. The output is a steady line of plastic, and as this machine runs continuously, if you have enough plastic and a well-streamlined process you could (technically) be recycling 24/7 Tip : to increase efficiency and diversity we recommend to upgrade the extruder- YouTube with the compression screw. Read More »

Extrusion Pro

Extrusion Pro information Specification Type Single Screw Version 1.0 Price new material in NL +/- €2000 Weight (inc frame) 110 kg Dimension 1500 x 600 x 1550 mm Power (W) 5 kW Voltage 400V AMP 16A Input Flake Size Small Screw diameter 30mm Length of screw (mm) 790 mm Effective screw length 600 mm Rated Motor Power 3 kW Motor Type (check the build section for more details) - Rated Motor output Torque 109 Nm - Rated Motor output speed 263 RPM - Max. Read More »

Extrusion Pro - Build

Build an Extrusion Pro Welcome to the Extruder Pro! This is a stronger, bigger and more robust version of our V3 extruder so if you are looking for serious production and have advanced milling and lathing skills, continue on! If you are starting out, or looking for a smaller and easier machine to build, we advise you to start with the original extruder (which is still badass). Tip : Making the extruder requires fine precision and eye for tolerances, if you are not precise enough try to find complex parts on the bazar. Read More »

Extrusion Pro - Run

Run and Maintain the Extrusion Pro How to Start Turn on the main switch Select the desired temperature on the 3 PIDs Pour the plastic inside the hopper Wait until you reach the desired temperature (around 15/20 min) Put your mask / put ventilation on Turn on the motor at slow speed to check for plastic flow (optional) If you change the material from the previous session, you need to clean the barrel from old plastics by letting it run until the old plastic is replaced by the new one. Read More »

Extrusion Workspace

Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Extrusion Machine 01:02 Sourcing Plastic 01:50 Extruding Time 04:20 Logistics Extrusion Workspace This Precious Plastic Space transforms plastic waste extruding it into various objects and raw materials like beams or bricks. So, you want to set up an Extrusion Workspace. That’s brilliant! The Extrusion Workspace is a great choice to recycle lots of plastic waste into beams or bricks in a continuous process that is fairly straightforward and easy to learn. Read More »

Filament

Making filament, the industrial way {% include video id=“OEkksADFjP8” provider=“youtube” %} In even larger environments, there are machines called the ‘filament miles’, exceeding easily 5 meters. Such machine can cost around 35000 Euro. Here some thoughts building one from scratch. Filament for DIYers There is success creating filament from printer waste. Please check some of the links below : We recommend to watch also all the other videoThere is success creating filament from printer waste. Read More »

Finishing Plastic

Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Moulds 01:48 Types of Plastics 03:34 Knife 04:25 Heat Gun 04:55 Sanding 06:22 Mark your Product 07:59 PP Trademark How to finish plastic So we’ve gone through how to use plastic, how to build and use the machines, and how to make products - a crucial part of this process is finishing your products off. They might come out of the mould pretty rough, or not what you had in mind, so we’ll go through some techniques to cut, heat and sand it so you (and your customer) will get the most out of your product. Read More »

Frequently asked questions

General How do I get started? Our main website explains the overall picture of OSR-Plastic. The Academy has video tutorials and information for you to learn how to start recycling plastic. The Map and Discord can connect you with recyclers in your local area. Be sure to add a pin to the map when you are up and running! How can I share back to OSR-Plastic? OSR-Plastic is an open-source project. Read More »

Get featured

Get your listings featured We love showcasing great work, and promote sellers who put love into their work and appearance on the Marketplace. If you would like to see your listings featured, make sure to follow the guidelines below. Why featuring? By featuring a selection of items, the Marketplace aims to: Showcase great listings in order to show users the diversity and quality of items available on the Marketplace. Give visibility to great sellers who respect the selection criterias (see below) as well as help increase their engagement on the Marketplace. Read More »

Go nerdy on Plastic

Going nerdy on plastic Let’s get some in-depth knowledge about this abundant material. When did plastic arrive in our society, how did it grow from a small niche material to being available in every corner of the world? We’ll cover some history, and them some science, and why we work with thermoplastics only. We’ll go over the industrial production methods as well as what happens after it’s discarded. After reading this you’ll be the geeky plastic guy or gal (just like Jerry) Read More »

How-tos

Learn more in our How-To’s! This is a powerful place on the web. Here people from around the world (like you) can share the things they’ve learned with others in a structured way. This tool is the heart of our open-source, collaborative community. We rely on all of you to gain knowledge from us and then share your learnings back, that way we are all solving the problem of plastic waste together! Read More »

Injection Machine

Warning / Remarks This machine is known as rather disapointing and difficult to operate. Please consider an arbor injector instead. Plunger diameter should have a clearance of exactly 0.1mm to the barrel. If applicable, please use a brass or bronze tip for the plunger. This reduces contact to the barrel and friction. Using plumping connectors adds unheated ‘dead zones’. In return, plunging becomes more difficult. The original v1 uses a too long plunger. Read More »

Injection Workspace

Injection Workspace This Precious Plastic Space transforms plastic waste into small productions of very precise objects using moulds like phone cases or tiles. You want to set up an Injection Workspace. Smart move! It is fairly cheap to start and you can make very precise and finished products ready for your customers. Setting up an Injection workspace can be broken down into three main steps: Search: what to think about when choosing your space Plan: how to plan your space effectively Build: transforming an empty room into a Injection Workspace Each of these steps is explained in more detail below. Read More »

Intro

Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:42 What will you learn 01:40 Help & Feedback 02:01 Donate 02:30 Spread the project Welcome to the Knowledgebase! We’ve created this collection of videos, tutorials and content to share the most crucial things we’ve learned over the past 7 years about transforming plastic waste into valuable products. We will teach you about the basics of plastic - what types there are and how to identify them, collecting and separating plastic, building your own machines, business models you can adopt, how to become an important member in the community, and much more. Read More »

Intro - Universe

How the Universe works Hmm yes.. this is a bit of a tough question. Maybe its better to start with our own little one. The Precious Plastic Universe. How does this work, what are the roles and guidelines, how can we help etc. The universe is setup to be a big global ecosystem, people around the world collaborating on plastic recycling. In order to do this properly we need different people and different expertise. Read More »

Listing Guidelines

Create precious listings on the Marketplace Putting some love into your listing will help you to attract customers and make them trust in the quality of your work. High quality content on the Marketplace will also make the overall experience of the Marketplace more successful and therefore make the users happier and result in more traffic and sales for everyone! Good listings also have better chances to be promoted on the homepage, newsletters and social media, which will help to increase your visibility and sales. Read More »

Machine Inventory

Machine Inventory Guide The machine inventory is a place for documenting and sharing Precious Plastic machines. These machines can come from the Precious Plastic team, machine shops / workspaces in the community, or individual members of the community. It was created for more machines to be shared within the community and more iterative versions of the machines from the Precious Plastic team. Difference between Machine Inventory, Download-kit, and How-to The download kit (which matches with the Academy) is for the place for the “final” content and designs. Read More »

Make your own logo

Make your own logo! Hi there, good to see you. In this page we will show you how to make your own Precious Plastic logo. We have a few guidelines and tips and trick that help you make a good logo. We provide some files in the download kit and have a cool online tools as well But more on that later. Overal the goal is to help you to have a strong logo to use for your Space. Read More »

Mix Workspace

Mix Workspace This Precious Plastic Space is the place to learn and get into plastic recycling and create beautiful products from plastic waste. Ok, you want to set up an Mix workspace. Super. We’re going to walk you through how to learn about plastic, build the machines and set up the space to create wonderful objects from plastic waste Setting up a Mix workspace can be broken down into three main steps: Read More »

Overview

Buy & Sell on the OSR Marketplace The OSR Marketplace is a peer to peer marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers, moulds, raw materials and products. A great tool for connecting with other workspaces and finding the items you need to start or improve your workspace Want to buy from the Marketplace? The Marketplace works a lot like other e-commerce platforms you can find on the world wide web. Here’s the process: Read More »

PET

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Plastic Intro

Melting temperatures There are different types of plastic and one reason why it’s so important to separate them is because of their melting temperatures. They all reach a liquid state at a different heat. In order to make new high quality items it’s important to know at what temperature each plastic melts as well as at what temperatures different types can be moulded. MATERIAL MELT TEMPERATURE RANGE (℃) MOULD TEMPERATURE RANGE (℃) MELT TEMPERATURE RANGE (℉) MOULD TEMPERATURE RANGE (℉) ABS 190-270 40-80 374-518 104-176 ABS/PC ALLOY 245-265 40-80 473-509 104-176 ACETAL 180-210 50-120 356-410 122-248 ACRYLIC 220-250 50-80 428-482 122-176 CAB 170-240 40-50 338-464 104-122 HDPE 210-270 20-60 410-518 68-140 LDPE 180-240 20-60 356-464 68-140 NYLON 6 230-290 40-90 446-554 104-194 NYLON 6 (30% GF) 250-290 50-90 482-554 122-194 NYLON 6/6 270-300 40-90 518-572 104-194 NYLON 6/6 (33% GF) 280-300 40-90 536-572 104-194 NYLON 11 220-250 40-110 428-482 104-230 NYLON 12 190-200 40-110 374-392 104-230 PEEK 350-390 120-160 662-734 248-320 POLYCARBONATE 280-320 85-120 536-608 185-248 POLYESTER PBT 240-275 60-90 464-527 140-194 PET (SEMI CRYSTALLINE) 260-280 20-30 500-536 68-86 PET (AMORPHOUS) 260-280 20-30 500-536 68-86 POLYPROPYLENE (COPOLYMER) 200-280 30-80 392-536 86-176 POLYPROPYLENE (HOMOPOLYMER) 200-280 30-80 392-536 86-176 POLYPROPYLENE (30% TALC FILLED) 240-290 30-50 464-554 86-122 POLYPROPYLENE (30% GF) 250-290 40-80 482-554 104-176 POLYSTYRENE 170-280 30-60 338-536 86-140 POLYSTYRENE (30% GF) 250-290 40-80 482-554 104-176 PVC P 170-190 20-40 338-374 68-104 PVC U 160-210 20-60 320-410 68-140 SAN 200-260 50-85 392-500 122-185 SAN (30% GF) 250-270 50-70 482-518 122-158 TPE 260-320 40-70 500-608 104-158 What is plastic? Read More »

Research module Guide

What is the research module? This module in the community platform is made for people to share their research. There are still many things to learn and figure out when working with recycled plastic. Instead of everyone making the same mistakes in their workspace we can learn from each other. It follows a process from A to Z with all the mistakes, failures and pivots in between. It’s messy, rough and uncertain of the output. Read More »

Resources

Books Welding Welding and Metal Fabrication Book pdf Machining ‘Doing it better - Metal work’ Amazon - by Tom Lipton ‘Machinery’s Handbook’ Amazon Extrusion Screw Feed Throughput Calculations Extrusion Screw Analysis Extruded Beam Cost Generator Electronics PID Controller Fix your PID Controller PID Controller Theory RexC100 - Autotuning (Forum) Mechanics Gear Generator Engineering Toolbox ACME thread - torque calculator Gear Efficiency Pulley and Belt Calculator Linkage Designer Gears Gears Gears Read More »

Robotic sorting

Robotic Sorting Why Sorting? 68% of the world’s plastic can’t be sorted by automated recycling facilities. While local recycling works differently in every country, typical sorting facilities may identify and separate PET and HDPE plastics, but due to the high cost of sorting, the rest of the plastics will likely be left mixed. These mixed plastics may be sent on to other waste facilities to be burned for energy, they might end up in a landfill, some are shipped overseas, and in the worst cases they are piled up and burned in the open air. Read More »

Safety

Safety and Fumes It’s important to take this seriously. Safety is a huge topic when working with plastic, it’s extremely important to take the right precautions - then you are completely safe. We’ll walk through the dangers of fume exposure and which plastics are unsafe to work with, and we’ll go through how we set up our filtration systems at Precious Plastic. Tip : Try to melt your plastic at the lowest temperature possible and for the shortest amount of time. Read More »

Set up shipping

Set up your Shipping Options Users from all over the world visit the Marketplace on a daily basis. It’s important for you as a seller to have your shipping options set up properly, so your listings are ready to be purchased without any barrier. What if I don’t provide shipping options? Customers of different locations will see that your product is not set up to be shipped to their country. Read More »

Setup payment

Set up your payment method In order to sell on the Marketplace, you will have to make sure that you have your payment set up properly. As payment processors on the Marketplace we provide Stripe and Paypal. You will need to have at least one of those accounts to manage your payments, reimbursements, and invoices. Connect your Stripe Account First things first: To connect your Marketplace account to Stripe, you will need a Stripe account. Read More »

Share back & Contribute

Why sharing back is crucial for our future Hi good to see you clicking this section of the Academy. This topic is very important for the future of Precious Plastic. Let me explain, community power Most of the development published here in the Academy comes from the headquarters, we invite people from the community to our workspace and develop new things. This is for sure a fun and powerful way of developing. Read More »

Sheetpress

Warning / Remarks This machine requires precision machining (cartridge heaters, rails, frame). Structural issues, creating uneven pressure across the press plates, resulting in uneven thickness. Expensive to build. Realistic costs to make it good are somewhere at 10000 Euro. 15000 Euro with all features and safety measures. Issues with heat distribution, resulting in warped sheets. Inefficient heating. Our recommendation: please wait for a better design but also better documentation. There’s a wide range of source contributing to warped or inconsistent sheets Read More »

Sheetpress - Build

Build a Sheetpress Hi! It looks like you might want to build a Sheetpress? That is great! It’s a very exciting machine that can recycle big amounts of plastic on a daily basis. And everytime you open up the machine it’s a little suprise how the sheet comes out. But ok. Focus. We need to build it first. Watch this video to see how to make the machine in 20 minutes, or have a scroll down below to find out more about specific parts and machines you need to build it. Read More »

Sheetpress - Run

Run and Maintain the Sheetpress Hooray! You built yourself a Sheetpress! Let’s have some fun and make sheets. Below we explain how to do this, which temperatures to use, how the workflow should be etc. But also the practical things to take in account like maintenance. Make a sheet! Run Standalone Sheetpress Plug in the Sheetpress, check the emergency stop is released and switch on the main power switch. Read More »

Sheetpress Workspace

Sheetpress Workspace This Precious Plastic Space transforms shredded plastic into beautiful (1m x 1m) sheets. So you want to set up an Sheetpress workspace. That’s exciting right!? Your sheets can be used to create all sorts of useful, wonderful objects – or just look arty hanging on a wall Setting up a Sheetpress workspace can be broken down into three main steps: Search: what to think about when choosing your space Plan: how to plan your space effectively to fit big machines Build: transforming an empty room into a Sheetpress Workspace Each of these steps is explained in more detail below. Read More »

Shredder Pro

Warnings unstable chamber, unsuited for the needed 3kW - 4kW difficult and dangerous to clean or assemble difficult to operate difficult and long to build, needs lifting equipment the mesh(screen) can easily destroy the shredder due to congestions steel and even hardox blades wear out over a short period not suited for professional activities plastic tends to get between the blades, creating significant extra friction insufficient/weak structure/framework it claims to be CE conform but we never seen a declaration ( as for all other machines ) We recommend not to build or buy it. Read More »

Shredder Pro - Build

Build a Shredder Pro So you want to shred plastic? Cool! We have 2 different shredders: the original small Shredder, and the Shredder Pro. This is the Pro - it’s more robust, advanced and productive than the smaller one, but also more complex to build. But if you’re familiar with building machines it’s very doable, and you can also buy parts on the bazar. Or the whole machine! You could even sell them yourself. Read More »

Shredder Pro - Run

Run and Maintain the Shredder Pro Congrats, you’ve built a Shredder Pro! Time to chop some plastic. Below we explain how to do this, the settings to use, and an ideal workflow. Remember that maintenance is also important! Time to shred some plastic! How to Start With the main switch off, the emergency stops off, and the direction switch in the stop position plug in the shredder (if it was not plugged in) to a 16A three-phase plug. Read More »

Shredder Workspace

Shredder Workspace This Precious Plastic Space receive plastic from Collection Points, shreds it and sells it to other Precious Plastic workspaces recycling it into products. Without this, there’s no plastic to melt. Ok, you want to set up a shredder workspace. Fantastic! The shredder workspace is a crucial element of the Precious Plastic universe. Setting up a workspace can be broken down into three main steps: Search: what to think about when choosing your space Plan: how to plan your space effectively Build: transforming an empty room into a Shredder Workspace Each of these steps is explained in more detail below. Read More »

Styles

Styles (to delete) Build shredder (it’s bloody easy) Hallward glanced round him with a puzzled expression. The room looked as if it had not been lived in for years. A faded Flemish tapestry, a curtained picture, an old Italian cassone, and an almost empty book-case–that was all that it seemed to contain, besides a chair and a table. As Dorian Gray was lighting a half-burned candle that was standing on the mantelshelf, he saw that the whole place was covered with dust and that the carpet was in holes. Read More »

Tests - Basics

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Tips Mould Making

Basically, all machines require moulds to make something whether it’s a sheet, or a beam or anything else you will make. The most versatile machine to use moulds with is the Injection machine, but it has it’s limits. Nothing to be afraid of! It’s just important knowing your design restraints going on. Let’s start with the pro’s and con’s: Pro Cons Ideal for small volume parts <150cm³ Moulds can be expensive Short cycle times (<2-5min) Complicated process with many uncertainties Multiple cavities enable faster production Volume not enough for bigger parts Reliable production of parts Parts with thin walls need more pressure than the current machine can offer Very detailed parts can be achieved Mainly suited for HDPE and PP Advanced parts can be designed by the use of inlays and sliders Materials to make a mould Still here? Read More »

Workspace calculator

Workspace Calculator Helping you to understand the feasibility of starting a workspace This financial forecasting tool isn’t an exact science, but gives you a starting point for how much money you need to start, how many products and services you need to sell per month in order to be profitable, and how long it’s going to take to pay back your initial investment. This tool is applicable to any type of business you hope to start within Precious Plastic, whether you’re a machine builder, you’re working in production,hosting workshops - it doesn’t matter! Read More »