Plastic

Scrap plastic into 3D printable filaments.
http://www.gizmag.com/filabot-plastic-recycling/25848/

http://www.filabot.com/collections/filabot-systems/products/filabot-wee-kit-un-welded

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_bottle_recycling

Platic bearings

mcmaster
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-steel-hollow-tubing/=l9vohz  6 mm tubing OD fits inside of

5/16'' plain bearing flanged

http://www.mcmaster.com/#3/16"-shaft-drill-bushings/=l9vnhn press fit drill bushings

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-flanged-sleeve-bearings/=l9vn5r plastic flanged sleeve bushings

http://www.plasticsintl.com/ptfe-rod.html teflon rods

http://www.mossplastics.co.za/nylon-slide-bearing-with-flange

http://www.engnet.co.za/p/b.aspx/5669/14004

http://www.maizey.co.za/

Platic building blocks
I first heard about stewing plastic bags to make new things from Dave Huebsch's book " Village Assignment " - http://www.highlightpublishing.com/ - about interesting adventures had while running a charity/NG

http://www.instructables.com/id/HomemadePlastic/ Plastic Smithing: How To Make your own HDPE Plastic Anything (DIY plastic lumber

All you really need for that is an electric oven (or other kind of oven if electricity is available, you just need to be able to control the temperature precisely and keep impurities out) and a compression mold in a shape similar to a lego brick (pegs on one side, holes on the other). You make the side-walls on the mold taller than the finished block will be thick so that you can overfill the mold slightly. Put it in the oven and heat it up until the plastic is thoroughly melted, then put the top plate of the mold in and crank it down. The top plate should have relief holes to let the air out. Once you stop getting air and start getting plastic, you screw some plugs into the holes, and then put some more pressure on the mold just to make sure it all sticks together well. If you use a consistent weight of plastic every time and crank it down to a fixed point, you should be able to get a reasonably consistently sized block.

Plastic molding
http://www.instructables.com/id/Plastic-molding-with-grocery-bags/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Plastic-molding-with-grocery-bags/step2/Preparation/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin_identification_code http://www.timberplasticsevalast.co.za/ timber plastics uses polyethylene coke bottles to make tables. Will also be suitable for solar mirror solution

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/plastic_moulding_2/ grinding plastic into chips.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080904143036AAiAKGw

http://www.ehow.com/how_8199089_melt-plastic-bottle.html double boiler with hot water

http://www.ehow.com/how_6797957_make-molded-plastic-parts-home.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_7894629_melt-plastic-bottles-molding.html Moulds are at craft stores, use those lined with aluminium

http://www.ehow.com/how_6786132_mold-plastic-home.html Pre-heat oven to 200C and melt plastic in pot

http://crafts.creativebug.com/melt-plastic-bottles-1769.html

http://makezine.com/2010/06/12/recycling-plastic-bags-into-plastic/

Plastic molding 2
http://solarcities.blogspot.com/2010/06/you-can-try-this-at-home-working-toward.html  videos, melt plastic in oil so that it does not stick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_lumber

Injection molding
http://www.rutlandplastics.co.uk/moulding_process.shtml

http://www.pitfallsinmolding.com/

Plastic lumber
http://www.healthybuilding.net/pdf/gtpl/guide_to_plastic_lumber.pdf  Guide to plastic lumber

videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XUJwINdLw  hdpe melting plastic, triangle with 2 inside. Melt plastic milk bottles at 180degree c into flat piece from http://www.atomiccube.com

suppliers
http://wasteworx.co.za/

http://www.petco.co.za/ag3nt/system/recycling_06_drop.php recyle

http://www.open-sky.co.za

http://www.ecosmartgroup.co.za/contact.htm

http://www.remade.co.za pta plastic recycle

http://www.plastixportal.co.za/css_pages/a_and_d_plastics_recycling.html

http://www.recycleme.co.za

links to various plants selling paletized bags of plastic chips.

http://www.adrecycling.co.za

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