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Upcycler Simon
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2010
Making Coffee Cup Carriers
I have had multiple requests from people wanting to know how I make my coffee cup carriers. So I put together this video to show the entire process.
You can purchase the trays at www.upcycler.com.au
You can purchase the trays at www.upcycler.com.au
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4 cup tray assembly
มุมมอง 49ปีที่แล้ว
This is a brief video showing how to assemble the 4 cup coffee caddy
2 cup tray assembly
มุมมอง 28ปีที่แล้ว
This is a brief video demonstrating how to assemble the 2 cup coffee caddy
Coffee cup carrier assembly
มุมมอง 3293 ปีที่แล้ว
A brief video showing you how to assemble to 2 and 4 cup coffee cup carrier. To buy a coffee cup carrier, please visit my website at www.upcycler.com.au
Making Pen Blanks from shredded PE plastic
มุมมอง 2K3 ปีที่แล้ว
This video takes you through the process I follow to make Pen Blanks. These Pen Blanks are then turned on a lathe to make into pens. Check out my video on making rings from plastic here - th-cam.com/video/tozjozraKAY/w-d-xo.html Want to make a bottle jack press? I got the idea from this video - th-cam.com/video/V-GBVacDFoU/w-d-xo.html Looking for a video that covers the process of turning pens ...
What lids can I recycle?
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A common question I get from people who save lids for me is "What type of lids do you collect?". This is a brief video that covers which lids I can use and which ones I can't.
Making a ring from recycled plastic
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In this video I show the full process that I go through to make a ring from plastic bottle caps.
I have replaced pedal power with electricity!
มุมมอง 1204 ปีที่แล้ว
My initial attempt at shredding plastic using the Precious Plastic shredder was to make a pedal-powered shredder: th-cam.com/video/lYLzgVKLlGQ/w-d-xo.html I have finally upgraded the shredder so it is driven by an electric motor. Much more effective than the pedal powered approach let me tell you!
Pedal powered plastic shredder
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Demonstration of a pedal powered plastic shredder for the Precious Plastics shredder
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that ring is awesome. How strong is it?
What a beautiful ring!
Wow I love your bottle caps they are so colourful😮
I Love this video!!
Do you happen to sell rainbow plastic blanks?
I'm trying to get ideas on how to do this DIY. Your method is straight forward. I like that. Unfortunately I don't have access to machinery you showed us. So I'm a bit disapointed. Bur not much.
Check out the video "7 Ways to Make Stuff from Recycled Plastic" by Brothers Make, it shows a couple of different ways to melt down plastic without using any large machinery.
@@adiidi I have seen their videos. I've started to save bottle tops and rings.
Hello! I was wondering what material the thing you fastened the ring on the drill press is? And how you got it to stay fastened?
Heya. I simply made a couple of wooden circles that were just a few millimetres narrower than the outer diameter of the ring. They had a stepped in section that was a fraction smaller diameter of the inner hole of the ring so that when I put the ring between them there was some of the wood sitting inside the ring hole holding it in place
Do you sell these online?
Unfortunately I don't. The rings are just too unique in size/colour/thickness so be able to sell online
Nice job on the pens! Do you friction fit them to the brass tube like brothers make did when they made a plastic slim line pen?
I tried friction fitting but I found that it bent the end of the copper tube that was being forced through the plastic, which resulted in a poor fit when assembling the final product. I now use plastic specific glues (eg - www.selleys.com.au/products/adhesives/minor-repairs/selleys-power-grip-all-plastics/)
Congratulations very beautiful
Bottlecaps cutingtoboild beats eating sets plasticcap bottles plasticmat
Very cool rings.
You’ve got some pretty cool friends 😂
Are you taking orders? I am so interested in the rings. Let me know.
Hi Trina, I am in the process of making a new batch of rings. You will be able to buy them via my website - www.upcycler.com.au. You can follow me on facebook facebook.com/UpcyclerSimon for updates on when they are available.
Love this! Do you know if this can be done with the other plastics, like "PP" or "LDPE"? Cheers :)
melting PP or LDPE can be dangerous. HDPE is one of the only plastics that has a low melting point and hard to burn, therefore doesn't emit toxic fumes
@@opalstreasures4711 ok cool, that's good to know! Thank you 👍😊
I found your video very interesting and I love the end product. It's a beautiful result from something so many people throw away. Are you in Australia ? And do you sell your rings ?
Thanks Allison. I am in Australia (Lismore, NSW). I am not selling the rings online at this stage. I need to get accurate sizes before I can do that. I wouldn't want to sell you a ring that doesn't fit.
@@UpcyclerSimon I thought you were an Aussie. I'm at Burringbar, on the way to Murwillumbah. My sister and her partner live near Kyogle and both work in Lismore. We're practically neighbours !!
Great video Simon, thanks! I feel like I'm heading in the right direction when I see you using a mold like that... my first one was about the same, but melamine scraps and clamps... feels so low tech but early days for me have been a lot about creating the 'building blocks' for making stuff. Now I have a press, I think I might upgrade my mold with some bolts this week and hunt around for a local turner who's keen to have a go at making a pen... you've inspired me :-)
That is awesome to hear. Don't be afraid of low-tech to keep costs down. I am all about that exact thing. Keep going, as you learn more you can slowly progress your skills and the materials that you use.
Nice video with a nice level of detail! Love that it's full of interesting tips and tricks! Keep it up!
Thanks for the feedback :)
This is an interesting video and shredder. Did you make any improvements since then?
Hi Hans, I tried a few things to get it to work successfully including adding a fly-wheel and improving the gear ratios but in the end I gave it up as an unsuccessful experiment. Here is where I am currently at... th-cam.com/video/d_6kiNuszV8/w-d-xo.html&t=
Hey there... I am from India and am a mechanical engineer student building the plastic shredder for my final year project!! I have already fabricated and made the shredding chamber using laser cut mild steel because it was a lot cheaper and I managed to get all the material in about 630 Rupees or 9 USD and got the whole thing laser cut for 2400 Rupees or 34 USD and now I am looking for an electric motor but I am really confused at this point because I have options like getting a 2HP electric motor, so do i really need to get a gearbox or a reducer to make the machine work properly or is it possible to somehow get high torque output from a motor using some electrical components integrated in the circuit of the motor ?? Also, the price of the 1 HP electric motor with a 1:70 reducer is 20000 Rupees which far exceeds my budget for this project and the price of 1 HP electric motor single phase 1400rpm is 4000 Rupees but I think this motor will be completely useless because the torque output of that motor is very low and won't shred much plastic, to begin with... please help me out here cause I am new to the forums of precious plastic and don't know my way around!
This is so cool! Not only do you recycle plastic but you can burn those beers off too no problem, it's a win win!
hello,how much will it cost if we buy such shredder?
This really needs a flywheel
Hi Simon, superb machinery! Do you think this could work as a food shredder? I am trying to design and build a bike powered food shredder for composting at the Mullumbimby Community Gardens. Any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks
Hi Peter, I am sure that you could shred food with it, but I imagine it would be too expensive. You would need to get stainless steel blades to prevent it from rusting, and that is very expensive (>$600).
Exactly what I'm looking for and for the same reason! Thanks for sharing. Could I ask though, why do you go from pedal to an axel then up to drive the shredder? Would it be easier to drive the shredder directly from the pedal cog? I don't understand that bit. Well done! Poo
Heya, I went with the pedal to the rack then the rack to the shredder to help with gear ratio. Even shredding think plastic like milk bottles is surprisingly hard work. If you went from the cranks directly onto the shredder I think you would find it too hard to pedal.
I shred plastic but I use a wood shredder and chipper. I have to say I'm seriously impressed with your invention although it does look like a lot of hard work! Well done all the same.
Followed this from the forum, great work mate