@@TrashPandaDiscGolf or maybe like a steering wheel on a boat. Some sort of gear ⚙️ ratio. Spin one way it compresses, spin the other way it comes back out? :)
It’s not ideal but it is really affordable. If possible move your press higher up on the wall and give it a longer handle to give you more leverage. Also attaching a chain to the press handle and a pulley to the ceiling you could make it so instead of lifting you just pull down using your body weight.
I was gonna say a 3-to-1 (or more) MA rope pulley system. will take up less space than extending the lever, and yeah it can be arranged so that the force needed is downward (so gravity could do the work).
If you open a shop, you HAVE to take heavy consideration of the fumes. There isn’t a lot and you should be able to have a vacuum system going to a air scrubber but very critical that you have this and it is working 24/7
Very cool and impressive; glad I stumbled onto this. A little winch is exactly what I was thinking while I was watching. Attach a D ring to the floor, another ring on the handle, another to the ceiling. Use a little winch and cable to bring the handle down, then move the winch and attach the hook to the ceiling to pull it up. That would be the easiest way. You risk bending your equipment if it's not quite right, you would have to make sure everything was cool before you implement it. A threaded screw would work too except you'd have to redesign a lot. Good luck.
This is great man. I'm sure there was a ton of hard work just to get to the point you are showing. I would love a video going over how you got the mold cut for the disc, and what disc you went with for your first mold, how does it fly, how consistent are your runs, etc. I love to see people doing stuff like this. great job.
Hey panda. Welder fitter mechanic hear of 20 years or so. The cheapest solution to your pull and push needs to me is a chain fall small. You can use them in both pulling and pushing or up and down. You'll need a small rig to hook it up to, I would go for 1/4 inch tube steel 1.5* 1.5 inch or angle iron, angle is cheeper. Use straps rated for the right weight for the chain fall and get an engineer to give you the best angles for the chain fall to sit at. Over rate your concrete anker's safety first. A low gear ratio will pull less chain a high gear will pull more chain. The engineer should make it mechanicaly sound as it should not pull itself apart. Find three or four students to draft it for you, cheapest rout. One more thing pulling down is tuff you'll need to drape the chain over something and work it right, a come along is the next best option to my knowledge. Take it ez.
Great job with the camera angles and editing, too. Creative stuff, beyond the AWESOMENESS of creating your own discs. Now I'll go hit your earlier videos. Cool!
Really nice video! I liked the length, your editing and explanations a lot. Now, we need people like you here in Germany because it's a really long way out to Colorado from here 😅.
If your going this direction I would recommend four items: a very short come-along with a lateral pully system to a floor anchor for the push down and a 2m cheater bar for the pull up of the plunger.
I am 100% into this. I want to buy one of every mold. Gateway is a super dope company to work with that does hemp molds. Dom Clark the GM of gateway is an amazing guy.
I like that you stamp the plastic it’s made of. I’ve been in injection molding for 15 years, and I always wonder what blend of resins they use. I’ve also got a few ideas for truly experimental molds, that have no real purpose other than to answer “what if”
You could use a double acting pneumatic cylinder to push and pull. It could run off of a fairly inexpensive compressor. You could also turn the injection tube upside down and use a fast pump floor jack to inject and your weight to pull it back out.
To make the pressing easier without getting any expensive parts or machines you can make the bar longer for more leverage and you can attach weights so you don’t have to put as much force in it yourself. And to make it easy to pull the plunger back out you can attach a simple pulley or block and tackle to the ceiling and pull it back up that way
Holy crap hello fellow Coloradoan!! That is awesome! I would totally love to one day inject my own disc. Looks awesome my man can’t wait to see what the future holds for ya
Food for thought. Depending on how much force it takes to plunge the plastic into the mold I would look into an electric hydraulic pump that way it’s not to hard on you pushing and pulling the plunger in and out and you could hook one pump up to two molds so two at once. Just a thought for you. The discs are looking good keep up the good work. Can’t Waite to get my hands on one or more.
Very cool, I would think that you could put a sturup of sorts on the end of the plunger handle this is just short of the floor when you are fully pressed in. Then when you start to inject you could step up on the sturup to complete the injection. For lifting the plunger up, perhaps on the top of the sturup a heavy duty 'O' ring where you could attach a wench of some sort, electric on manual. Very cool.
I would say some type of jack screw with an electric motor for pressing the plunger and removing. Could be run just by 2 switches. 1 switch for up and 1 for down. Would be pretty straight forward and easy to make work.
Yup, I am in. I have wanted to visit Colorado anyways. Makes me want to do it myself, unfortunately I do not have the space. I am saving this vidoe for the future just in case I ever have the time and space to do it myself too!
I definitely think a screw plunger would take less effort than what you have now. What an awesome craft to be in right now. I have a little shop that I woodwork in and I love to disk golf. Maybe I need to combine them somehow.
Great stuff. Im getting into making my own discs after building an automated injection molding machine. Hydraulic cylinder will make your life so much easier!
Love meeting other colorado disc golfers. Love ur dream and can't wait to get one of ur first discs!! And being able to make one would be amazing, can't wait to support!
Just tried to subscribe a second time so cool. Glad you talked about options for the plunger, excited to see what works out to be the best option. New have to get the coin welded on to a old screwdriver. I would definitely drop that out of the pliers and try to catch it while its hot. Looking forward too more awesome creations.
Right away I thought a pulley system where you have 2 in parallel on the way down. And some counter weight. Then a simple switch to the other side of the bar with an eye bolt maybe, and use one pulley with same weights to pull up. You always are pulling down and will reduce the force needed.
One thing you could try doing for injecting the plastic and pulling the plunger back up could just some systems of pulleys. One set attached below and one on the ceiling. For every you loop you have you decrease the amount you need to put in.
If you want to set up a multiple setups you would do well with an air system with a central compressor and air cylinders, would be claener than a hydraulic system. Less expensive alternative could be a bottle jack system with a chain fall as a reset
Glad to see the new heating elements work! It's all coming together and I'm super stoked for this. Also wanted to say the plastic reminded me of how Lightning Discs look and it looks sweet.
I worked at Innova for 6 years. Their injection molders are top notch. A disc every 60 seconds...we used to recycle all the miss molds, cold shots and double shots.
I'm a welder and fabricator. I've also put 12 years into residential construction. So I'm a little crafty for sure. My wife and I are planning a Rv trip. I'd love to come by and help you make a better system. I love disc golf, reusing "trash" and doing things most people can't. So if you're you're interested maybe we talk about at some point. Nevertheless awesome video. Thanks again.
Thanks for the offer Joseph! Feel free to email me when you're planning a trip. Depending on timing (and of course COVID), we can see if we can work something out!
This is dope! I'm living in the Seattle area now, but I'm from Colorado! Definitely gonna get some recycled handmade discs from you when I'm in town :D
Perhaps a pully system to help you pull the rod out? And why not coat the rod in oil beforehand? The longer the lever the more the leverage. Or what would be cool is a gear system attached to a big wheel you could turn to raise and lower the rod.
I love this idea. I would definitely buy some, especially putters. I love the idea of being able to just throw a super beat up one into a shredder and have it be the majority of a new one being made.
You should consider a bottle jack air operated which will save your arms. Maybe you can check out harbor freight for their presses and modify it to fit your needs.
Great video man, you really did well. As far as your press is concerned, the cheapest way to do it in my opinion is to rig up a threaded rod, something like allthread to a drill motor. It would work for both the press and resetting of the press, just reverse the drill motor and "unscrew" it. Basically just like an apple press.
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf I'm sure you could rig something up in the mean time that would be much cheaper and easier, although man, what a workout! You might just have to keep the old machine around to keep up that body! LOL! Best of luck man, it's great to see people doing this.
Just signed up on your page for when you finally drop these, I want #13!!!. This is such an amazing idea, can't wait to see these take off like wildfire through the DG scene!
Love what you are doing to grow the sport. A couple of things I did not see in this process are whether you torque the nuts down on your mold. I know from working on engines that torquing heads is a very precise process that is done in a specific order to maintain consistent pressure. I also wonder why you don’t heat the mold at least some to make the flow into the mold a bit easier. Keep up the great idea you have. ⛵️
Dude, this is so cool! I've been following your journey throughout entire process, and I can honestly say I had no clue folks where out there trying to make recycled discs. I can't wait till we (the community) can support you in buying some of these awesome recycled discs. Keep up the good work!
I love what you’re doing! I would absolutely recommend a winch. A very inexpensive one from harbor freight can be easily modified with a pulley on the ground for the down swing and a simple shackle on the top of the lever/handle for the retrieve. I’m a general contractor in Charleston SC and build industrial furniture on the side. In addition to being an avid disc golfer, This would take a little bit of work but I can assure you that it’s definitely doable!!
So Impressive. These types of Passion projects end up being worth it. And sustainable materials. It is nice to see people are thinking about the future.
Since your melting time seems to be the longest part of the process, have you considered making a modular melting system? If you made a "tube holder" that held your melt tube and plunger, you could have a second unit of plastic heating at the same time (or 12min offset). Also, for a DIY/cheap solution to upgrading your pull arm, consider a vehicle trailer jack screw. Cabela's sells a 2,500lb one for $70. you might even be able to turn it with an impact wrench...
@trashpandadiscgolf Use an atv cable winch 1k lb or 3k lb. Mount a pulley block to the floor and a clip to the ceiling above your press. Then you can use the floor pulley to pull the press down. To open the press back up clip the cable to the ceiling mount.
Best of luck getting a better set up for more production. maybe get a inexpensive Harbor freight bumper winch, bolted in the floor and set up a pully above for the up pull. Look forward to getting one of these one of a kind discs. They look great! I want you to sign mine also : )
You could take a look at using a wheel instead of a lever for your injection method. Take a look at old school injection molding machines, in my experience, most have a large diameter wheel that you turn in order to inject the plastic and apply hold pressure. You could also add machined cooling lines into the A and B half of your mold, it will drastically cut down on your cool time.
I worked in an injection molding factory for around 4 years. I would suggest keeping your barrel smooth and changing the plunger to more of a screw. All of our machines there functioned like that granted they we all hydraulic driven but in theory it should still work.
Too many comments to check, but there may be a way to fit the ram of a electric log splitter to a press. Ditch the base and bolt it upright so you can use your gravity feed at the start. Another simple mod you can make right away is to add a locking hook to your press so it locks in at the bottom so you don't have to hang off it. Great machine so far, you got a new sub and I want to see what you do from here!
Love the feedback Sean! And since this video have made friends with a local fabricator too! (In the meantime, you may like this: th-cam.com/video/uR8wmNgJvdU/w-d-xo.html )
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf That's it! The machine built in the video you linked looks very similar to the setup you have, and they were able to build it with even fewer modifications than I originally thought too. Something mentioned in the video you linked was the higher probability of violent failures in the chance that something is loose or in chance of failure. Methods I have seen used for controlling these risks are blast shields and having a remote control start and emergency shutoff in case of a failure (you can probably get away with a couple push buttons from your local electronics supply and wire them to your motor control) and check this video out for blast shield ideas (th-cam.com/video/tiDJVd6_fqg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TylerBell). You can make something smaller to just cover the injection system if you want. You know what they say, "S*** happens". Make sure s*** doesn't happen to you!
Haha I greatly appreciate your thoughts man! I'm a big fan of Tyler Bell ever since I found him from making the forged lounge chair with Alec Steele. Great stuff! Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts on future videos too man!
I second the double pulley system for leverage. You could also power it with a single or dual weed whacker motor to get the intense manual labor out of the way.
Awesome......like to order 2 or more disc from you....maybe a heavy putter...like 200gm if you make one and driver....177 or 180 gm...like your bright colors......keep up the great work...tks
Have you thought about a cable system? Such as something like on the front of boat trailers to pull down and pull up the plunger? I feel like after alot of runs your gonna start feeling it in the body.
Wow! Awesome video Jesse! Love the idea of setting up a place where folks can come and make their own discs! That’s bucket list material right there. Brilliant!
I grew up in Littleton - what is that building in the background where you’re throwing, looks familiar... Orange, recycled, made in Colorado discs look amazing! Can’t wait til you sell some.
Yeah I've been around discs my whole life the Wham-O frisbee disc is one year older than me, I can show you how to balance a disc the center of mass needs to match the center of the circumference or it's going to waste energy wobbling when you throw it. You can use a hydraulic ram from harbor freight to do that action Both ways also it wouldn't hurt to have a burner below it to keep the mold from cooling off until you're done injecting.
super cool! could you add an extension onto the bar you pull down, or make the bar longer? That would require less energy from you if it were longer. That would be the easiest and cheapest "solution" that i could think of haha. keep it up dude!
I would definitely make a trip to Colorado if you set up a shop where we could come make our own disc. That is such a cool idea!
Deal!
I'm waiting for that also!
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf or maybe like a steering wheel on a boat. Some sort of gear ⚙️ ratio. Spin one way it compresses, spin the other way it comes back out? :)
@@DougDunfee Like a rack and pinion, with a good reduction on it. You could even hook a motor up with stop switches at each end to make it automatic.
@@MrLazer1211 Oops, replied to the wrong thread on mobile :) oh well. Something like this maybe? th-cam.com/video/anqKC0i0a7Y/w-d-xo.html
It’s not ideal but it is really affordable. If possible move your press higher up on the wall and give it a longer handle to give you more leverage. Also attaching a chain to the press handle and a pulley to the ceiling you could make it so instead of lifting you just pull down using your body weight.
OR watch the video on pulleys from smarter every day and make a multi pulley system to reduce the leverage needed to next to nothing
Exactly what I thought. A pulley coming from the top. 💪
Mechanical advantage is your friend
I was gonna say a 3-to-1 (or more) MA rope pulley system. will take up less space than extending the lever, and yeah it can be arranged so that the force needed is downward (so gravity could do the work).
I will say it again. You are a genius and a great dude. Keep it up, Jesse!! You are legit growing the sport and changing the future of the game.
If you open a shop, you HAVE to take heavy consideration of the fumes. There isn’t a lot and you should be able to have a vacuum system going to a air scrubber but very critical that you have this and it is working 24/7
Very cool and impressive; glad I stumbled onto this. A little winch is exactly what I was thinking while I was watching. Attach a D ring to the floor, another ring on the handle, another to the ceiling. Use a little winch and cable to bring the handle down, then move the winch and attach the hook to the ceiling to pull it up. That would be the easiest way. You risk bending your equipment if it's not quite right, you would have to make sure everything was cool before you implement it. A threaded screw would work too except you'd have to redesign a lot. Good luck.
The minute you open up a factory I’m applying to work for you. I dig your teaching ways and your a amazing peaceful person
This is great man. I'm sure there was a ton of hard work just to get to the point you are showing. I would love a video going over how you got the mold cut for the disc, and what disc you went with for your first mold, how does it fly, how consistent are your runs, etc. I love to see people doing stuff like this. great job.
Thanks Tom! Check out some of my previous videos like "How Recycled Discs Fly" "Designing a Disc" and more!
Hey panda. Welder fitter mechanic hear of 20 years or so. The cheapest solution to your pull and push needs to me is a chain fall small. You can use them in both pulling and pushing or up and down. You'll need a small rig to hook it up to, I would go for 1/4 inch tube steel 1.5* 1.5 inch or angle iron, angle is cheeper. Use straps rated for the right weight for the chain fall and get an engineer to give you the best angles for the chain fall to sit at. Over rate your concrete anker's safety first. A low gear ratio will pull less chain a high gear will pull more chain. The engineer should make it mechanicaly sound as it should not pull itself apart. Find three or four students to draft it for you, cheapest rout. One more thing pulling down is tuff you'll need to drape the chain over something and work it right, a come along is the next best option to my knowledge. Take it ez.
I'll add that to the list in my research! Thank you!!
Alot of great companies have started out in garages! Cool video! keep up the good work!
Thanks Cam!!
Great job with the camera angles and editing, too. Creative stuff, beyond the AWESOMENESS of creating your own discs. Now I'll go hit your earlier videos. Cool!
Thanks Hans! That really means a ton!
Really nice video! I liked the length, your editing and explanations a lot. Now, we need people like you here in Germany because it's a really long way out to Colorado from here 😅.
If your going this direction I would recommend four items: a very short come-along with a lateral pully system to a floor anchor for the push down and a 2m cheater bar for the pull up of the plunger.
Click bait title for this video would be, "How to make a disc out of CANDY CORN!" Keep up the great work!
I am 100% into this. I want to buy one of every mold. Gateway is a super dope company to work with that does hemp molds. Dom Clark the GM of gateway is an amazing guy.
Thank you! I currently putt with a Hemp Magic. Love it!
Dude. Dude. DUDE! Super motivated guy! That is some dedication. Disc looked great! I am impressed
Thank you Ryan! Means a ton.
You have inspired me. I’m so excited for the next generation in disc golf
I love your dedication to creating sustainable discs and your determination to making them exactly how you picture them. Keep up the good work 😊
Thank you! That means a ton!!
I think this is the coolest video I have ever watched
I want a trash panda sticker now! and stamped on the disc when I buy one!!!
Love what you’re doing!
I like that you stamp the plastic it’s made of. I’ve been in injection molding for 15 years, and I always wonder what blend of resins they use. I’ve also got a few ideas for truly experimental molds, that have no real purpose other than to answer “what if”
Thanks JR! I think "recyclable" is just as important as "recycled"
Winch and Polly system will make it easy for the press down and lift up process
You could use a double acting pneumatic cylinder to push and pull. It could run off of a fairly inexpensive compressor. You could also turn the injection tube upside down and use a fast pump floor jack to inject and your weight to pull it back out.
Bro this is so bad ass. A lot more simple of a process than I ever pictured. I’m guessing easy to do, hard to perfect.
I can see now why there aren't many people hand-making these! This is pretty dope to watch
To make the pressing easier without getting any expensive parts or machines you can make the bar longer for more leverage and you can attach weights so you don’t have to put as much force in it yourself. And to make it easy to pull the plunger back out you can attach a simple pulley or block and tackle to the ceiling and pull it back up that way
Holy crap hello fellow Coloradoan!! That is awesome! I would totally love to one day inject my own disc. Looks awesome my man can’t wait to see what the future holds for ya
Food for thought. Depending on how much force it takes to plunge the plastic into the mold I would look into an electric hydraulic pump that way it’s not to hard on you pushing and pulling the plunger in and out and you could hook one pump up to two molds so two at once. Just a thought for you.
The discs are looking good keep up the good work. Can’t Waite to get my hands on one or more.
I'll add that to the list of ideas for improvement! Thanks Chad!!
Very cool, I would think that you could put a sturup of sorts on the end of the plunger handle this is just short of the floor when you are fully pressed in. Then when you start to inject you could step up on the sturup to complete the injection. For lifting the plunger up, perhaps on the top of the sturup a heavy duty 'O' ring where you could attach a wench of some sort, electric on manual. Very cool.
As a plastics engineer and disc golfer I love this 👍🏼
Thanks Micah! Feel free to reach out anytime because you are definitely more knowledgable on all of this than I am!!
I would say some type of jack screw with an electric motor for pressing the plunger and removing. Could be run just by 2 switches. 1 switch for up and 1 for down. Would be pretty straight forward and easy to make work.
Yup, I am in. I have wanted to visit Colorado anyways. Makes me want to do it myself, unfortunately I do not have the space. I am saving this vidoe for the future just in case I ever have the time and space to do it myself too!
I definitely think a screw plunger would take less effort than what you have now. What an awesome craft to be in right now. I have a little shop that I woodwork in and I love to disk golf. Maybe I need to combine them somehow.
Thanks Westley! Woodworking was my introduction to making things, so I can relate.
Great job adding some environmental side to the sport! Made the subscription straight away. ^
Thanks Roina!
Great stuff. Im getting into making my own discs after building an automated injection molding machine. Hydraulic cylinder will make your life so much easier!
Love meeting other colorado disc golfers. Love ur dream and can't wait to get one of ur first discs!! And being able to make one would be amazing, can't wait to support!
Very cool!! One simple solution is to lengthen the lever which means lower force is required.
Get a come along and attach it to the ceiling ( or just a pulley) to make getting the plunger out easier and more efficient possibly
Just tried to subscribe a second time so cool. Glad you talked about options for the plunger, excited to see what works out to be the best option. New have to get the coin welded on to a old screwdriver. I would definitely drop that out of the pliers and try to catch it while its hot. Looking forward too more awesome creations.
You can get a hand operated winch and attach it to your ceiling to make pulling the plunger out much easier
looking back at this. it’s awesome
Right away I thought a pulley system where you have 2 in parallel on the way down. And some counter weight. Then a simple switch to the other side of the bar with an eye bolt maybe, and use one pulley with same weights to pull up. You always are pulling down and will reduce the force needed.
Wow this is an awesome video. It’s great to see a new way to recycle plastic. I would love to go to a make a disc place!
One thing you could try doing for injecting the plastic and pulling the plunger back up could just some systems of pulleys. One set attached below and one on the ceiling. For every you loop you have you decrease the amount you need to put in.
Believe it or not, I've seen the exact thing you're mentioning done before!
If you want to set up a multiple setups you would do well with an air system with a central compressor and air cylinders, would be claener than a hydraulic system. Less expensive alternative could be a bottle jack system with a chain fall as a reset
So cool to see the whole process from start to finish. It’s rare to see how it’s made! Awesome work!
If you have just some metal tubing you can put it in the handle to increase the length and make it easier to push/pull
Glad to see the new heating elements work! It's all coming together and I'm super stoked for this. Also wanted to say the plastic reminded me of how Lightning Discs look and it looks sweet.
I need a few 4$HO! I get one B2bomber lightning Disc I only play with it in X MAS & Easter. .
I worked at Innova for 6 years. Their injection molders are top notch. A disc every 60 seconds...we used to recycle all the miss molds, cold shots and double shots.
attach a garage pully to the ceiling and it would make lifting the plunger a ton easier while remaining fairly cheap and easy to install.
I'm a welder and fabricator. I've also put 12 years into residential construction. So I'm a little crafty for sure. My wife and I are planning a Rv trip. I'd love to come by and help you make a better system. I love disc golf, reusing "trash" and doing things most people can't. So if you're you're interested maybe we talk about at some point. Nevertheless awesome video. Thanks again.
Thanks for the offer Joseph! Feel free to email me when you're planning a trip. Depending on timing (and of course COVID), we can see if we can work something out!
I had no idea candy corn played such a major role in the disc-making process. Neat!
I just stumbled across this video randomly. Awesome video and insight! Definitely gained a subscriber here!
How about a pulley system to help pull the rod out instead of the deadlift/overhead press method?
That's a great idea! Added to the list.
Bottle jack would work for that
a $20 harbor freight winch attached to the roof
I’m still enjoying your content !!! Can’t wait to buy some of your merchandise and discs !!
You’re in Colorado! I’ve only ever seen 2 big you tubers from my home state, way to represent!
I don't even play disc golf but I love and support what you're doing!
This is dope! I'm living in the Seattle area now, but I'm from Colorado! Definitely gonna get some recycled handmade discs from you when I'm in town :D
Perhaps a pully system to help you pull the rod out? And why not coat the rod in oil beforehand? The longer the lever the more the leverage. Or what would be cool is a gear system attached to a big wheel you could turn to raise and lower the rod.
I love this idea. I would definitely buy some, especially putters. I love the idea of being able to just throw a super beat up one into a shredder and have it be the majority of a new one being made.
You should consider a bottle jack air operated which will save your arms. Maybe you can check out harbor freight for their presses and modify it to fit your needs.
That would be awesome! I live in Colorado and would bring people to your shop for this!
Great video man, you really did well.
As far as your press is concerned, the cheapest way to do it in my opinion is to rig up a threaded rod, something like allthread to a drill motor. It would work for both the press and resetting of the press, just reverse the drill motor and "unscrew" it. Basically just like an apple press.
Yeah! Since that's the way industrial injection machines work, I think I'll only be able to avoid it for so long haha
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf I'm sure you could rig something up in the mean time that would be much cheaper and easier, although man, what a workout! You might just have to keep the old machine around to keep up that body! LOL! Best of luck man, it's great to see people doing this.
The stamping is such an awesome touch. I can't wait to buy a disc ASAP.
This is amazing I work for Discmania and I honestly would love to try this out
Feel free to reach out over email or on Instagram! (links in the description)
Just signed up on your page for when you finally drop these, I want #13!!!. This is such an amazing idea, can't wait to see these take off like wildfire through the DG scene!
Incredible amount of ingenuity here! Seriously impressive. The discs look great and I love the brand name - keep up the good work!
Ceiling mounted winch, run a nice thick chain to the handle, and you'd be good to go for extracting the plunger I'd think...
Love what you are doing to grow the sport. A couple of things I did not see in this process are whether you torque the nuts down on your mold. I know from working on engines that torquing heads is a very precise process that is done in a specific order to maintain consistent pressure. I also wonder why you don’t heat the mold at least some to make the flow into the mold a bit easier. Keep up the great idea you have. ⛵️
Loved this video. Hope the algorithm picks this one up. Earned a new sub
Using a longer handle or some sort of breaker bar with it could help with the press
I would use an old boat lift wheel and gear! Could even lock nicely for that last 1 minute of press time.
Dude, this is so cool! I've been following your journey throughout entire process, and I can honestly say I had no clue folks where out there trying to make recycled discs. I can't wait till we (the community) can support you in buying some of these awesome recycled discs. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Thomas!
I love what you’re doing! I would absolutely recommend a winch. A very inexpensive one from harbor freight can be easily modified with a pulley on the ground for the down swing and a simple shackle on the top of the lever/handle for the retrieve. I’m a general contractor in Charleston SC and build industrial furniture on the side. In addition to being an avid disc golfer, This would take a little bit of work but I can assure you that it’s definitely doable!!
I’d be more than happy to help design something for you. Even though I’m in SC I can definitely give you some great insight.
Love this. Wish I could do this for a living. I'm in Colorado myself.
So Impressive. These types of Passion projects end up being worth it. And sustainable materials. It is nice to see people are thinking about the future.
Thank you Douglas!
love everything about what you are doing an im sure i can give some ideas for a ram to help remove the physical work per disc
That's awesome. Can't wait to support you bud.
Since your melting time seems to be the longest part of the process, have you considered making a modular melting system? If you made a "tube holder" that held your melt tube and plunger, you could have a second unit of plastic heating at the same time (or 12min offset). Also, for a DIY/cheap solution to upgrading your pull arm, consider a vehicle trailer jack screw. Cabela's sells a 2,500lb one for $70. you might even be able to turn it with an impact wrench...
Maybe a repurposed log splitter could work for injection? they make electric as well as 2 and 4 stroke engines.
Hmm that does seem like a possibility worth looking into
I've seen log splitters turned into power hammers, but never thought of that! I'm definitely gonna look into it. Thanks!
I would 1000% buy one of these - this is so dope! Keep doing what you’re doing, great job. Thanks for sharing too!
Thanks Heather!!
So glad I found your channel! This is awesome
I cant waitttt to get my hands on one of these discs
great video bro! very inspirational
@trashpandadiscgolf Use an atv cable winch 1k lb or 3k lb. Mount a pulley block to the floor and a clip to the ceiling above your press. Then you can use the floor pulley to pull the press down. To open the press back up clip the cable to the ceiling mount.
Best of luck getting a better set up for more production. maybe get a inexpensive Harbor freight bumper winch, bolted in the floor and set up a pully above for the up pull. Look forward to getting one of these one of a kind discs. They look great! I want you to sign mine also : )
You could take a look at using a wheel instead of a lever for your injection method. Take a look at old school injection molding machines, in my experience, most have a large diameter wheel that you turn in order to inject the plastic and apply hold pressure. You could also add machined cooling lines into the A and B half of your mold, it will drastically cut down on your cool time.
I worked in an injection molding factory for around 4 years. I would suggest keeping your barrel smooth and changing the plunger to more of a screw. All of our machines there functioned like that granted they we all hydraulic driven but in theory it should still work.
That's super helpful! Thanks Jake!
I would buy an enail kit off amazon meant for dabbing and wrap around the electric heating element around the pipe. Set the temp and less worry.
This was actual pretty awesome. Super cool
Too many comments to check, but there may be a way to fit the ram of a electric log splitter to a press. Ditch the base and bolt it upright so you can use your gravity feed at the start. Another simple mod you can make right away is to add a locking hook to your press so it locks in at the bottom so you don't have to hang off it. Great machine so far, you got a new sub and I want to see what you do from here!
You also need to make friends with a welder, pay him in beer and I'm sure you can get that thing welded down to something other than your wall :)
Love the feedback Sean! And since this video have made friends with a local fabricator too! (In the meantime, you may like this: th-cam.com/video/uR8wmNgJvdU/w-d-xo.html )
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf That's it! The machine built in the video you linked looks very similar to the setup you have, and they were able to build it with even fewer modifications than I originally thought too. Something mentioned in the video you linked was the higher probability of violent failures in the chance that something is loose or in chance of failure. Methods I have seen used for controlling these risks are blast shields and having a remote control start and emergency shutoff in case of a failure (you can probably get away with a couple push buttons from your local electronics supply and wire them to your motor control) and check this video out for blast shield ideas (th-cam.com/video/tiDJVd6_fqg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TylerBell). You can make something smaller to just cover the injection system if you want. You know what they say, "S*** happens". Make sure s*** doesn't happen to you!
Haha I greatly appreciate your thoughts man! I'm a big fan of Tyler Bell ever since I found him from making the forged lounge chair with Alec Steele. Great stuff! Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts on future videos too man!
Well done. Disc looks legit. I wish you all the the best!
I second the double pulley system for leverage. You could also power it with a single or dual weed whacker motor to get the intense manual labor out of the way.
Awesome......like to order 2 or more disc from you....maybe a heavy putter...like 200gm if you make one and driver....177 or 180 gm...like your bright colors......keep up the great work...tks
Have you thought about a cable system? Such as something like on the front of boat trailers to pull down and pull up the plunger? I feel like after alot of runs your gonna start feeling it in the body.
Wow! Awesome video Jesse! Love the idea of setting up a place where folks can come and make their own discs! That’s bucket list material right there. Brilliant!
So happy this video got the recognition it deserved! 🦝🦝
Thanks Molly!!!!
I grew up in Littleton - what is that building in the background where you’re throwing, looks familiar... Orange, recycled, made in Colorado discs look amazing! Can’t wait til you sell some.
Thanks Madan! It's Arapahoe Community College.
@@TrashPandaDiscGolf yup, that’s what I thought!
Yeah I've been around discs my whole life the Wham-O frisbee disc is one year older than me, I can show you how to balance a disc the center of mass needs to match the center of the circumference or it's going to waste energy wobbling when you throw it.
You can use a hydraulic ram from harbor freight to do that action Both ways also it wouldn't hurt to have a burner below it to keep the mold from cooling off until you're done injecting.
This is the coolest!!! And I would 100% love to support.
super cool! could you add an extension onto the bar you pull down, or make the bar longer? That would require less energy from you if it were longer. That would be the easiest and cheapest "solution" that i could think of haha. keep it up dude!
Absolutely! I think that's the next step to improve the machine. Thanks!
I would definitely love to make "my own" disc! That would be hella rad!!