Recycling HDPE-2 plastic for model building.

[SCUDMAN]

Hi guys; thank you for the feedback.
Joberg; you are correct, experimenting is half the fun
Spacebob; when the plastic comes out of the oven its pliable, but not soft enough to be stirred.

 

[rbeach84]

The "grain" in the material is rather attracive, eh?
Regards, Robert

 

[SCUDMAN]

Hi Robert; I agree, the swirling pattern is very pretty. It’s almost a shame to paint them.
I managed to get another widget out of the lump of plastic. However the voids in the plastic were such a problem this time. I had to keep cutting the part down in size until all I was left with was the size of a button compared to the first two.

Up next I’m going to take the leftover shavings and make another lump of plastic paying special attention to compacting it to avoid those pesky voids.
thank you for looking.