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Weld plastic parts together

Weld plastic parts together

Johannplasto
johannplasto
Updated 10moUpdated 11 months ago
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If you want to join several plastic parts together, you can join them together at the joint surfaces with a simple soldering iron. It's quick and you don't need any additional material. ♻️👌
< 1 hour
Medium
productinjectionPPHDPEhackmelting
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Choose your soldering tip

A very stable connection is created when the connection surfaces are first welded deeper and then at the edge. For the deeper welding, a thin soldering tip is suitable and for the edge seam a larger one.
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Choose the welding temperature

Do some temperature tests. I use around 250 ° C for HDPE and 270 ° C for PP. Please use a gas mask for this work! See also: https://community.preciousplastic.com/academy/plastic/safety
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Weld it

Position the parts and fix / clamp them. Weld the parts first with the thin soldering tip and then with the thick soldering tip. Not too fast! Check the connection and change the parameters: temperature, welding depth and speed if necessary. Happy melting!

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How to make the lamps

The recycling guy in this video shows how he combines 12 plates to one hanging lamp ;) In addition to HDPE, you can also use this welding technique with PP. LDPE or PS. After welding, you can also improve the edges. I rub with additional hard plastic over the edges, but you can also polish. For more information about the lamps visit https://johannplasto.de/.de or https://www.instagram.com/johannplasto/ Greets! 🙂 Thomas
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