Melting The Edges Of Plastic Sheeting

Before you start the actual weld pin loose pieces of plastic together by melting the ends of the joint.

Melting the edges of plastic sheeting.

The clear and black range is available in 6ft or 12ft widths the sheeting is centre folded onto 3ft or 6ft rolls and available as 250g 500g or 1000g. Secure the plastic together by tack welding the ends. Using the tongs to hold the part dip the section of the part you would like to bend into the boiling water and hold it there for 10 15 seconds. Mark your desired cut line using a straight edge then score the sheet of plastic with the utility knife making several passes until you.

Iron over them pressing firmly as you go. But i melt it at 375 400 f for an hour or more remove it fold twist knead it then heat again at least 3x. In today s video i will show you how to melt the plastic sheets together the easy way to melt. Fit a tack welding nozzle on your welding gun then apply a little bit of heat.

Wait for the plastic to begin melting joining the pieces of plastic together. For example a straight up and down motion may cause the plastic to melt back together after it is cut but an orbital motion with the same blade will produce a clean edge. This will soften the plastic enough that it will become flexible and you can bend it easily. Then i take it out and push it into a mold made of wood and apply as much pressure as possible until it cools.

Secure the sheet to a large work surface with a clamp. Take two four ply sheets of plastic and place them between the pieces of baking parchment. With sheets that are thicker than four ply it is harder to get them to fuse together properly. Dip the part of the plastic you wish to reform into the water.

With individual sheets it is easy to accidentally melt holes in them. A wide range of plastic polythene sheeting rolls in clear and black centre folded various strengths and colours.