time: "< 1 week" _created: "2020-07-12T21:20:11.666Z" moderation: "draft" title: "Make Plastic Injection with Solar Power" _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2020-07-12T21:20:11.666Z" cover_image: timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:19:57.948Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/Cover_Image.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FCover_Image.jpg?alt=media&token=81b9356d-9e02-47b9-aaf5-e54865a50aae" contentType: "image/jpeg" size: 317426 type: "image/jpeg" updated: "2020-07-12T21:19:57.948Z" name: "Cover_Image.jpg" difficulty_level: "Medium" files: [] _createdBy: "plastok" _deleted: false slug: "make-plastic-injection-with-solar-power" steps: - images: - updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:00.195Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FSetUp.JPG?alt=media&token=08dfc17c-9ce6-4bfe-b1c5-062b6e9bcc5c" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/SetUp.JPG" type: "image/jpeg" contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:00.195Z" name: "SetUp.JPG" size: 186658 - contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:01.069Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/DJI_0201.JPG" size: 424624 updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:01.069Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FDJI_0201.JPG?alt=media&token=2c15218f-06fb-41c0-95ba-398683af3130" name: "DJI_0201.JPG" type: "image/jpeg" - downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FDJI_0206.JPG?alt=media&token=8dcc6138-87ec-426c-9ac1-fc45595549f9" size: 253449 fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/DJI_0206.JPG" updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:00.098Z" type: "image/jpeg" name: "DJI_0206.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:00.098Z" title: "Prepare the setup" text: "You need :\n\n-To find a sunny place\n-Volks.eco solar concentrator \n-Hydraulic Jack press\n-Iron injection load\n-Shredded plastic\n-Injection mold\n-Cup of water\n-Oven gloves\n-Clamp\n" _animationKey: "uniqueh01cr" - 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title: "Heating the Cartridge" text: "Wait the time necessary depending on the sunlight exposure (between 30 and 60 min).\n \nYou can use a temp prob inside of the heated tube to manage the temperature of the cartridge.\n\nThere is a lot to learn with this method and a lot of inputs to bring on the table.\n\nIf you are motivated, you can scale plastic recycling to another level." _animationKey: "unique2" images: - timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.021Z" updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.021Z" name: "IMG_2285.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FIMG_2285.JPG?alt=media&token=ac842b0c-bac4-426a-b423-f0afe75be62f" size: 272622 type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/IMG_2285.JPG" - fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/IMG_2282.JPG" name: "IMG_2282.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FIMG_2282.JPG?alt=media&token=ec94b7d1-46f4-4f6b-bec8-83dbf2d1d253" updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.172Z" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.172Z" type: "image/jpeg" size: 288212 - name: "IMG_2280.JPG" updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.254Z" size: 339536 type: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FIMG_2280.JPG?alt=media&token=3a271f6a-4d4c-41ad-aff1-dd7854cae7db" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/IMG_2280.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:05.254Z" - title: "Screw cartridge & mold" text: "⚠️ The cartridge will be really hot, USE GLOVES !\n\nRemove the two end cap of the hot cartridge.\n\nPlunge one extremity of the tube in the cup of water.\n\nBy putting the end of the tube in the water, you will make a hard plastic piece that will push the melted plastic inside of the mold.\n\nNB : Preheating the mold helps a lot to obtain a nice finished part, above 60°C." _animationKey: "unique3" images: - downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fs2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw%2FIMG_2296.JPG?alt=media&token=cb792251-6f43-40b6-aa6b-8c045b424929" size: 255218 type: "image/jpeg" updated: "2020-07-12T21:20:06.657Z" timeCreated: "2020-07-12T21:20:06.657Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "IMG_2296.JPG" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/s2wVRVsbAl0ReCpEXkGw/IMG_2296.JPG" - 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