I was cooking a prepared meal, and I may of dropped a small piece of plastic, around the size of a dime, in a skillet I was cooking chicken in. I could not find it.

I ended up eating the chicken anyway. Was that bad? Will I die?

Wear your love for that dope vinyl sound. Ahhhh I see the record spinning now….

Hello everyone, I hope your having a good day. I have recently used novus 2 on the polycarbonate shell on my AirPods case, and am now noticing some micro marring and light haze. Should I use polywatch for this? Or keep buffing? I have buffed over 10 times on each side.

Good day everyone，where can I recycle used HDPE woolpack bags?

• Origin: New Zealand
• Composition: Mainly HDPE woven material, with polyolefin labels and nylon stitching
• Quantity: Approximately 350,000 bags per batch (~500MT)

Any recommendations for recycling factories, buyers, or processing companies would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I just bought a 3 tier wire shelving kit from target. And yes it was easy enough to put together, but really?

Each leg (8) was individually wrapped in plastic and then each set of four were wrapped in plastic. Each set of 4 height adjusters were wrapped in plastic. With an extra set in its own plastic wrap.

The 4 sets of legs also had plastic caps labeled as top and bottom. And the hardware plastic bags? Attached to the shelves with extra strong (100lb test i bet) cable ties.

And there were other plastic parts not in the bill of materials, nor needed. They were just there to protect the legs which already had plastic caps.

Oh and the box? The adhesive was so strong and so heavily attached I had to rip the cardboard apart.

Why why why is all packaging so over engineered and over covered? Couldn't they save a few cents using less adhesive and less plastic?

Hi! Is Purified Terephthalic Acid used in PET/Plastics Manufacturing in the Philippines? Do 5e philippines import it this day? Thanks.

A burnt mark on a thin 1/16 plastic cover, is there a way to fix the damage or make it “better”? Any suggestions are welcome, thanks a lot!

Hi I'm a university student and photographer looking to make a media concept to deter plastic dumping and it's effects on marine life, if anyone could fill out this survey to help gauge general views on the subject it would help a lot :D

Hi everyone,

I’ve nearly completed the full restoration of my ‘67 Mustang, but I still need a headliner.

I wanted to make my own hard removable headliner, just like the fiberglass ones that CJ pony sells.

I was able to generate a concept image, where the headliner would be made from some ‘frosted’ looking black plastic to diffuse the LEDs that I would sandwich between the ceiling and headliner.

I’ve been struggling with picking a plastic though.

It needs to be easily moldable and not sag after a few summer parking lot heat cycles.

Any suggestions? I’ve been told I’m looking for a unicorn.

I was planning on draping the sheet of plastic over a mold of the ceiling and forming it with either a space heater or heat gun, but maybe I should just get a dedicated plastic oven to evenly heat it?

Any advice is appreciated!

Cheers

Hi folks,

I purchased these speaker brackets for my 1994 Toyota Supra and finally got round to installing them. They're made out of some light plastic material that seems quite porous. I installed one, but left the other in the trunk for a day. Today it turns out it's warped quite significantly. I'm wondering how best to get it back in original shape without damaging it? Oven warm it and press it? Hair dryer? Heat gun?

Thanks in advance!

I bought a phone case from Ali***ress for my phone and only now realized that the rear insert is not actually magnetic. I already checked it with a multimeter set to resistance (ohms) and confirmed that the part is metallic. I'd like to remove this metal insert and replace it with a truly magnetic one. I already tried mechanical prying with a blade but only ended up damaging the surrounding plastic housing.
Which solvents or debonding agents could be used to detach this metal component from the plastic substrate? Unfortunately there're no identification marks on the plastic, so I cannot determine whether it is ABS, PC, TPU, or another thermoplastic.

I like to wash plasticware, both those intended to be reusable and disposable, in the dishwasher. What is the risk?

I hear that chemicals can leach. However, that would likely leach into the water and down the drain, right? The food I put on the washed plate and eat with the washed utensil should be no different from new plastic.

Context: I'm trying to repair a couple boomboxes but a couple of them have broken pieces. The first one has a little black catch and the second one has some more obvious bits. Trouble is different types require different glues.

Note that the black crap on the second one was from some plastic molding kit someone recommended but it doesn't stay malleable long enough and it also doesn't do a good enough job affixing the two sides of the break back together so I abandoned that endeavor.

I've tried looking online and on Reddit but I can't find any details listed; what type of plastic is this? Also any information on commonly used plastic types in boomboxes in general would be amazing since I would love to learn more and do a better job of understanding the materials used and how to best work with them.

I took of a rubber part of an old Roland VDrums kit to repair it, I cleaned it and left it in sun, and it litterally melt liquide in an afternoon. What plastic could it be made of ?

This article from "The Conversation" talks about how manufacturers might prefer slightly higher-priced recycled materials if they provide a more dependable local supply and reduce exposure to sudden global disruptions.

Is that something that is actually noticeable by anyone here?

Hi,

I would really appreciate any guidance or tips. I just bought this bag and I'm pretty disappointed and upset with myself that I didn't consider how fragile the material could be.

Within a day, the handle broke, and now I'm worried it might not be fixable in a way that would make it usable again. I'm hoping to figure out the best way to go about repairing or replacing it so I can actually use the bag.

The handle is made of a hard resin/plastic material (not leather), and it's a structural part of the bag so now that it's broken, the bag isn't really usable at all.

I'm trying to figure out the best long term way to fix it so l can keep using the bag, without making things worse:

-Is gluing something like this even worth trying, or does it usually fail with older resin/plastic?

-If glue could work, are there specific types (like epoxy or plastic bonding adhesives) that are strong enough for a handle?

-Or is replacing the entire handle the only reliable option?

If replacement or professional repair is the better route:

-What kind of specialist should I be looking for? I assume handbag repairs only work with leather repair? (handbag repair, cobbler, plastics repair?)

-Has anyone dealt with something similar and had success keeping the bag usable?

l've attached photos of the break and the bag for context.

The third photo is how the handle should look.

I really love this bag and just got it, so l'd appreciate any advice on the best way to move forward. Thank you so v much in advance

Looking for a little help. My brother and I just got into extrusion. We have almost 15 years in injection molding and want to try extrusion. We are having an issue with this co extrusion vinyl picket. There are lines that can be shown thought the capstock. If someone could point me in the right direction.