This week, Eva and I are diving into the frisbee experimentation phase. We have bounced back and forth from making a mold to just using a pan. We are debating using the pan because of the accessibility factor that anyone at home can also use. But the challenge is also in finding the right pan to fit the molding and curvature just right, especially for a child.
We have shredded more plastic #2 and #4
Now we have selected our pans, thanks to Marcela for letting us borrow the two pans that were already in the makerspace because we did not let go of these pans for 2 straight weeks. Here we are greasing up the pans and putting them into the oven at 180 degrees Celcius for about 30-45 minutes.
1.) We turned on the oven to heat up until 180 degrees Celcius
2.) We greased up the medium-sized pan and coated the entire inside with a coat of wax
3.) We then placed all of the plastic shreds into the pan and spread them out thinly
4.) Afterward, we coated the small pan with wax and placed it on top of the shreds in the medium pan. We then pressed it down to mold the shreds and stuck the whole thing into the oven
5.) After about 1o minutes we took out the small pan that was inside of the medium-sized pan and pressed the medium pan under the pressure machine to mold the curvature even more
6.) After 30 minutes we took out the medium pan and stuck back under the pressure machine so that it could cool and take the shape of a frisbee
7.) We let it cool for a few hours and then tested it in the hallway for size, density, curvature, weight, and overall enjoyment
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