HDPE (do’s and don’ts) Did you know???
Needs to be fastened with a screw, plastic rivet, or nail
Cannot be glued, as there is expansion and contraction- this will break away from the plastic and not stick
Cannot be painted, for the same reason listed above
Very slick- shouldn’t walk on
Can be used as a dry erase board
Will color match any color desired
Extreme temperatures will not make the plastic crack or break
Very rigid, but not brittle
Thinner sizes are flexible
Okay for food areas and processing
Solid sheet- no fillers
100% recycled, thus doing our part to “COMPLETE THE LOOP”
There is no set use for HDPE sheets, you can use it for bird boxes to concrete forms to skateboard ramps to hog pens. It is a very universal product.
Can be cut as wood or drilled as wood
I have made a reloading bench for loading shells used in my CAS (cowboy action shooting). The bench is 24″ deep and has 8″ wide x 5″ high cubbyholes in it to store containers that hole various sized lead. These little containers full of lead are quite heavy and the ones at the back are hard to get hold of. So, I was thinking to cut some 1/4″ plastic 7-3/4″ wide and 32″ long and bend the back end up 4-1/2″ and the front end up 5-1/2″ and round the top bit over to make a finger pull.
My question is: Can HDPE plastic be bent and formed like Acrylic? I would use acrylic, but I’m afraid it would crack on me as I try to slide it out with that much weight on it.
I sent you a separate email- please check that, Joni