HDPE Questions...

[E-K-C]

IM A HDPE TEC. AND ON COILED PIPING THEY RUN IT THRU ROLLERS THAT GENERATE SOME HEAT TO STRECH IT SO IT LAYS FLAT .IF YOU ARE GOING TO HEAT IT LAY SOMETHING HEAVY ON IT BEFORE IT COOLS SO IT LOOSES ITS MEMORY..IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL JEST HAVE TO PLAY WITH.. THE SHEET STUFF IS EASIER TO WORK WITH. A LOT OF THE BIGGER PLUMBING HOUSES CAN GET IT IF THEY CARRY THE PIPING..SOME OF THEM CAN EVEN GET IT WELDED TO YOUR SPEC. WITH A EXTRUDER GUN , WHICH IS LIKE A MIG WELDER ,THAT USES HDPE WIRE... I HOPE THIS HELPS E-K-C

Jest Wanted To Let You Know also ---Do not Use A Open Flame On Hdpe It Is A Petroleum Product And Will Burn Quickly...:

[evil8x8]

If anyone wants a section of yellow HDPE gas pipe to make repairs with, let me know. My dad gets it from work, so I can get you guys some.

[Storms]

Well, all last week, I tried flattening out a pc of HDPE plastic bucket, but to no end. It didn't work, and I used two different heat guns. All it did was warp out of control, not go flat, like I had hoped. My heat gun goes between 200-1000 degrees, but it didn't work to flatten out the HDPE, so I borrowed a neighbor's heat gun, which goes all the way up too 1450 degrees. Same effect. I just threw it all away.

Here soon, I have an appointment with a Plastics Manufacturing Rep. who I plan on asking if they make a plastic sheet of some kind, that can be molded (layed) under a heat gun. The windshield frame that I'm building (steel), I wish to cover the front and sides, with 1/8" thk. plastic, and then I also want to make a weather/dust shield for a powerpoint box I want to mount on the front of the windshield frame. Plastic would work well for this, as it's lighter, so I am keeping my hopes up, but I am prepared to do alot of jury-riggin if need be. I will also ask this rep, if they can cover it (the frame), and if so, how much it would run. I'd rather do it myself, tho, if it's possible, but I am really starting to wonder.

If the plastic won't work for me, then I'll cover the front and sides with something else, and then mold me a weathershield out of Bondo. I hate to do it that way, so I am hoping to find a plastic that will do the job, without any special equipment needed. I already have a shop full of specialized tools. I just don't need anymore.