HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) Boat Build Part 2

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  @coffeebuzzz · 2 years ago

  Use a hand plane for squaring up your cut faces, it shaves the plastic to an almost glass finish if your blade is sharp.

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• ST

  @stukyu · 2 years ago

  This certainly isn't boring mate. Really appreciate that you are learning by doing and willing to share that. It popped up as a suggestion as I'm searching for plastic welding techniques. So the algo served me well here. Good luck, subbed.👍

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• JA

  @jamesedwards6269 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Working g doing sewer bypasses I use a bunch of HDPE.  Never gave it much thought to build a boat out of it that was not molded.    I did repair my kayak where the keel had worn through from dragging it.  I used a map touch and a plastic welder from harbor freight (glorified soldering iron) and a few pieces of a new 5 gallon bucket and had awesome results.  I smoothed everything out with a millbastard fill then hit it with the torch to smooth it out.

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• SP

  @speedbuggy16v · 2 years ago

  perfection is the enemy of good enough.  I will be watching for the next one.

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• RO

  @robertmceuen3630 · 2 years ago

  Hat is off to you. You are doing something no one else is doing. Looks good to me. Congratulations and thank you.

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• MA

  @makingcookingfixing · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the update! Can't wait to see the progress! This is a very exciting project.

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• RE

  @reubendobbs8011 · 2 years ago

  Not boring brother love to see this type of project

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• KW

  @kwaaaa · 1 year ago

  Very interesting, I love people who experiment off the beaten path and also share their experience/findings.

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• SN

  @snapperboat25 · 2 years ago

  I have been messing about on boats professionally for over five decades as a deck hand, vessel operator, boat repair guy and marine surveyor in the US. I absolutely love this project! I love the shoot from the hip, go for it, trial and error process you are undertaking. It is a great idea and I hope this thing really works out. Maybe on the next one add a couple longitudinal stringers on each side. I started building a small row boat last year from plans that stated it was a great first time boat, which it absolutely was not. Had to walk away from it for a spell. These videos have me ready to get back to it. Thanks! Can’t wait to see the rest of this build.

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• AQ

  @AquaMarine1000 · 2 years ago

  Both the filler rod and the work piece need to be at the correct temperature to allow very little pressure, hold the rod at rightangle to the work and allow the rod to collapse into the weld joint whilst proceeding forward. Cheers

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• MP

  @mp6756 · 2 years ago

  Really cool project it has turned out nice to this point. I'm sure there's different methods and ways of doing this type of work. I'm most impressed by the fixturing and welding of the odd angled shapes. Nicely done.

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  @SoysoyAngus-jo8nq · 2 years ago

  I learn a lot about ur work sir, especially hdpe...god bless sir...from Philippines

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