Heating Plastic: Microwave Heating Pots Experiences

[Frank300]

Which method of heating plastics do your prefer? Microwave? Heating Pots? Hot Plates? and Why?

[ifish]

I use microwave for convenience. I burned a lot of plastic early on. Been messing with tubes and looking at hot pots.

[snake River]

I prefer microwave .

[DrNip]

Tried everything but an injection machine. I prefer microwave. About the only thing I need to change is I need to purchase a vacuum chamber for $200 something.

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[HOODLUM]

I use a M-wave to heat, and a hotplate to keep it warm
Had a steep learning curve using my M-waves, as most people have waves that are between 700 to 1000 watts
Mine are retired commercial 1400 watts So when I followed directions for heating My plastic It got burnt BAD!
Tried to heat on a hotplate a few times but always burnt a section (I'm sure operator error)

[SpeckledSlab]

Microwave, Lee pots, and hot plate. According to baits being poured.

[Frank300]

Tried everything but an injection machine. I prefer microwave. About the only thing I need to change is I need to purchase a vacuum chamber for $200 something. Tell us more about these.

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What are they and why you want one and how would they be used?

[DrNip]

Place your plastic in it, turn on pump and pulls bubbles out of plastic. Doesn’t take long.

[billygee]

If one is DIY person here's a site might take interest in :

Simple DIY Vacuum Chamber and Pump: 7 Steps (with Pictures)

billygee :rolleyes:

[DrNip]

If one is DIY person here's a site might take interest in :

Simple DIY Vacuum Chamber and Pump: 7 Steps (with Pictures)

billygee :rolleyes:

Haha wild. I’d need something I could use year around though. Not trying to fire up the garden hose in the winter.