If you follow @papa-pepper you will know he is pretty knowledgeable when it comes to homesteading. and since I found him on steemit I have been following along on his journey of self builds homesteading and even contests.
Sometimes while I am reading his post, (yes i can read) I find something that I find really useful and want to put in place for myself.
a few days ago @papa-pepper did a post about reusing broken glass, you can read that post here https://steemit.com/creative/@papa-pepper/using-junk-episode-1-broken-glass
I read and watched the video, then thought to myself, I can do something like that, Now the difference between what he did and what I have done is I used broken plastic.
I am always looking for new things to do with things as I am big into upcycling recycling so after reading @papa-peppers post I knew that I could do something with my junk plastic sheet.
I don't even know where the plastic came from it was just in my yard, So I have had plans to make a fish tank stand, and a lid, this plastic then came into place for the build of the lid to the tank.
I started to make a frame out of some wood that had come from a pallet that I had taken apart while doing another build.
Then I cut the plastic down to take away the odd shape, and sanded down the edges, I then sandwiched the plastic between 4 pieces of wood to make a frame from it, when I made this it was pretty easy, and the plastic came in use.
So thank you @papa-pepper, this bit of plastic would have made it to the plastic bin pile if I had not read your post about junk glass..
I have now got the job of sanding it and painting it to make it look nice before it goes on top of the fish tank.
Thanks @papa-pepper for the gif :D
LOVE that you were able to take an idea from someone else, customize it to your own needs and create your own thing!
Second- awesome that you re-purposed not only the plastic you had lying around but you also utilized the pallets. Pallets are so versatile (and hard to come by around me). I want to make a BBQ table to set all my utensils, trays, etc on and I refuse to pay the over-priced amounts they want for flimsy construction. But first.. I need to find two or three decent pallets.
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Thank you @goldendawne, if you didn't live over in the great us of a I would have happily made you one and brought/sent it to you.
I have really got the bug for this now and to top it all off I have a friend who has come forward who I haven't spoken too in years who has said I can have as many pallets as I want from his company, (kitchens) all I have to do is collect them.
I was a little lost when I first started looking for pallets, I don't know where you are in the USA but if you go to places like supermarkets and ask, they normally have them in the back area, or even garden centers, or I know that some people sell them on eBay over here in the UK.
it's worth just looking around for.
thanks for stopping by :D
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Take a peek behind a few local stores, often, if you ask the manager, they'll let you have them. We've had pretty good success.
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Wow man! Excellent work! This is impressive, way to see potential and improvise!
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cheers @papa-pepper it means the world coming from you :D
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RESTEEM!
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LEGEND!!!!!!!!!! :D
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Good job @artonmysleeve I really like your work and its a great use to recycle some of the plastic that we can find everywhere. Keep on re-using things that others would have thrown away!!!
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I have a few more ideas of my own, but @papa-pepper is the bomb when it comes to gardening and homesteading
thank you :D
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You are a very creative friend, follow in the footsteps of @papa-lada who has many brilliant ideas and he is very active in all fields.
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He is great and lives 4,325 miles from me but I am a big follower of his and I like a lot of his stuff he does. he did a post saying he is still learning, and I am, I tend to do things my own way but when I see something I like I do copy and it seems to work for me. it is great fun. thanks for copying
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Yes, I think there are many things that must be emulated from her ... she is truly creative and always has a brilliant idea.
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