In this review, the author shares his own idea of how to make plastic reinforcement with your own hands. Namely - from plastic bottles.
The bottles themselves must first be cut into ribbons. To make it more convenient to twist them into the reinforcement, it is better to make tapes of medium width - up to 10 mm.
The author offers several methods of weaving such reinforcement at once. Let us consider in more detail some of them.
See also: how to make an adjustable bottle cutter for plastic bottles with your own hands. This homemade product will come in handy to dissolve the PET bottle on tapes.
Method 1: the easiest
We take some ribbons and connect them into a bundle. The number of tapes in a bundle depends on what thickness of reinforcement you need.
Under the influence of hot air (a building hair dryer is required), we twist our hands around a small "tail".
Next, the end of the resulting twist is carefully cut with scissors and inserted into the chuck of a screwdriver or drill.
Then we twist the tapes into the reinforcement. As a result, we have a ribbed bar. Such a "relief" will allow concrete to cling to it better.
Method 2: More Reliable
We take a plastic tape about 10-12 mm wide and fold it in half.
On one side we make a “tail” and trim the end so that you can insert it into the drill or screwdriver's chuck.
The other end of the tape clings to a steel hook. And then we begin to twist it, holding it over a hairdryer.
When they twisted the plastic cable, we hook the hook on the swivel. We take one more tape, we pass its end in a bend from the first tape, after which we begin to wind up.
When they wrapped the entire tape, we tie its end to a knot, and heat the fittings with a hairdryer.
For more information on how to make plastic reinforcement with your own hands, see the video.
