"William Bagwell" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 20:23:46 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

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Nope, will not work.
--
William

Agree,
I managed a lancet injection line for a time. The temperatures
NEVER got
high enough to liquify PE at atmospheric pressure. The screws were
delivering it at about 150 atmospheres.

Lloyd

Powdered PE will melt / fuse at atmospheric or very slightly above
if
the vent tubes are partially plugged. But hollow pads are not what
Iggy
needs.

When I started there (roto) ten years ago they were running mostly
low
density PE but had a second silo of high density for the few
customers
who wanted it. After a powder mill was added to save the ten cent
per
pound difference (~three million pounds per year, it adds up!) we
switched to medium density PE for every one. One silo for pellets
and
one for powder.

Been gone four years now and miss that place like a stubbed toe!
--
William

Is there a material and method suitable for amateurs with some
machining capability?

I've molded rubber in a simple brass mold compressed in a bench vise
and heated with a propane torch until a drop of solder on it melted.

-jsw