Jewelry creation process

Want to know more about the jewelry creation process? To know everything about Ottamé backstage? What kind of plastic is used for the Ottamé Jewelries? What is the process to transform plastic waste into jewelry? Let’s dive into it!

What kind of plastic is it?

Plastic HDPE – for High Density PolyEthylene

or LDPE – for Low Density PolyEthylene

We melt the plastic to get shapes. With all the necessary security: mask, specific plastic, degres

Bottle caps – HDPE plastic

HDPE plastic = number 2

How we proceed to get plastic shapes?

Method 1: making sheets & using a CNC

Using a sheet press, to make plastic sheets.

And then a CNC to cut the shapes. After the CNC work, the sheets are ready to be melted and used again and again and again…

 

    Melted plastic sheets

    Melted plastic sheets

    Melted plastic sheets

    CNC shapes cutting

    Shapes from plastic sheets

    Shapes from plastic sheets

    Shapes from plastic sheets

    Method 2: using moulds

    Using moulds to get shapes directly from the injector

     

    Shapes from moulds

       

      Pieces finishing and assembly

      Handmade polishing, handmade finishing, preparation of the little pieces

      Assembly, creativity

      Using metal like brass, or gold plated chains, wires, etc. See details when buying the product.

       

      Pieces finishing

      Assembly

      Et voilà

      Conclusion 

       

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