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[WestAir]

Hi,

Quick question. My Meiki Real shipped with a misaligned inner tunnel. I've since poked a hole in it. Luckily the sleeve is exceptionally durable and the hole can be overlooked.

HOWEVER,

I'd like to get it into a hot melt / pool of goo and re pour it so I can start a new. The Meiki Real is made of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which, of course, can't be melted on stove top (The bottom will burn and you'll die from toxic fumes).

But what about melting it down in a Turkey Roaster? Setting it to 350*F or something should work perfectly to melt the plastic without causing it to burn fumigate, and then it can be re poured. I'll admit I know absolutely nothing about this process which is why I'm here to get insight from those who might know better.

Is this doable?

[zamentor]

The Meiki Real is made of Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR). It is one of a family of compounds used in injection molding. See wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic_elastomer

You can heat and re-engineer your TPR/TPE toys by using techniques described here - http://reprap.org/wiki/Working_with_thermoplastic

Good luck. Keep the windows open for ventilation!