Heated Hydraulic Press Experiment: Grass into Composite Material
In this video we use 100 ton Profi Press hydraulic press with heated press plates that can heat up to 200c or 390f. With this machine we turn waste material grass into bio composite that has many use cases. We also try turn pure grass into wood with pressure and heat from the machine.
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Hydraulic heated platen presses are extremely versatile pieces of machinery. Not only are they widely used to form production parts that require both a controlled temperature and forming pressure across many industries, but they can also be used in testing and laboratory environments.
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Music Thor's Hammer-Ethan Meixell
Huge thanks to Avans applied sciences fieldlab / MNEXT, go check them out here www.mnext.nl/en/ We had a really fun visiting and could spend whole week there with the amazing team. We also made some high end toilet paper research but that's going to be separate video :D Also let me know what do you think about visiting laboratories and factories to see presses on some real work also now and then. We filmed 4 videos like this in Netherlands coupe months ago with Profi Press team.
WoodMAKER Lauri. 😂 Prrriiti Guud 👍
@@WoodworkerDon I think I didn't exactly earn that name today with this performance :D
@@HydraulicPressChannel WoodCOOKER ??? 🤔
have they tried their mix without the grass? was it the same or similar?
Yes yes yes! 😎👍 More visits to different presses.
You turned a simple "I crush everything channel" into a real science channel. Good job 👍🏻
It's always been a real science channel, Lauri's "Finnish redneck fuck around and find out" mentality just shines through in stronger parts sometimes. That sort of thinking combined with sensible safety measures does a good job demonstrating proper safety techniques!
dont forget it was a dead channel too. and then one day years ago someone posted it on reddit. then he came back like "why are there suddenly so many views lol". then he decided to amke more videos and now we're here
@@pvic6959 when was it a dead channel? There has been a consistent upload for almost 9 years with a minimum of 10-15 videos a year at the lowest.
@@Cobyc5150 oof i dont see my replies. it took me a bit to findbut it was approximately may 2016. "dead" might be too harsh but definitely a huge spike in viewers
neil degrasse lauri.
I'm really happy in the way Profi Press is dealing with your channel. They just let you try to blow stuff up in their client's presses. I liked those guys.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When you have a 100-ton hydraulic press, everything really is a nail. "Have you tried just crushing it really hard? what happens?" is a science
Diamond anvil cells are the ultimate version of that. Things get *really weird* under the extreme pressure they can generate, for example Hydrogen turns into a metal.
@@PeregrineBF every element on the periodic table is a metal in its sold form, pressure just lowers the temperature at which they become solid, its the same as lack of pressure makes solids turn to liquids and gases at lower temperature, on mount everest water boils at about 60c. Plasma is different though high pressure plasma can have the properties of solid, liquid, gas or crystalline while still technically being a super heated gas, the sun is plasma and a super heated gas but it has the properties of a liquid, if you watch videos of sun spots when they explode and fall back onto the surface they splash and act like a liquid, although plasma is weird, it has no atoms and makes up 99.99% of the universe and we know so little about it, we are an anomaly, solid matter is only .01% of the universe but it is 99% of what our science and physics is based on, we know next to nothing, science has no idea what mass really is or gravity or electric charge, science and physics is only about observing and educated guesses, we dont actually know how it works, just look at all the discoveries that are baffling scientist just since the james webb telescope went online, the majority of what the are finding is stuff that is pushing the boundaries of what they thought is possible, stars and black holes with more mass than they thought possible etc...
the technician is an absolute natural on camera
She kinda gave me NileRed vibes. Great science communication
also, nothing sexier than smart
where do you get zeolite ... i realize i can google this nvm smh
I am writing this down "The first tip to success is it doesn't explode." One of my very favorite channels. Keep up the great work!
If all else fails, " crush the shit out of it". That would be a good T-shirt
When in doubt... MORE PRESSURE, MORE HEAT!!!!
I never realised when I started watching your channel that I would get so much enjoyment watching 'mad' people crushing anything and everything under the Sun. Your humour is very infectious too. Thank you.
Funny. You instantly hear that she's Dutch. Go Netherlands! ;-)
Vooral de idee inplaats van idea
Aren't both of them finnish, though? 🤔
Lori's special material is what we call in the UK, Weetabix. 😁
Maybe next press video is from weetabix factory 😂
Yes! I was gonna say I've seen some "healthy chips" like that....
As I'm actually eating one dry, now almost choking while laughing...😂
I mean, if you could make it taste edible, it would make for a good diet food. Humans get almost zero nourishment from grass, so it would be good for making you feel full, without actually giving you any appreciable calories. Although, the poops it would give you...
@The_Keeper it's fiber so it will keep you regular 😆
HPC getting 3x higher performance press for video production than the university is using for science is pretty insane!
If by insane you mean unfortunate, then yes, it is insane. Unfortunately, science makes less money than KZhead videos, which is sad. So, if by "insane", you mean that it is a shame that our universities cannot afford better equipment, because it is not earning them advertising money, yes, it is "insane" and unfortunate.
Dutch accent noticed and Albert Heijn grocery bag spotted.. this feels familiar.
Hahaha toen ze begon te praten wist ik meteen dat t nederland was whahaha
@@zynifiJa. In een van de vorige videos viel me dat ook al gelijk op. Zolang het geen "Louis van Gaal Engels" is, valt het gelukkig wel mee.
Ja ik dacht ook meteen toen ik haar hoorde praten, hé die klinkt wel heel Nederlands. Toen zag ik de AH tas en wist ik het zeker. 😂
@@zynifiexact wat ik zocht hahha
Zo duidelijk dat Nederlands accent.
Your expansion is absolutely Beautiful! Thank you
I love that HPC makes scientists (or at least engineers) curious!
Little Pig: "I made a house out of straw!" Finns: "We made a bunker."
Considering their neighbor to the east, that is reasonable.
@@The_Keeper The only people to fight Russia and want more -- The Continuation War Charlie Murphy: "I want moooooore!"
"But it doesn't matter, we have fire truck" - it's always fun when Lauri references something you know about because you followed his channel for so long (that he drove a ZIL in the military was another thing I already knew when he blew one up!)
I LOVE that you're including students in these experiments. I went to a Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We worked one week in shops, and the next week was academics. It shaped my future and I'm here today because of it. Not that you need me to tell you this, but keep up the awesome work! I love the new additions to the channel, and the educational material as well.
Great demonstration by your host at Avans! I'm not sure if the grass-wood will be found to be viable but hoping they at least get some good info that can help out in the future regardless.
An actual video that's not a short? You've got my attention.
"Grass is mowed twice a year" gosh for this Australian, I have enough grass to completely fill the tray of Lauri's Ford Ranger if I mow once every three weeks during summer
My idea is powdered garbage instead of grass. An entire building built with garbage bricks.
3 weeks? I'm losing dogs in the back yard and I only mowed last week mate 😂
Yeah man i am a gardener in the UK and I literally go insane by the end of the summer cutting the same grass over and over again every week. I think she was talking specifically about where they get their particular grass from. i.e a place that only cuts it twice a year, it would be long and lots of it haha!
Every weekend
Yep, sooo much grass. Then it'll piss down for a day or so to make the grass I just mowed grow an inch every 2 days... Then I've gotta take all that green waste to the tip, pay to dump it and repeat the process every few weeks until summer fucks off 😅
This was a very interesting video. I liked how they explained when you asked exactly what each part was and it's purpose. More please. Maybe do a strength test this material vs other composites?
"So, just a little baby squeeze." Hey! That gives me an idea for a new Hüdralik Press video!
I would try to use conventional wood glue as binder instead of complex resins, i suspect it might end up similar to the fiberboard panels the room itself is made out of. Resin does indeed feel like cheating.
Heh - looks like a massive Kit-Kat finger
you should mix some binding agent with the grass, you could try corn start or pva dust and some controlled moist .
Finally with heat!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
This was awesome! I love this new press and this science content :)
Cool, nice to see 'Hydraulic press channel' in my home country, The Netherlands! 😊👍
Fascinating. I learned something. Great video!
Science vs Lauri's home recipe... What a battle..! :D
Absolutely brilliant channel
"Looks like actual product". (Almost the exact opposite of what comes out of HPC press.) 😂
Thanks!
You are very welcome! 😊
Your material is much better for the environment!
It's very impressive when people are smart enough to not only understand something complex and explain it in a simple way, but to also do it another language...
"That's always first step to success, if it doesn't explode." -Lauri 2024
Super cute lab assistant / scientist :)
Shoulda gone to specsavers.
@@elemar5 Thank you for your advice.
@@eldarikusshe came across sweet as and interesting with it
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I really loved this video! I think show scientists at work is great for everyone and especially the children.
Oh you are still in the Netherlands... the dutch accent gives it away so easily.
It needed more time. 45 million years would make yours the superior product. Great episode 👍
Hey Lauri, just a thought regarding your new press (I know the press in this video is not your new one but it just made me think of it again), I noticed that the main tank return from the solenoid operated directional valve goes through a tank lid mounted return filter - it seems to me that with the type of use your press will have there may well be some significant hydraulic shocks in the system (i.e. when crushed items break), and a regular tank lid mounted return filter will probably not like this! Now it is built I guess you just have to see how it goes, but for what it is worth (as a fluid power system engineer of 25 years) I would suggest if you do have problems then change it so that the tank return port from the solenoid operated directional valve goes straight down into the tank, and the outlets from the two solenoid operated unloading valves be taken through the filter instead.
best rosin press ever❤
Excellent story
good stuff, thanks Lauri :)
Love the Dutch excent
Very cool!
Fun and interesting science 😂 Nice idea
WE WANT MOREEEEEE ENGINEERING !!
Nice, super cool.
"If you eat that, I wonder if it would get hard in your stomach?" Always asking the hard questions.
The profi press has been the best addition to the channel in years!
I love your videos. They are always so interesting to watch. For some reason I thought it would turn into some kind of coal with just the grass and heat. 🤣
There's a lot of pressed fire logs made from wood scrap on the market. I think if the bonding agent was strong enough then you could mix in plastics to the mold and make a pretty solid object used for really anything like furniture or housing material for electronics. Could be a good way to recycle waste!
Those fire logs typically use wax as a binder. Makes it strong enough for that purpose, plus it helps the combustion along.
Wood contains a natural binder called lignin, and if pressed hard enough and allowed to cool, it makes a pretty good solid. Grass, not so much, though it would have solidfied better if the mold was smaller.
I like Hanna's star shirt.
I liked this video. Do one on their safety control system and door lockout features. Safe protocol is fun too. A good day all around. Wouldn’t you say?
Nug Smasher 10gazillion. I love it!
I think you should have tried the no-cheating material with some water added. Combined with heat, maybe it could have made a bit more like paper clay like material which would stick together better. I'm not sure how safe it's to heat the water above 100 °C in a mold, though.
I agree. Perhaps a little gypsum or sodium silicate to help it bind.
That brownie batter looks great 😃
Pressure AND heat ! now we're talking !!!
Sounds like a Dutch Lab. 👍🏻
I used to work in profile extrusion and we used to make decking material made with Cellulose(wood fiber) and PVC plastic. The brand that I worked with was called MikronWood. It was fairly new at the time, early 90's and it was a pain in the butt to get good extrusions. It would destroy tooling pretty quickly if not extruded correctly, very abrasive stuff.
Cool!
Used to operate a hot press years ago, we used it to make siding, very nice siding. We used a mix of shredded wood and a few other additives, then compacted it in the press. Also made tables, coffin lids, a few other things I can’t even remember, this was 20+ years ago. The mix had formaldehyde and some other adhesive in it. The formaldehyde was nasty. Used to have to hold your breath when loading the die and the vapors burned your eyes. I wore contacts so it actually didn’t bother my eyes. Fortunately I only worked there 6 mo and got laid off.
If you added shredded water/soda bottles into the grass or hemp shreds it might actually make a good composite.
You are pretty close to how wood pellets are made. Basically, the material is pushed through a hole with a decreasing diameter, which compacts it very tightly while als heating it, activating the phenols and lignin to make a cohesive product. Basically, wood goes in, wood comes out, but it is changed enough that it doesn't just fall apart. It can be done with grass, leaves, and other biomass as long as it has enough to stick together. There are some great videos on here about pellet and log presses.
Very Nice way to make new kind of materials to build stuff with. But not plain Grass
if the mold was bolted in to the press it would get hot and stay hot so the cure time would be much less since there is a lot of time to heat up the mold. in compression molding of fiberglass - sheet molding compound , cure time is roughly 1 minute for every 2.5 - 3 mm of thickness of part.
That seems to be a good sheet press for an enhanced #preciousplastic workspace! :D
Need that press!
You have your own big press. Now it's time to find your personal binder. Suggestions: Tree resin, shredded PET bottles, water (like in pre-wetting the material), organic oils, more psi for a type of "forge-welding"
Breakfast bars for goats?
Very interesting and entertaining. I still like the crushing videos.
If you come back to that lab, make sure you have her as a lab assistant because she is absolutely adorable and I love her accent!
i would come back to every video for that lady technician!
Ok yeah this was awesome and funny as hell 😹 more please 😹😹😹
Pressed mud bricks with longer grass?
That might work!
@@HydraulicPressChannelWattle and daub might work if you can get some long and thin to weave like willow or reeds.
I want to see you crush the super material to see how strong it is. I think testing it would be neat. I also wonder if you could mold it into a different shape.
The loading cart super professional 😂
If you pressed fresh cut grass, you might not need a binder. The natural moisture and oils might hold it together. Not sure if it would still hold up after drying though.
You could make recycled paper, cardboard, grass ect to make biodegradable pot plants! They sell fast and are hard to find in Australia.
wood saw dust is pressed under much lower pressures through 1/4" holes to make wood pellets. No glue. Under pressure the lignin in the saw dust liquifies and acts like an adhesive.
I would by Lauris grass product. Feels way more professional. And natural.
I'm curious about the strength of the composite material compared to other ones.
I'd love to see that with pine needles or any other high resin plant material
i use grass as compost to grow stuff? why not do the same thing, am i missing something?
You sir are hilarious!! This video was awesome. Telling them they are cheating 😂😂😂
Now you have some ideas to work with.
I pick your material
from this video, TIL how to wear that 3M air filter mask correctly, first the bottomstrap behind the neck. i was doing it the wrong sequence and complicating matters within 3 minutes already i learnt a good skill :)
Netherlands ofcourse😇
The best part of the HPC version, is it is all natural, and the Birds can eat it. I am surprised Grass is a waste product, as it is grindable and makes flour to bake bread.
How often will this place let you use this big press? It looks like they're not gonna let you use it without supervision or to crush crazy things that might damage it or their facility.
is this the worlds largest rosin press?, how much can you press at once?
Actually if you just slightly wet those shavings with some polymer or glue that activates with heat then Lauri's receipt may work. PVA should work good as far as it's thermoplast in its dry form. But it needs to prevent stucking in the mold. May be, some silicone or something will help. Or, may be, it's just a matter of amount of the binder.
Interesting how the walls of room with the press in it is built out of chipboard which is made by a mix of woonchips and glue cured under heat and pressure.
11:00 well add a small bit of natural clay, some potassium nitrate, iron oxide, and a little bit of lithium hydroxide Make a good flower pot that could compete with burlap Or a really good powder fertilizer/compost Or both
Really cool. Is everyone in Finland a genius?
more science-focused videos would definitely be cool
@11:19 If you used more pressure, like maybe 300 tons, I'm sure it would work. Just get some blow torches, heat the mold, and then hit it with your new 300 ton press. Ok honestly I'm not sure it would work, but I am sure that I would like to see it
maybe could mix in shredded recycled plastics. will be a binder which is actually compressible