The dreaded, notoriously difficult to use, Heat Sealer! Aaaaaaaah!
First attempt went pretty well once i got the right temperature and stopped melting/burning the plastic...
The plastic was film of of a massive mothers day card (don't say i'm not resourceful!) not sure exactly what type of plastic it was but it was the kind of stuff that wrinkled A LOT and cracked instead of tearing, not very good when it comes to opening it up, the liquid would be everywhere and anywhere apart from in the glass.
Second attempt was with a different type of plastic, the soft stuff project folders are made from, you can see where the plastics been drawn/extruded the marks are really clear on it. It was quite thick and didn't feel fragile in your hand it didn't feel like if you held it properly you would burst it of rip it inadvertently and had to be pulled hard to get it to rip, again no good when the liquid is likely to go everywhere.
The third plastic I experimented with was chopped up bits of a carrier bag I found in my desk drawer (just saving the planet...) It bonded really well, it was light and felt fragile, but had a toughness to it and was easier to open.
But I did have an accident
The perils of working with liquids - and some shameless self promoting
Some good results came out of this session. Each compartment contains 25ml of 40% ABV. equivalent to 1 unit of alcohol:
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