The knowledge that there's a machine out there called "the Bakelizer" that looks like a steampunk bomb but just makes cool plastic brings a smile to my face

"I tried several times to get it to explode" got to love these chemists.

"If someone gave this to me and said nothing, I would probably try to eat it"

-Nile 2017

When I took industrial hygiene, my teacher showed us a formaldehyde detector and told us that he'd demonstrate it but that there's not likely any formaldehyde nearby us. I raised my hand and asked if there was any bakelite nearby, because that should have formaldehyde. He was surprised that I knew about that and said that he had a battery case or something made of black bakelite. So we set the monitor next to it and it worked! It detected a little bit of formaldehyde!

Bakelite pool balls are pure auditory perfection.

NileRed: is chemist
Also NileRed: jams bakelite back into mold in the *wrong orientation*

Even though it's an early form of synthetic material, Bakelite has a certain tactile and visual quality that modern plastics just haven't got. I remember that it had a strong smell though.

"Release Bakelite into all passages and pipes up to Section 803!"
I know I'm not the only one...

When I was in junior high I was really into chemistry and there was a chemistry book in the school library that had all sorts of dangerous experiments (mercury, nitric acid, fireworks) including making bakelite. This was back in the 70's.

I spaced out for a bit and had a good chuckle when he said "I turned off the toaster." Never thought  a toaster would be used in science lol

wait... I have a bakalizer like thing!

Novolacs sounds like a drug
Ask your doctor if Novolax is right for you.

Cody will surely enjoy using his pressure chamber as a bakelizer !

Bakelite was also used to make Kalashnikov style magazines due to it being cheaper than steel and more durable than aluminum.

While bakelite has been phased out of popular use, its usefulness in containing rogue Eva Units cannot be understated.

When Seele try to invade HQ and reach terminal dogma

And Good ol AK pattern magazines ;)

1:50 so, Baekeland was the real  Dr. Doofenshmirtz lol

If you wish to revisit this, you should be able to build a workable bakerlizer(sp) using a steel 'pressure pot' of the type used for paint sprayers. Mine has a working pressure of 80 psi(And according to steam tables, should be good at keeping water from boiling below about 160c) and has a silicon seal that should hold well with the heat.
Do be careful do to the whole 'steam explosion' risk if you wish to go down this path. :)

I love how I was thinking "hmmmm I'd like to see how bakelite is made. Oh! I bet Nile has probably made some before" and sure enought here we are!