I mean… I do own a sous vide cooker. If I could just heat for 4-5 min and then hold the ends of the space bar on a flat surface for 1 min and get $10 after shipping and packaging…
Heck with sous vide, you could throw as many space bars as needed since you don’t have to worry about overheating.
I’m thinking you could do at least 10 space bars in an pot without any issue. With an overlap of batches, it seems like the time constraint is going to be holding them flat for 1 min as they cool off.
So, if I could find a reliable heat setting and a good flat surface (I think my quartz countertop would work well), I could net ($10 x 50 space bars per hour) $500/hour?
Okay, off to the store to pick up some heat resistant gloves.
Place your orders, gentlemen!
Nah, I’m too lazy. I’ll just pay someone else for it.
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PS. What temperature should I try for ABS?
hmmm… i just checked and it looks like ABS is nowhere near melting or getting soft at 210 degrees F, and I think that’s the limit of my cooker.
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Melting temp for ABS is 200°C (392°F)
But that’s for like liquid flowing ABS which would be a bit intense lol
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I see now. I found a resource that says it becomes pliable at 105c… that’s doable in the sous vide
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I wouldn’t think so. Once the water reaches 100C any extra energy you put into it will just be consumed by the phase change to steam, right? Liquid water can’t get to 105C unless it’s under high pressure. (e.g. my Anova only goes up to 211.5F, just below 100C)
I could try to test it but I dont have a space bar I’m willing to ruin. 
You can use salt to raise water’s boiling point
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But, I think owners of warped spacebars are salty enough 
I’ll see myself to “Dad Jokes” Thread.
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Salt raises the boiling point by very, very little; it’s more effective at the other end of the scale (raising the freezing temp).
You could heat distilled water well past the boiling point without the phase change to steam, but it can be extremely (read: explosively) dangerous. I think there’s an old MythBusters where they did this in a microwave.
