OK folks! It looks like we're up to at least 60kg, up to 80kg:<br><a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Polycaprolactone">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Polycaprolactone</a><br><br>Sorry I haven't replied to everyone personally.<br>
<br>Here is how I imagine this going down.<br><ul><li>Get quote from TRIISO</li><li>Paypal for the materials</li><li>Order based on Paypal<br></li><li>Ship to Noisebridge</li><li>Get a scale, weigh it out, and bundle it for people.</li>
</ul>Does Noisebridge have a Paypal account we can use? I can do this, I don't care, but I understand if people would rather use something more "official." I'd prefer it as well.<br><br>Thanks all! I hope to have a huge CAPA 6800 party once we get it!<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Corey McGuire <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:coreyfro@coreyfro.com">coreyfro@coreyfro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
OK folks,<div><br></div><div>Spoke with the distro and this is his story in a nutshell:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>CAPA 6800 used to be made by two companies; DOW and PERSTORP. DOW ran their factory in to the ground so when a hurricane knocked it out, demand went through the roof. However, Perstorp is meeting the demand and by January 2011, they should have the market handled. Though demand is greater than supply, because of the economy, noone can afford materials right now, so demand isn't too bad. That means prices are still reasonable and lead times are about two months.</div>
<div><br></div></blockquote>I will be getting a quote on Monday. Our own demand is in excess of 40KG. I imagine some of that may subside a bit knowing the time line, BUT this stuff is NOT sold in 20KG increments, so that's no big deal.<div>
<br></div><div>Now, the interesting news. I can get this straight from the company if we get a 1000 pound pallet of it. We're already at about 100. I don't expect much more excitement, but I'm going to go ahead and see what the price would be for 1000 pounds. Maybe a pallet of it would be fun for some Noisebridge kits to be sold at Maker Faire.</div>
<div><br></div><blockquote style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $1.20 : 4oz CAPA 6800</font></div>
<div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $0.20 : 2 Magnets</font></div><div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $0.20 : 2 Color fading RGB LED's</font></div>
<div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $0.20 : 2 </font><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font face="'courier new', monospace">CR2032 batteries</font></span></div>
<div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $0.20 : Asshole Tax</font></div><div><font face="'courier new', monospace">-----------------------------------</font></div>
<div><font face="'courier new', monospace">~ $2.00 per kit</font></div><div><font face="'courier new', monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="'courier new', monospace">Sell for $10. PROFIT!!!??!?!?!?!?!!?</font></div>
<div><font face="'courier new', monospace"><br></font></div></blockquote>Just an idea. I'll get the prices, regardless.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><blockquote style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px; padding: 0px;">
<div><br></div></blockquote><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Corey McGuire <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:coreyfro@coreyfro.com" target="_blank">coreyfro@coreyfro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Instead of buying the name brand material for $1.50 an oz, I am looking for a source of CAPA 6800 at $10 a kg or about $0.30 an oz. I might need to get this in a 20kg volume (that's right, I'm measuring volume in grams!) That means a $200 purchase. maybe more with shipping and distributor specific pricing, but I have it on authority that $10 a KG is not unreasonable.<div>
<br></div><div>Anyone who knows of a source, please help me out. Right now I am looking to work with Tri-ISO.<br><div><br></div><div>Who is interested? Do I have $200 of interest in Shapelock? Or, how many KG would you like at $10 a KG? The more interest, the more likely the chance of success.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ripped from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycaprolactone" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycaprolactone</a> :</div><blockquote style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px; padding: 0px;">
<blockquote style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 32px;"><b>PCL also has many applications in the hobbyist market. Some brand names used in selling it to this market are Shapelock and Friendly Plastic in the US, and Polymorph in the UK. It has </b></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 32px;"><a href="http://wiki/Physical_property" title="Physical property" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184);" target="_blank"><b>physical properties</b></a></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 32px;"><b> of a very tough, nylon-like plastic that melts to a putty-like consistency at only 60°C. PCL's specific heat and conductivity are low enough that it isn't hard to handle at this temperature.This makes it ideal for small-scale modeling, part fabrication, repair of plastic objects, and </b></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 32px;"><a href="http://wiki/Rapid_prototyping" title="Rapid prototyping" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184);" target="_blank"><b>rapid prototyping</b></a></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 32px;"><b> where heat resistance isn't needed. Though molten PCL readily sticks to many other plastics, if the surface is cooled, the stickiness can be minimized while still leaving the mass pliable.</b></span></div>
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