[Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?

Corey McGuire coreyfro at coreyfro.com
Fri Mar 12 19:58:09 UTC 2010


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.

Anyone who knows of a source, please help me out.  Right now I am looking to
work with Tri-ISO.

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.

Ripped from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycaprolactone :

*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 **physical
properties*</wiki/Physical_property>
* 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 **rapid
prototyping* </wiki/Rapid_prototyping>* 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.*


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