[Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?

[Corey McGuire]

I am up to 20KG!  That didn't take long!  Do I hear 40KG?  Who's of the
opinion that Noisebridge needs a 20kg bag of this?  I am!

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote:

> 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*<http://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* <http://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.*
>
>
> --
> Success is a tasty spirit distilled from bitter failure
> --Coreyfro
>



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