[Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?

[Zedd Epstein]

I could use $20 worth.

Zedd

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote:

> You might try delrin.  It's great for gears because it is hard and REALLY
> low friction.  Are you using CNC to cut the gears?  Inkscape has an AWESOME
> built in gear tool.  I used it on the Techshop laser engraver to GREAT
> effect (acrylic.)
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Lee Sonko <lee at lee.org> wrote:
>
>>  I'm in for $10 at up for $15/kg
>>
>> I'm trying to find a better material to use for the Mechanical Sculpture
>> classes I teach at the Crucible. Right now we generally cut gears, cams and
>> levers out of foam core. It's easy, safe and inexpensive. But it's foam core
>> and... well it kinda sucks. If I taught mechanics in metal, we'd spend all
>> our time learning how to use the tools to work the metal; the same goes with
>> wood :-(. Maybe Shapelock will fit the bill: easy to work and re-work with
>> inexpensive tools, safe, inexpensive, fairly sturdy when cool.
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
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>>  *From:* noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net [mailto:
>> noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net] *On Behalf Of *Corey
>> McGuire
>> *Sent:* Friday, March 12, 2010 11:58 AM
>> *To:* NoiseBridge Discuss; hackerdojo at googlegroups.com; Orb Swarm; Chris
>> Tacklind
>> *Subject:* [Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?
>>
>>  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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