[Noisebridge-discuss] [Swarm] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?

[Christie Dudley]

Put me down for another 2K

Christie
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On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote:

> 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:
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>> 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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