[Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?

[Corey McGuire]

OK folks,

Spoke with the distro and this is his story in a nutshell:

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.

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.

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.

~ $1.20 : 4oz CAPA 6800
~ $0.20 : 2 Magnets
~ $0.20 : 2 Color fading RGB LED's
~ $0.20 : 2 CR2032 batteries
~ $0.20 : Asshole Tax
-----------------------------------
~ $2.00 per kit

Sell for $10.  PROFIT!!!??!?!?!?!?!!?

Just an idea.  I'll get the prices, regardless.



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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Success is a tasty spirit distilled from bitter failure
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