[Noisebridge-discuss] [Swarm] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?
meredith scheff
satiredun at gmail.com
Wed Mar 17 17:07:10 UTC 2010
put me down for $20 worth
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Marnia Johnston <marnia at gmail.com> wrote:
> Corey, count me in for 2keys too!
> -MJ
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Dawn R <dawn at relartivity.com> wrote:
>
>> I want one too! That's awesome.
>>
>> Dawn
>>
>>
>> On 3/12/10 9:42 PM, "Lee Sonko" <lee at lee.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Can we get one of these for The Crucible / Noisebridge / Box Shop / My
>> > bedroom?
>> >
>> > (warning: machine porn)
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQIYZ-iKuG4&NR=1
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Michael Shiloh [mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 7:59 PM
>> >> To: Lee Sonko
>> >> Cc: 'Corey McGuire'; 'NoiseBridge Discuss'; 'Orb Swarm'
>> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of Shapelock?
>> >>
>> >> One of my students cut gears out of plywood with a hacksaw.
>> >> Crude but effective...
>> >>
>> >> Lee Sonko wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> You might try delrin...
>> >>>
>> >>> Ah, that's the rub. I'm not using CNC to cut the gears. I
>> >> want to use
>> >>> the simplest tools possible. If I had the class use CNC, it would
>> >>> become a class in CNC operation. This is a class in the theories of
>> >>> mechanics and kinetics; how to get "stuff" to move in interesting
>> >>> ways. So I need some universally easy material to work in.
>> >> That's why
>> >>> we're using foam core right now. I want them to be able to fashion
>> >>> their own gears, cams etc with their own hands persay so
>> >> they can get
>> >>> a hands-on feel for what they're building. I could buy lots
>> >> of parts
>> >>> but that would avoid much of the basic hands-on-edness that
>> >> I'm trying to impress on them.
>> >>>
>> >>> I envision them squishing shapelock in their hands,
>> >> pressing it into
>> >>> gear molds, stretching it into shape by hand.
>> >>>
>> >>> I want to use Phun (the 2d physics simulator) but for real.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> *From:* Corey McGuire [mailto:coreyfro at coreyfro.com]
>> >>> *Sent:* Friday, March 12, 2010 1:12 PM
>> >>> *To:* Lee Sonko
>> >>> *Cc:* NoiseBridge Discuss; Orb Swarm
>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Who wants Kilograms of
>> >> Shapelock?
>> >>>
>> >>> 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
>> >>> <mailto: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
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> *From:* noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net
>> >>> <mailto:noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net>
>> >>> [mailto: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
>> >>> <mailto: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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>> >>> --Coreyfro
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>> >>>
>> >>>
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