[Yaaarc] Shapelock

[Matt Switlik]

George ,
Different consistency from warm clay, but it's also very soft.  Ever 
make a sporting mouth guard?  the shapelock is much softer.  it's should 
mold around a thin wire just fine.  when warm it's not unlike silly putty.
I'm mainly using it for custom mounts for webcams and servos.
Oh and I made a pistol handle add-on to my Nintendo Wii controller. 
-Matt

George Albercook wrote:
> Matt,
> How soft is it when it is warm?
>
> You know how molding clay is pretty hard at cool room temp. When you
> play with it a bit it gets a lot softer. Is it that soft?
>
> I'm thinking that it would be a very cool finishing touch to a
> junkbot. Some of the parts in the junkbot are no stiffer than a
> paperclip. Would it mold around  straightened paperclip or bent it?
>
> On 1/8/07, Matt Switlik <switlikm at msu.edu> wrote:
>> I recently picked up a 500g bucket of Shapelock from shapelock.com and I
>> LOVE THIS STUFF.
>> you just put the plastic pellets in water.  heat the water 150 degrees
>> F.  the pellets clump together.
>> remove the clump and mold it like clay.  when it cools to well under 130
>> F it's really hard and can be drilled, sanded, painted etc.
>>
>> this stuff is great for custom housings.
>>
>> It's been a while since I've  made it to a meeting but I'll try to bring
>> some along to the next one.
>>
>> -Matt Switlik
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