Sculpt "Friendly Plastic"

CJWJ · Post by **CJWJ** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:34 am

Hi peeps,

I just dug up this from a sculpting site.

http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/craft/craft.htm#friend

It's a bucket of small plastic pellets. When put into hot water they mold and become soft. Once cooled, it's supposedly tough as a rock.

On a similar note, there's also "ShapeLock". Less expensive for more dollars, but on the website it also claims to be paintable / machineable after "setting/cooling down".

http://shapelock.com/page4.html

I already have my plans layed out, so it's not much good for me, but maybe for the newcomers on the board it's good for case construction?

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:03 am

That's actually pretty cool. I might get some even if I'm not using/REusing it for a portable.

Only problem (highly unlikely) is that if your portable produces over 150 F of heat, it'll melt. I think a 7805 from the SNES makes that much without a heat sink. It gets pretty damn hot.

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:10 am

Haha, that would suck if plastic starts dripping while playing a nice game of Super Metroid.

Edit: Just read the pdf for friendly plastic, and it said it will start to soften when it hits direct sunlight, so yeah I don't think its a good idea to buy for portablizing purposes.

CJWJ · Post by **CJWJ** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:29 am

Yeh, I thought that would happen.. But anyway, its still cool to make a mold of things from. Maybe an alternative to the ben-hot-glue-effect (use large amounts of hotglue to put everything in place).

Another what-if:
Cover your Portable with it, but still drill holes in it to put two screws (size M4 or similar) through the Friendly plastic and through the case front and/or side walls. Then "deliberately" put it in direct sunlight. Grasp the portable, and let it cool down. Instant ergonomic pluspoints for your portable.

(don't ask what I just smoked

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Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:11 pm

Instant ergonomic grip until you put it back in the sun

daleighan · Post by **daleighan** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:42 pm

OOg maybe i'll make a better xbox(1) controller

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:54 pm

CJWJ wrote:Yeh, I thought that would happen.. But anyway, its still cool to make a mold of things from. Maybe an alternative to the ben-hot-glue-effect (use large amounts of hotglue to put everything in place).

Another what-if:
Cover your Portable with it, but still drill holes in it to put two screws (size M4 or similar) through the Friendly plastic and through the case front and/or side walls. Then "deliberately" put it in direct sunlight. Grasp the portable, and let it cool down. Instant ergonomic pluspoints for your portable.

(don't ask what I just smoked )

your body heat is the problem though

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:04 pm

good for making ice molds, I'm sure

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