mould your own with POLYMORPH

[ApOsTle51]

Ive used this for my radio control building for some time now and it's really usefull stuff.

Melts to a mouldable mass in boiling water or with a heat gun and sets to a semi hard plastic similar in properties to nylon when cooled.

probably be usefull for making custom cases or for some mods.

DIY Material Guide: Polymorph Plastic ( a thermal plastic with low melting point)

Polymorph

 

[surbitonPete]

Ive used this for my radio control building for some time now and it's really usefull stuff.

Melts to a mouldable mass in boiling water or with a heat gun and sets to a semi hard plastic similar in properties to nylon when cooled.

probably be usefull for making custom cases or for some mods.

DIY Material Guide: Polymorph Plastic ( a thermal plastic with low melting point)

Polymorph

Wowee that looks like a useful material.......I have gotta get me some of that!!....great post Apostle ...I would never have heard about it if you hadn't posted it.

 

[ApOsTle51]

you can get it real cheap on ebay , has loads of uses.

and for the U.S peeps this is the same stuff

http://shapelock.com/index.html

 

[macpanda]

Ooooo I could make so many different things with that stuff!!!!

 

[Flitzanu]

ok somoene make something and post pics already!

 

[udave]

This stuff looks very useful, I am so glad you posted this! Thanks Apostle

 

[angel.white]

Heres an example I found on Youtube.

YouTube - How to make a cast from a mould using Polymorph

 

[borjis]

"mould your own" lol

 

[fenez]

Think of the cool custom fitted cases we can make with this stuff

 

[angel.white]

Think of the cool custom fitted cases we can make with this stuff

I'm a little worried that it might melt on a hot day.

 

[fenez]

whats the melting temp?

 

[DaveyRoots]

maybe it needs water and heat to melt?

 

[DCrist721]

Oooh, I already have an idea for this. I want to mold a classic tobacco pipe shape, that would allow my e-cig to fit in the stem of the pipe and be smoked while partially inside the pipe, and inside the bowl of the pipe it would have 4 fitted holes for carrying extra cartridges, and the bowl would have a cover that sat along the inside of the rim keeping the carts secure inside the pipe.

I can't seem to find it on ebay though. All I'm seeing are pre-made polymorph pendants mostly.

 

[MisterPuck]

Thatis unless itwas just for small deco add ons. The instructables site says this:

The low working temperature of 60 degrees Celsius makes it as easy to work as Playdoh, when cooled to room temperature, it has similar properties as nylon, useful for tidy little bit of odd jobs you need for your projects (so long as it is not temperature sensitive). Not to mention this plastic is biodegradable!

 

[ApOsTle51]

melting point is 60 Celsius or 140 F. and it only needs heat , not water.

and I was really thinking along the lines of battery cases,electrical insulating collars not really for something thats gonna get hot , but you wouldn't use any plastic for that anyway.

 

[DaveyRoots]

thats too bad

 

[DCrist721]

melting point is 60 Celsius or 140 F. and it only needs heat , not water.

and I was really thinking along the lines of battery cases,electrical insulating collars not really for something thats gonna get hot , but you wouldn't use any plastic for that anyway.

I don't see whay this would be an issue. None of the parts even comes close to 140 degrees on the outside. I doubt that external temperatures reach more then 105 degrees