FAO Modelmakers/Engineers etc

[Dom]

If you get it quick (before the 4th September), Maplins are selling Polymorph for £11.99 for a 500g tub.

I bought some of this at the weekend and me and the missus had a couple of fun hours making silly shaped things lmao

Its cool stuff - heat it up to 65 degrees in hot water and it becomes like putty (similar to a hot melt glue stick when it just starts to soften) but when it cools down, it "cures" to a really tough polymer. We made a spring with it and its got a reasonable amount of elasticity for stuff like that but it really (and I mean really) tough stuff. If you roll it out to 5mm thickness you'd be hard pressed to break it by hand.

Funky stuff really and the best bit is that it is reuseable, just heat it up again and you can rework it (its a proper thermoplastic).



www.maplin.co.uk and search for polymorph (N15AT)

[Haynzee]

ideal for my oversized novely spoon handle business! cheers dom

[Violet]

Does a big monsteeer come out when open that jar?

How big is 500mg?

[BlackIce]

Do you get a polytonyhart as well?

[Dom]

500g is adequate for making quite a few things (imagine half a kilo of plastic lmao)

Its good for quick prototyping or even making temporary brackets and stuff.

[Scott G]

A million uses but not one I can think of at the moment!

[Dom]

A million uses but not one I can think of at the moment!

lmao - exactly what I thought but every time I've needed to mount something or make a bracket I could have used this stuff.

[a2lt16v]

i went to buy some and its out of stock

price doesnt stay that low 28 days later when they get more

it is my mission to find some cheaper might try make a body kit

[projectjordan]

isn't it too hot to mould? and how long is the stuff pliable for?

[a2lt16v]

is it reuseable

[projectjordan]

Funky stuff really and the best bit is that it is reuseable, just heat it up again and you can rework it (its a proper thermoplastic).

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[Haynzee]

lol at a bodykit. would be lovely until the sun came out

[Missy]

You wouldn't want to put that spoon in the dish washer either!

[Pete R]

you could change it everday tho!

[Haynzee]

Missy - I was joking!

Jeez they'll be voting next..

[Dom]

lol - it stay pliable until it half cooled then it stiffens up a lot.

I tried to remelt it in some water I was washing pans in - it was too hot to put my hands in but the polymorph was still pretty stiff which makes me think that it will handle around 50 degrees (maybe more) before softening up again. Our 6 year old kiddie was quite happy to play about with it when it was still hot enough to mould.

[Dom]

Well if you want to try and buy direct from the people who supply Maplins .......

http://www.mutr.co.uk/

[Haynzee]

would make awesome playtoys, roll some out thin and tie the mrs up with it

[Missy]

they already let us drive muwahahahaha!

[a2lt16v]

http://www.mutr.co.uk/prodDetail.aspx?prodID=577

here we go this is same stuff but liquid at room temperature and goes hard at 2 degrees c cheap to. alright if ya from scotland

[Dom]

How about this stuff - imagine coating your car in in
http://www.mutr.co.uk/prodDetail.aspx?prodID=951

P.s. for the proper polymorph stuff its http://www.mutr.co.uk/prodDetail.aspx?prodID=576

[projectjordan]

nah, mix this in with white base acrylic and whatch your car change colour!

http://www.mutr.co.uk/prodDetail.aspx?prodID=592

[Violet]

hhaha having a bodkit out in the sun.
I think that's how Delta make their kits, using this stuff and leave them in direct summer sunlight at noon!

[projectjordan]

lmao lmao