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Askal !STRAYikXZY
Has anybody been able to find PCL plastic in brick and mortar stores? They usually come in pellets like in the image. It's a plastic with a low melting point (60C) that can be sculpted and hardens to plastic.

Some brand names are Polymorph in the UK and in the US, Shape Lock and Friendly Plastic. I haven't got a credit card so getting it online would be tricky and it doesn't seem to be in any local art or hobby stores.
>> Anonymous
i got some from ebay.thats the only place ive seen it
>> Anonymous !bgREVLN8FU
>>194155
Oh, hell yeah. I was hoping there'd be a place I could make my own plastic. Now I can work on that Game Boy SP mod I've been putting off for the past three years.
>> Anonymous
Hardware stores yes

Hope someone can give you a better answer--

but it wouldn't hurt to ask
Just let them know what you are looking for - if they don't have it ask if they could either order it for you or suggest another place to look
>> Askal !STRAYikXZY
For those of you in the USA, I've heard they carry it at Hobby Lobby. I'm just gonna ask around like you suggested, thanks for replies and help guys.
>> Anonymous
Do post pictures of the project

I'm curious to use the material myself and would like to see how it goes for you
>> Anonymous
hell yeah /po/ delivers!

Been hoping on making some plastic stuff.

home depot should have it, but their site is down right now... been looking to mould some shit. btw, how hard do you think it would be to make moulds for this stuff? I wanna make something that uses something like a bike chain, and making dozens of exactly the same parts is hard by hand.
>> Anonymous
This interests me :]

But what exactly would this be used for?

I could think of some fun mods I could use it for, but what're /po/'s plans?

And probably the most important question... would you be able to paint on it?
>> Anonymous
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It would be awesome a transparent Ramiel.
>> Askal !STRAYikXZY
Sounds like Friendly Plastic is at Walmart too but I can't verify, personally. I've been writing down numbers ofr local hardware and arts stores but they're all closed by the time I'm out of damn school. I'll try to make the rounds tomorrow at lunch, though.

>>194693

Sure, I can probably borrow a digicam.

>>195409

Yeah, I think you can paint it. I'm trying to replicate Tony Stark's arc reactor a la Iron Man; the one I'm following needs the plastic's transparency but I remember seeing another guy painting in the details as a shortcut.
>> Anonymous
shapelock has a free sample on their site, if you wanna pay 5 bucks shipping.

You can paint it or die it, but I dont think you can make it transparent (but id be happy to be proved wrong)
>> Anonymous
>>195480
for ramiel even translucid would be awesome!
>> Askal !STRAYikXZY
No local stores carry anything like this, apparently. I'm going to try to use highly concentrated agar, which will make a thick gel. It's just a quick fix since I doubt I can find a thermoplastic before Halloween but I'll let you guys know if it seems durable enough for display pieces. For anyone curious, you can usually find food-grade agar at Asian grocery stores and other sorts of agar are sold in science and laboratory supply stores; just don't make Jell-o with the latter sort.

>>195480
>>but I dont think you can make it transparent

That's right, my mistake. It's not transparent, just opaque. Apparently it disperses light nicely, though.
>> Anonymous
>>195721

1. go to
http://shapelock.com/page3.html
35 g for shipping and handling...5 bucks. Not bad, but Friendly Plastic is cheaper (due to buying in bulk)

So, how do you go about making it opaque, anyhow? Curousity killed the /po/
>> Anonymous
>>194155
I can't be the only person who thought that was cocaine at first.
>> Cotton Eyed Joe !s5rR18z5kQ
>>195792
nope
>> Askal !STRAYikXZY
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Reporting in, the agar puck thing was awesome; the color was extremely customizable, it was easy to work with, and it could simply be cooked again to restart. Unfortunately, it seems to corrode metal; I forgot that the reason I knew about agar is because of electrophoresis I did for biotech; the current powering my LEDs also went to the decorative metal bits. Plus, it stayed moist the whole time.

It's not a good medium for any long term projects but it seems like a very nice quick fix for costumes only being used a few hours.

>>195743

Thanks, I guess I'll just give in and order online after all; I was worried about shipping time and charges is all. And judging by the Instructable I was using, it seems like the PCL the suthor was using is naturally opaque; he used the UK brand of Polymorph, though, and I don't know if it's different from the US brands.
>>  
anyone could show a pcl object finished?
>> Anonymous
>>196519

That looks kind of like the power source for Iron man's suit.
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>>198693

Wow...

Just wow.
>> Anonymous
>>198693
no shit sherlock. read the whole damn thread
>> Anonymous
cosplaysupplies.com carries a product called wonderflex. I've used it myself, it's pretty easy to shape into whatever contortions you throw at it. Hot water or a good hair dryer is about all you need to heat the thermoplastic. You can buy in different sizes through them (or comparison shop).

Nice thing is if you fuck it up, you can remelt it and reshape it. You can also stretch it to make spheres fairly well.

Down side is it has a fabric cheesecloth type surface and it's standard white. Not too bad if you use resin to smooth out the surface, bonds a little better if you rough up the surface first before using acrylic or fiberglass.

(I know it's not helping tremendously here, just adding to the derailment of the topic :p)
>> PCL anonsaysdosomethingproductive
Biodegradable straws are made from PCL. Grab a bunch of them from a fast food restaurant(technically they are free?) or you might be able to buy em from supply stores like sams. Almost any biodegradable plastic is going to be PCL(except for those biodegradable plastic bags).

If you have any questions about PCL, these are the people to ask: http://forums.reprap.org/

NOW MAKE SOMETHING FAGS!
>> Anonymous
Oh, also. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-%22make%22-plastic/?comments=all
>> Stevvie
I got mine from a Maplins store here in the UK. Was half price.
>> Anonymous !bgREVLN8FU
>>198855
Don't expect much, dude, we're /po/, not /pl/. Is there a Craftchan out there?