A most useful material. If you got this from me by BCC then =

you want to look at the usage guide if you don't know about =

it already.

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A low melting temperature plastic worth knowing about for =

engineering playing.
Can be softened with hot water then moulded to harden back =

into a reasonably robust plastic.
May not be dishwasher safe ;-).

Sold in pellet form by various suppliers. (Jaycar in NZ).

Can be used to take some very evil shortcuts. Will tempt you =

to new heights of lashuppery.
The usage guide is an eye opener.
Wiki page interesting but less useful.


            Russell


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Ken says:

As a dedicated bodger of all things I thought you might be =

interested in
polymorph pellets (aka polycaprolactone and in the US known =

as Friendly
Plastic).  Jaycar/Soanar/Electus stock them in 100g bags =

(product code
NP-4260) and describe them thus:

"Polymorph will change the way you make parts. It's a =

commercial grade
thermoplastic that softens enough to be formed into any =

shape at around 62 -
65=B0 C. You simply heat the pellets in hot water or with a =

hair dryer. It
hardens at room temperature to form a tough plastic material =

similar in
consistency and colour to Nylon. It can be drilled, sanded, =

ground, machined
or heated and reformed again and again. Endless uses in =

model making, craft,
single part manufacture, prototyping, engineering, science, =

lab, clinical
applications and more."

The Wikipedia knows:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycaprolactone

A usage guide is available here:

http://www.mutr.co.uk/catalog/images/LIT0048.pdf

Regards,

Ken Mardle

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