Polymorph Plastic

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£6.99 from Maplin....worth carrying some in the camper for easy on site spar repairs etc?

Cheaper still on EBay, I just bought some for £3.30 from here:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100g-Polymorph-Thermoplastic-Friendly-Plastic-DIY-/170701279820?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item27be96d24c




• Revolutionary, low melting-point plastic that softens in hot water
• Heat it up and mould by hand into any shape
• Hardens as it cools
• Pack contains 150g of polymorph
• Can be re-heated and reused, mould into a new shape

[dreamcatcherwolf]

I bought some a while ago, but never used it. There is an article here: www.aka.kite.org/kitetalk-forum/default-topic/1270-polycaprolactone-make-your-own-kite-fittings 

[daz essex larsen]

Looks interesting

[dreamcatcherwolf]

May 10, 2013 21:14:11 GMT dreamcatcherwolf said:

I bought some a while ago, but never used it. There is an article here: www.aka.kite.org/kitetalk-forum/default-topic/1270-polycaprolactone-make-your-own-kite-fittings 

I wonder which drawer/cupboard/pile it is in...

[dreamcatcherwolf]

May 11, 2013 15:44:17 GMT dreamcatcherwolf said:

May 10, 2013 21:14:11 GMT dreamcatcherwolf said:

I bought some a while ago, but never used it. There is an article here: www.aka.kite.org/kitetalk-forum/default-topic/1270-polycaprolactone-make-your-own-kite-fittings 

I wonder which drawer/cupboard/pile it is in...

Found it, and made a new handle for a nail file... Strange stuff, the particles go clear as it gets hotter, but not completely, then it all goes white again as it cools. It is NOT adhesive, so a handle needs a way of gripping: I ground some notches into the tang of the file and it seems OK: better than no handle! 

If it cools too much before you have finished, or you need to add some more, it will reheat again 

[dreamcatcherwolf]

I have now used it to make the handle on the locking screw for the Mk2 circle sewing guide for my Pfaff 1221. If you use water at 80 - 90 deg C, the granules go completely clear, BUT BE AWARE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE PLASTIC IF MOULDING BY HAND   DON'T GET BURNT 


It feels a bit like polyethylene when it has cooled, a bit slippery. You CAN cut it with a sharp knife CAREFULLY, but saws and files tend to create ragged edges...