The first time I used ShapeLock was my hotel room at Maker Faire: Bay Area. Ever since then I have been hooked to this wonderful material. But "what is it"...
Posted by Michael Castor | Thursday February 2nd, 2012 8:00 AM
Categories: General, Science | 9 Comments
ShapeLock is an amazingly useful polycaprolactone plastic that starts to melt and become moldable at 160ºF. When it cools to room temperature it becomes rigid and tough with qualities similar...
Posted by Michael Castor | Wednesday September 28th, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: Electronics, General | No Comments
Following on the heels of our Working with ABS piece, here's a Make: Project that furthers your working with ABS (assembling via rivets) and includes use of translucent polycarbonate sheeting...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday September 27th, 2011 9:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Furniture | No Comments
As part of our Plastics theme, we've uploaded Charles Platt's excellent ABS Plastic Fantastic Desk Set article from MAKE Volume 10. By the time you're done, you'll have three handsome,...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday September 21st, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: General | No Comments
In honor of Plastics month here on MAKE, I'm excited to chime in with some of my recent Zero to Maker exploits into the world of silicone. For the non-maker...
Posted by David Lang | Tuesday September 20th, 2011 2:00 PM
A while back I did some experimentation with stewing plastic bags in canola oil and then pressing them into solid forms. The process I followed used this method for molding...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Tuesday September 13th, 2011 12:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Energy | 5 Comments
The very word means capable of being shaped, molded. Plastic is a cheap, durable, plentiful, extremely adaptable, and variable material that can be put to seemingly endless uses, from furnishings,...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday September 6th, 2011 2:15 PM
Categories: Science | 31 Comments
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