Hi,
Thanks again for the info there, with your pics and descriptions i have a good idea what kind of material i am (or will be) dealing with. This stuff really does sound good especially since i have other things i have to do which requires building a mold and laying up with fiberglass. I have been using plaster of paris, which is a little bit of a pain because it remains porous when dry. I have to paint the mold before i can use it.
Well as far as more info, you've already presented a good view of what this stuff can do and how easy it is to use, but if you feel like doing another experiment that's cool too. Does the stuff bend once it is hard, like in 1/8 inch thickness? Or maybe 1/16 inch thickness, and what thickness does it take to stop it from bending too much, or is it very brittle like glass once hard?
I've found epoxy very useful in the past. Can you compare it to epoxy once the epoxy is hardened (other than melting temperature)?
Taffy (the candy) melts pretty easy, can you compare it to taffy when the taffy is hard?
Also, any stickiness once it is hard, like does it feel tacky like paint that isnt all the way dry?
How about when it is still soft, does it feel sticky at all or more like a ball of wax?
1. How easy does it get contaminated with another substance.
2. How well does it hold up to various products like gasoline, alcohol, etc.
3. How well does it take paint, and what kind of paint.
4. How well it glues together, or what kind of glue to use.
5. Havent tried drilling it or tapping it, but i would think a very slow speed would be needed.
I would bet we could write like forever about this product and not say it all.
I had been hoping for a substance that was like hot glue but more like plastic, so it melted at a lower temperature but cured like plastic or like epoxy. This stuff fits that niche quite well almost exactly. I also wonder if it would be possible to construct a hot glue gun just for this stuff and use it like glue. Probably possible using a normal hot glue gun with lower temperature (i'd have to check the actual temp of a hot glue gun here). Using rods instead of little balls would work well i bet. Yes more expensive than hot glue but that's life.
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