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Sugru - hack things better

56 points| laika4000 | 16 years ago |sugru.com | reply

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[+] rflrob|16 years ago|reply
"People are natural hackers, we've just got out of the habit of it"

This is put so well I don't know what to add to it.

[+] limmeau|16 years ago|reply
Unfortunately, their first production run is already sold out. Would have made a nice gift for geeks.
[+] Oompa|16 years ago|reply
And they don't list prices. I feel like this could easily be too expensive to make it worth it for many people.
[+] aristus|16 years ago|reply
You used to be able to buy something like this at Pearl or other craft centers. It comes in sheets you heat in water in the microwave and shape to fit. My mom had a set of screwdrivers with custom grips. I think it was called thermal decorative plastic.

edit:

http://www.craft-products.com/polyform-plastic.asp

http://www.wisdomking.com/product/aquaplast-t-18

seems to be called "moldable craft plastic" or similar

[+] mey|16 years ago|reply
this appears to be some sort of silicone compound vacuum packed with a softening agent that evaporates in ~30min and finishes in 24hrs. So don't need to heat prior to use, and probably a bit more flexible once cured
[+] mrbad101|16 years ago|reply
How much different from say, JB Weld is this?

I know firsthand that JB Weld is horribly messy, and smells bad as well.

Maybe they fixed those problems?

[+] RiderOfGiraffes|16 years ago|reply
With minimal research it seems that JB Weld is epoxy resin and cures to be hard and unyielding. Sugru seems to cure to a silicone finish, and hence is firm but yielding. Sugru also appears to be more adhesive - JB Weld has to be moulded around something to make it adhere.

Its properties are here : http://sugru.com/about/ : and even to my first glance it seems completely different from JB Weld. Did you bother to look at the web site before asking your question?