Sugru (moldable rubber) for ???

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Mon Jan 26 13:30:50 CST 2015


On 01/25/2015 11:48 PM, Liam Proven wrote:

> I've used a differently-branded Sugru alternative, though. It's not an
> adhesive and it's not sticky. It's like Plasticine or other modelling
> clay -- a smooth, non-tacky, very viscous colloidal gel, which can be
> moulded and shaped. It only adheres to things by virtue of being
> moulded onto and around them; if you need to, say, stick it to a flat
> surface, you'd have to glue it on.
>
> But when it sets, it goes hard - like a hard rubber. You can make a
> small mark with a fingernail but this will eventually smooth out. It's
> no more pliable than a piece of truck tyre when cured.

Can you fabricate rubber parts, such as pinch rollers with the 
stuff--and do they work?

--Chuck





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