Air Curing Rubber

[troyveluz]

While reading Make Magazine I saw an article describing this product and how other people are using it.
I was thinking I can use it for mounting 3D objects.
I have tried using the "Jim Miller" technique of bent piano wires with the shrink tubing but felt that the shrink tubing was a little thin.
I also do not like the way shrink tubing wrinkles at the end of the piano wire.

I was thinking I can mold this product and shape it around the piano wire instead of the shrink tubing.

Has any of you used this product? Does it have any "off-gassing" I should be concerned off.

Here are some photos of how other people use it:


Thanks in advance

 

[Bob Doyle]

What about this stuff? I've seen it in hardware stores as a "dip it" way to replace tool handles. The stuff you show looks like it would be lumpy in appearance when it dried, bulky.

 

[Framar]

Oh, does that ever look like fun stuff! Love the colors!!! Reminds me of the two-part silicone mold rubber from Micromark that I use for repairing old frames. But that stuff ends up lavender in color and it does not stick to anything!

 

[troyveluz]

What about this stuff? I've seen it in hardware stores as a "dip it" way to replace tool handles. The stuff you show looks like it would be lumpy in appearance when it dried, bulky.

Bob,

Looks like Plasti Dip will work too. The thing I like with sugru is it can be molded to conform to the shape of the 3D object that you are mounting.

 

[Luddite]

Tool dip has NASTY fumes! Stuff outgased and disolved the lid of the can it was packed in..... Hey,that lavender two part moldmaking rubber can be had from www.alumilite.com love it! I have over 100 molds for casting resin, most are made of this rubber aka. Amazing mold putty. L

 

[Bob Doyle]

Thanks Laura. I'd seen the stuff never used it...

 

[Framar]

Plasti Dip is great when you buy a new can. (Well, except for the noxious stench) But once you use it a couple of times, the level goes down and it is darned near useless. Plus, like Gorilla Glue, it hardens in its container way too fast.

 

[Bob Doyle]

Mar what if you store the can upside down?

 

[Jim Miller]

Shrink tubing is made of polyolefin, which is pretty much non-reactive and inert. Sugru is a variation of silicone adhesive, so I guess it would bring the unfortunate characteristics of that material into the frame. PlastiDip, as I recall, is also a chemical soup that could be reactive in the frame.

Maybe the chemistry does not matter in your application. How much preservation do you want?

 

[Luddite]

Mar what if you store the can upside down?

The can I had was tall,narrow,and had a soft plastic snap on top,like a tennis ball can. The fumes ate that lid in about a week! However as a tool handle coating, it did a marvelous job. Set nice and smooth. L