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Anyone tried a reusable silicone vacuum bag?
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jamesw
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Anyone tried this before? Have a look for: EZ~Spray® Silicone 20
For those of us making multiple parts, it looks really good...
Would be good to hear of anyone using it, and if EC would recommend it?
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Drew Diller
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Funny, your words on the "claiming its NEW" end of things... I was involved in helping prototype someone's invention 10 years ago, and it is just now seeing fruition now that the patent has expired, and I won't ever see a penny. I think certain types of marketing people get reincarnated as dung beetles.
Oh well, it was/is a good product. It'll help people.
I'll send you a message soon - and to anyone else as soon as I succeed with a bladder sans a specialized factory (have you seen what goes into large latex dip outfits, yikes), I'll post up about it.
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IME ive seen a fair few go down with an idea when a big company has steamrollered them ,morally its not right but hey what can you do
I worked with a guy who made robotic arms, well he made the prosthetic sheath fro the arms hairs wars and all IIrc they were all one offs for each amputee and dipped latex, nothing fancy ,production ones came along with an entire factory i think it got to the US insurance companies and by the time each member of the chain had their cut it was 50k which made it only available to those with insurance and no arms not those who could scrape together the money. sad but it put me off corporate life for life
did you try to reexpand expand polystyrene beads giving you a core dip it takes no time at all or alternately use PU that will last around 100 pulls from a tool i cant remember as im writing this if you mentioned it previously
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Anyone tried a reusable silicone vacuum bag?
jamesw
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12 Years Ago
I'm going to try this out soon... it indeed looks like a great technique to make more parts
matthieutje65
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12 Years Ago
Post up the results!
jamesw
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12 Years Ago
I ordered Smooth-On's test batch ... for making inflation semi-bladders, instead of vac bags. For...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
I'm doing a test of this stuff combined with a polystyrene plug that I'm going to dissolve with...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
Thx for the info, keep us updated ;) I'll start soon, once my first parts come out of the mould,...
matthieutje65
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12 Years Ago
Drew - what was this product name from Smooth-on? Thanks Jim
JaWillis
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11 Years Ago
I had some real bonehead moments regarding the inflation neck - it was leaky, or it would tear out,...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
How far did sample go I want to make a mold for air filter cover?
capnez
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12 Years Ago
Well, this silicone bladder test didn't go so well - my result had wall thicknesses that were too...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
drew thats the process we use in industry, i work in design of composite bicycles in fact 20 years...
compositepro
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12 Years Ago
"Ps your not the guy who's experimenting at argonaut?" Hey, thanks for the advice compositepro! I...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
[quote][b]Drew Diller (14/07/2013)[/b][hr]"Ps your not the guy who's experimenting at argonaut?"...
compositepro
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12 Years Ago
Hello Well you have knowledge that we would all like to learn from. Could you post some pictures and...
fgayford
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12 Years Ago
No I don't go on velocipede - first I'd heard of it actually. I can give you a quick background on...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
[quote][b]Drew Diller (14/07/2013)[/b][hr]No I don't go on velocipede - first I'd heard of it...
compositepro
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12 Years Ago
Funny, your words on the "claiming its NEW" end of things... I was involved in helping prototype...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
IME ive seen a fair few go down with an idea when a big company has steamrollered them ,morally its...
compositepro
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12 Years Ago
IME = In My Experience? Yeah I know what you mean - funny thing, I had some guys do some handy man...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
IME yep In my experience Plasti dip is like a coating over here in the UK for putting nice...
compositepro
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12 Years Ago
Wow that stuff is CHEAP, half the cost of latex! And available locally. I'll play around with it....
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
The green stuff is EZ-Brush vac bag silicone - http://www.smooth-on.com/index.php?cPath=1340 You...
Drew Diller
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11 Years Ago
Watching with interest! Please post up any success in you technique!
20_rc51_00
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11 Years Ago
Drew, How did things turn out? Did you give latex a try?
20_rc51_00
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9 Years Ago
@20_rc51_00 Yo. Sorry, I haven't posted here in a while. Haven't posted anywhere in a while...
Drew Diller
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9 Years Ago
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