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Re: plastic forming

I  believe this is similar to what plastic is specified in the vacuum
forming book.
(I don't have the book, but I've glanced through a friend's copy)
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Feinman <>
To: Wearables List <>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: plastic forming

> Dave Storrs wrote:
> > Is there any reasonable (i.e., not too expensive, not too
time-consuming)
> > way for a hobbyist to produce complex forms in plastic?  Specifically,
I'm
> > thinking about things like ergonomic shells for input devices.
>
> Well, I just got (another) splint for my wrist, and they used some
> thermoplastic that gets very flexible and slightly stretchable for
> a time at about 180 F, and then returns to semi-rigidity. I didn't
> get the name out of them of the substance, but you could easily do
> molding of wrist rests, palm keyboards, etc., out of it.
>
> > Dave
>
> Alex
>
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