Sugru: self-setting rubber
Now how might this be useful for us gays around here?
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Soo...it's like RTV, but with silicone?
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Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 994596)
Soo...it's like RTV, but with silicone?
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Originally Posted by Leafy
(Post 994600)
I thought RTV was silicone.
So it's just a fancy type of RTV in other words? |
Looks really gimmicky. Not something I'd buy. I imagine it would be one of those "as seen on TV" products.
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it is RTV
it is silicone it has fillers it is non-slumping at room temperature so you can mold it into shapes and let it sit overnight to cure into a permanent shape it sticks to LOTS of stuff including ABS plastic. it comes in fun colors and it has been sold on TV. QVC UK. |
So it is Room Temperature Vulcanizing Silicone? I wish somebody would have come out with this sooner. lol.
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The non-slumping part would be handy.
I commonly use RTV to back-fill connectors, forming a sort of strain-relief around them. To do this, I have to build up a sort of coffer-dam with tape, creating a form for the RTV to fill. It's annoying and never comes out looking nice. If I could just mold the stuff around the base of the connector like clay, that'd be nice. |
Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 994639)
So it is Room Temperature Vulcanizing Silicone? I wish somebody would have come out with this sooner. lol.
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At ~$20 for a very small portion I'll work around not having it.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 995278)
At ~$20 for a very small portion I'll work around not having it.
If you had a project like Joe that would be greatly improved by the stuff, it'd be worth the cost. But yeah, it's expensive. Like loctite. |
Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
(Post 994592)
Now how might this be useful for us gays around here?
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 994655)
The non-slumping part would be handy.
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 994690)
nad mold with your fingers
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We have a variety of Dow Corning RTV around the lab and some of it is non-flowing, i.e. it holds its shape. Joe: you can force it into electrical connectors and it won't run out.
Memory is telling me that Permatex gasket maker has this property and is available almost everywhere. |
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