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Re: Home-made Air Muscle is Here!
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 6 Jan 2002 03:24:08 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmailSTOPSPAM.net>
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c s soh wrote:
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> Erik Olson wrote:
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> > In lugnet.robotics, Ben Firshman <Ben@firshman.demon.co.uk> writes:
> > > I think that stuff is called polymorph - search for that on the net and
> > > you will probably get some places to buy it.
> > > I haven't used it, but you put it in hot water to make it soft.
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> > I found it here:
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> > http://www.argosphere.net/sandt/poly.htm
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> > Christophe's air muscle design is exciting! And I like the way he makes the
> > plastic part.
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> Yes, the stuff is pretty tough.
> And now you know how to make your own Lego parts.
> You can even create *designer* parts that TLC never thought of :-)
Wow! That seems like interesting stuff - I found a second link for it here:
http://www.tep.org.uk/polymorph.htm
But I can't find anyplace that sells it in the USA. (Both of those links are
to UK).
Maybe it's called something different here? Does anyone know? I have a
dozen uses for something like this!
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| I know of some stuff called "friendly plastic" which came in strips 7 inches long and about 1.5 inches wide, which sounds about the same as polymorph. You can get what looks like the same stuff from here: (URL) also comes in pellets: (URL) plastic (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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