use this make your own cuttable plastic??

[kremesickill]

found this site http://www.micsaund.com/2006/03/13/plastic-you-can-mold-in-your-home-for-diy-projects/ while looking at instructables.com
i wonder if this stuff would be good for making a "platter" and cutting on?
i'm thinking about ordering the free sample container and giving it a shot.
i'll let you guys know of any results.
if anyones ever worked with it, let me know.

[tape]

very interesting post...

maybe it could be heated up, shaped to form a disc.
Then heated up with a hairdryer while cutting...in the ideal world it would be very easy to cut in..

good luck!

[JayDC]

I dunno, molding discs could be a PITA. Need to find out what type of plastic it is, so maybe it can be located in a flat sheet form, then cut to size.

Without any kind of press, it might be hard to get that stuff uniformly flat.

A pasta machine could work, but you'd need a pretty big pasta machine to make a 12" slate.

[scratchzilla]

but if you were making 7'' sheets, a large pasta machine wouldn't be necessary. The past sheet attachments are bigger that 7" aren't they?

[Amp Doc]

I have used sheets of plastic for a vacume forming machine. They seem soft enough to cut and come with a very smooth side.the two ones I have used are polyproplyene and polystyrene.Iv never cut on them but they are easy to get hold of. I might give some a try if I ever get chance...

Try this link
http://www.bpf.co.uk/bpfindustry/process_plastics_vacuum_forming.cfm

It tells you of the propertys of the plasics and suppliers.

[JayDC]

any info on suppliers in the usa?

[Amp Doc]

just google. There should be a hobbly supplier somewhere. The polystyrene seems to be softer befor forming so it should be easy to cut. and If you heat it when cutting should become harder when it cools keeping its shape. You may not have to use stylus heat or low heat as it may become a bit gooey. So a test cut with a old cutter seems best way....