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    Identify rubber

    Does anyone know what type of rubber is used in this product http://www.josephjoseph.com/kitchen-tools/elevate . Also what is the manufacturing process called in which a plastic is coated in rubber? thanks in advance
  2. Toxotoxo

    What type of Nylon?

    Does anyone know what type of nylon and rubber is used in this product http://www.josephjoseph.com/kitchen-tools/elevate . It states it is heat resistant to 240˚C/480˚F. Also what is the manufacturing process called in which a plastic is coated in rubber?
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    Material selection for weeble wobble principle

    Thanks for the replies. The light material I am using is hollow plastic how ever it is quite high, almost 30 cm tall. Costing is also an issue as it is meant to mass produced (10000+ units) so the price of the end product is around 20 British pounds. EdStainless: Im not quite sure what you...
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    Material selection for weeble wobble principle

    btrueblood: thanks for the suggestions. The first three seem like quite expensive materials and hard to machine (I'm using a lathe to make the hemisphere) but I will make one out of copper and see what results I get. IRstuff: "a bottom which is a more or less smooth (unfaceted) hemisphere" I...
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    Material selection for weeble wobble principle

    I am working on a project using the weeble wobble principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeble#Design_principle . At the moment I am using a stainless steel 4mm diameter hemisphere but this is not heavy enough. I've been looking a more dense materials like copper and was wondering what you...

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