MOLDAMER Moldable Plastic Pellets (40 OZ)

I bought it as an experiment after reading some online reviews, and let me tell you this stuff is amazing. I needed a toothbrush holder...so I made one. I needed a soap dish for the bathroom...made that too. Next up I will make a couple custom wall mounts for my Oculus Rift sensors, and my mind is just racing with possibilities for future uses. The best part is if I don't need something anymore, just melt it down and reshape it into something new. I'm keeping a jar of moldamer on hand as part of my household tool set from this day forward, just due to its sheer versatility.It takes a bit of practice to get the timing down, as it does lose its pliability rather quickly. I recommend keeping a pot of hot water on the stove, on low. If the plastic starts to soften up, just dip it back in the water and swish it around, and you'll be able to get back to shaping it. If you completely botch the project, just toss the thing back in the water to completely soften, and start over. You get as many retries as you have patience.

My first time using moldable plastic - I'm happy so far!I microwaved water to boiling and then poured it into an old metal bowl, dropped the pellets in and they became transparent almost immediately. I fished them out with a utensil of some sort and squeezed out the extra water (ouch, this can be painful when the water is really hot!). The whole heating process is very simple.When transparent and fully workable, Moldamer feels almost precisely like Silly Putty. The consistency was exactly the same, including the way it takes on minute impressions like fingerprints and the way it stretches into stringiness. It took a little trial and error, but thankfully the reusability makes the learning process much less stressful. The working time is not very long either, but all you need to do is reheat the plastic.So far I've used it to replace a zipper pull, but I purchased it for the sake of Cosplay, and we'll see how that goes!It'll take a lot more practice to master I'm sure, but it's a pretty slick product and I can see a wide range of uses for it!

Just a heads-up on stickiness: I used a mini heat gun to heat this, and used dry fingers and dry tools to shape it. When done this way, this stuff is VERY sticky when it's not hard. I found that licking a finger allowed me to smooth it without it sticking to me. I used a silicone sheet under my work, and _once_the_plastic_is_hard_ it peeled off the sheet very easily. Also, to start the heating process, I used a silicone mixing cup, and pointed the heat gun into the cup (this helps keep the pellets from blowing away). I heated them just enough so that most of the pellets are sticking to each other, then put them onto the silicone sheet. Not much stuck to the cup, but if I had heated the pellets till they were all clear (see-through) I'm sure a lot more would have stuck to the cup. I have not tried the "heat it with boiling water" method.

Otherwise known as PCL,Polycaprolactone with formula (C6H10O2)n, next to water this thermoplastic is probably one of the most useful chemicals God created. It molds, shapes, cuts, paints, dyes, etc., then can be melted again to do it all over. 160-deg F is just beyond how much heat my fingers can tolerate, but the stuff stays pliable well below that until it turns opaque. It's much like nylon when cooled. Totally safe - it's the stuff dissolving sutures and caplets are made of, but I wouldn't eat it - no nutritional value! The price in this size is the lowest per ounce I've seen. Sticks to PVC and polystyrene tenaciously. Can melt with a hot glue gun to attach to other PCL parts. Can't believe I haven't run across it until now! So many things I could have done with it!

This is one of my favorite craft and utility material. I've used it to make small parts for toys, temporarily fixed a window blind housing and cast replacement plastic parts. It's nice to be able to make a temporary piece and melt it down once it's no longer needed and reuse it later. A word of warning, though: it is very fond of other plastics and can be difficult to remove. It's not really suitable for making molds for that reason. It won't stick to silicone, though, so it can make nice cast parts from silicone molds.

I originally bought this to creat “fake” dentures along with fake teeth. Now my girls use it and they have made some really cute things, then painted them! Perfect for crafty people! Very pliable after beads r in hot water and turn clear! It doesn’t take a lot of beads to make something either!

I really like the ease of this product and how it picks up details. I chose to melt the pellets with a heat gun and so far have only used it with molds I made from silicone. If you make a mistake it is easy to melt and rework. It blended well with glow in the dark pigment powders. I'm very happy with this product.

I purchased this to customize the seriously lacking "rocker" sole on the boot for my broken foot.It worked perfectly!! It was easy to use and I was able to reheat it a few times to correct some imperfections.My granddaughters had a blast making things out of the leftovers!!!All in all a good purchase!