Ian,
I would suggest that you machine the rigid part out of the ABS and then use it as a Blank in a RTV Rubber Mold. A Urethane Elastomer about Shore A 30 would give you a firm rubbery consistency. Make your mold out of RTV silicone rubber.
Best Regards
Greg Pettengill
Cote' Art & Engineering
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Gibson" <igibson@hkucc.hku.hk>
To: <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 7:01 PM
Subject: Another question
> Dear rp-ml
>
> I have a contact who wants to coat plastic parts with a 'rubber-like'
> material. The requirements are similar to the elastomeric materials used
> for toothbrush handles and on pen barrels.
>
> As I understand it, this is normally achieved using removable insert
> injection moulding, which is costly and we don't want to go this route
> without knowing that it works first.
>
> Is there a way to prototype this effect by spray coating an elastomeric
> compound on to a plastic part?
>
> IG
>
> Dr. Ian Gibson
> Associate Professor
> Dept. Mechanical Engineering
> The University of Hong Kong
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