Multitouch display, build your own: silicone rubber preparation video in progress

September 25, 2007 | Posted in Multitouch | | Comments (4)

After I successfully tested the sketch paper I promoted the silicone rubber layer to the status of "useful". So I proceeded to acquire from the camcorder the video of the silicone layer preparation that I shooted two weeks ago.

Actually the video is nearly two hours long, so I will take some time to me to edit it and shorten to a more reasonable lenght but without loosing important informations. So, if you're going to prepare a silicone rubber layer by your own and you have particular doubts or questions, feel free to comment in this blog and to ask, so I can try to answer your questions and to keep in the video not only the informations that were important to me.

I posted here just those two images for now so you can get a rough idea about how I made it. I think I can post the video in a week, hopefully less. In the meantime I really suggest you to take a look at the compliant surface topic in the NUI Group forum.

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rowena jozic said:

January 19, 2008 8:28 AM

My name is Rowena...I am a fashion designer and I came across this site wile exploring about silicone molds. I am currently working on a project for my show in April. I am inspired by ocean life for my new collection so I basically want to make some tops and dresses that will have silicone fin on the back. But since I know nothing or not really much about silicone I wondered if I could find someone who could help me answer some basic stuff about it Like:
where to get it?
Can I brush it on in layers...one on top of each other?
Can I pour it on any surface and be able to get it off when it's dry.
I am assuming that it can be cut and sewn through?
If it's transparent, what can I color it with?
How much does it cost approx.?

Help Please!
Best regards

Rowena Jozic

BlaXwan

said:

January 28, 2008 10:12 AM

Hi Rowena,
for this application I didn't use silicone. I used instead silicone rubber that is definitively different material especially for its possible applications.
Anyway to answer your questions:
- I got the silicone rubber from a shop of modellism (but mind that it is silicone rubber)
- one of the main difference beetween the silicone rubber and the silicone is that the first one will not stick that much on other material, so this mean that different layers (cured in different times) may detach from themselves
- yes, for the reason mentioned above you can pour it on a surface and then get it off
- yes you can cut it easily with a cutter
- I really don't know how you can color it
- it cost quite a lot, I paid about €35-40 for half a Kg