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

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.

SiliconeRubberPrep.jpgActually 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.

SiliconeRubberPrep2.jpgI 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:


Hi

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 Author Profile Page said:

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





akeel said:

dear sir.
please can you help me to know how to process the demage cilicone to be live

thank
akeel from iraq





BlaXwan Author Profile Page said:

@Akeel
Hi, you can call me Fabio! :o)
What you need for the silicone?





Maeng kwan Kangng said:

Hi.
My name is Maeng kwan Kang.
I'm from KOREA.
I'm Dongseo college student.
There is much concern and it so studies with the multi touch.
So, the some kind will bite.
I want know how do you buy Sillicon rubber(Crystal Rubber)?? and how much??
Dose the Solta Clear-40 cannot obtain at all?
In Korea, the desired silicon cannot be gotten.
So, somewhat informs.
Help Please!
Have nice day~!!^^
thank you~





Maeng kwan Kangn said:

Hi.
My name is Maeng kwan Kang.
I'm from KOREA.
I'm Dongseo college student.
There is much concern and it so studies with the multi touch.
So, the some kind will bite.
I want know how do you buy Sillicon rubber(Crystal Rubber)?? and how much??
Dose the Solta Clear-40 cannot obtain at all?
In Korea, the desired silicon cannot be gotten.
So, somewhat informs.
Help Please!
Have nice day~!!^^
thank you~





Hamid said:

Hi.
My name is Hamid.
I'm from Iran.
I'm Ph.D student research.
I want to research on PVC ( poly vinyl chloride ) and silicone rubber composite .
I want to know how do I obtain Sillicon rubber ? and how much it ?
In Iran , I can not get it .
Would you please help me .

thanks
Sincerely


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