Don't Toss Your Old Jeans!!!

[magengar]

Found this in my yahoo mailbox,
as a regular subscriber. I thought this
may be of interest to you toy makers.

Those of you who are into making custom
toys know just how Expensive the composite
materials (resins, plastics) can be.
I'll even bet you've wondered if there's
a homemade way to make composites
out of recycled materials...

If you've ever wanted to make your
own hardened composite materials, perhaps to
make custom robot bodies and other cool things,
Check This Out...

The article (source: Popular Science)
www.popsci.com/diy/article/2010-03/make-your-own-hammer-proof-composite

The tutorials...
www.fendleyknives.com/LM105.htm

www.fendleyknives.com/LM105Pt2.htm

The Strength Test...
www.fendleyknives.com/LM105_tough.htm

So there ya have it... go back to yer laundry bins
and dig out them old skidmarked jeans! ;D

Hope this helps.

zozo-Magengar

[mannix143]

nice find, im thinking of what else it can be use for, like probably a solid door or a like a treasure chest ;D no one will believe you if you tell them its made of jeans.

[magengar]

;D Right. The dude who posted the tuts made knife handles
with this recycled composite.
I saved the info for use later on, after I've relocated/settled down
in Puerto Rico, when I start to make custom robot body parts.
The fibers in the old jeans work in the same principle as fiberglass
just like the fiberglass used for making mannequines.
So, say, if you were to make a jumbo body with this composite,
the jeans fibers should keep the body supported like a mesh so
it doesn't sink in on itself. LOL!

zozo-magengar

[xiombarg]

That is really cool!
Good info.