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    Looking for a resin to use in a consumer athletic product

    Our mold shop says they can do a SEBS overmold in a harder durometer, and I think the cost is manageable. I'm currently wondering if I should be worried about creep. These will in some instances be sitting out all day in hot parking lots, and while they don't weigh that much the elevated...
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    Looking for a resin to use in a consumer athletic product

    Thank you all for the input. I've talked with our mold shop in China and it sounds like the cost for Nylon 11 or 12 would be roughly 3x the cost to use Nylon 6/6. Does that sound correct to you, Pud? Mike: We are aware of the safety issues involved, and I have no intention of sending a...
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    Looking for a resin to use in a consumer athletic product

    Pud: Yes, the leg needs to buckle when loaded from the side. And preferably recover. I've attempted to attach an image which should clarify things. Mike: Yes, the engineers on this project (I am one of them) wanted to go with a traffic cone shape, but it turns out that shape isn't something...
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    Looking for a resin to use in a consumer athletic product

    It's basically a monolithic tripod with a pedestal on top. About 45cm overall height, and the base fits within a 35cm diameter circle. The tripod legs stop about 1/3 of the way up. Outdoor use all over the world by occasionally angry/competitive athletes should survive being landed on (ideally...

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