May 20th, 2009...5:48 am
34 new & unique materials for Prime members!
We’ve done all of the hard work for you …
With our newly upgraded Designmake Prime service you can request any material you want! If we can source and make it, it’s yours!
This is a great way to do something different and stand out from the crowd.
And remember … if you only need a small P1 size of the material, you do NOT need to buy a huge sheet from the supplier - we’ll do that for you. So you only need to pay for the small bit. Easy!
Anyhow, as you probably know it can be a real pain finding the materials you want in the first place.
So we’ve saved you the agony and compiled a materials guide for you to choose from.
SEARCH THIS HANDY LIST TO MAKE YOUR MATERIALS REQUEST:
FABRICS
Cotton (and other fabrics) - see Fabric.
Felt - for more colors than we currently supply go choose from Aetna Felt.
Polyester Felt - see McMaster Carr.
Polypropylene Felt - see McMaster Carr.
Leather - check out Prime Tanning and Buckskin Leather.
TIMBERS
Balsa, Basswood, Cherry, Mahogany, Walnut - see Midwest.
Cork - see Jelinek.
Melamine MDF - see PrimePanels.
Veneers - see 18 finishes from American Cherry to Swiss Pear at HTS.
Bamboo veneer - see Plyboo.
Bamboo plywood - see Plyboo.
PLASTICS
Acrylics - see Rowmark.
Metallic plastic - see Rowmark.
Delrin acetal - see Amazon and Professional Plastics.
Designer plastics - see Archplastics, Lumicor and check out the laminates section at Kova.
Polyshrink plastic - see Lucky Squirrel.
Synthetic leather - see Longding.
ABS - see Professional Plastics.
Teflon - see Professional Plastics.
Mylar polyester - see Professional Plastics.
HDPE - see Professional Plastics.
RUBBER
Rubber - see Rubber & Foam.
Rubber magnets - see eMagnets.
Silicone rubber - check out MTI, RubberSheetRoll, Stockwell and McMaster Carr.
Neoprene - see RubberSheetRoll and Professional Plastics.
Gum Rubber - see RubberSheetRoll.
Latex - see Professional Plastics.
PAPER
Paper Stock - see Mr French.
Synthetic Paper - see Polyart and YUPO USA.
Card Stock - see The Paper Mill Store.
So now you can go crazy! (or crazier than you already were anyhow ;))
And after you’ve requested a material and made something from it, we’ll then add it to the public catalog so you can order it online with no worries into the future.
And btw, just let us know about other materials you’d like us to find by leaving your comments below…
18 Comments
May 20th, 2009 at 6:57 am
WOW - you’ve done more work for us - thanks yet again!
One question - how does pricing work? In fact, what is the procedure for requesting a material?
May 20th, 2009 at 7:06 am
awesome!
only thing missing is new metals? any sterling or goldfill in store?
May 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Ya for cork!
Jon
http://WoodMarvels.com - Create Unique Memories
May 20th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Oh wow. And . . . wow. Hey what are the burn marks on the edges of the paper & card like? And is a fringe of the rest of the paper browned a little too, or does the affect stop right at the edge? And at some point, did I hear something about eventually water-jet cutting? Oh I can’t wait to see samples of the cut paper in the materials catalog.
May 20th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
This is the sexiest list I’ve ever read.
Seriously though, this is great!
May 20th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
this is seriously awesome!!
May 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Nice, Rowmark acrylics has a chip download..
May 20th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
This is great! Can we also get some mirrored acrylic, and in different colours?
May 21st, 2009 at 1:34 am
Jess - Unfortunately we do not do mirrored acrylic because the burning smell is toxic - makes you sick dizzy, at best. And you wouldn’t want that for your little maker helpers would you?
OrigamiMarie - There is a burn mark right on the edge. BUT we lay a NEW low tack tape over the papers and card to protect them from smoke damage across the face. So give it a go and make a materials request! A small bit of paper will cost you a few cents and you can so a simple design - it’s easy and very very low cost. (No WJ in the short term, but we have a very big announcement about another type of making process coming soon).
Jon - Can’t wait to see what you make from this!
Lu - You’re good to go on various thicknesses of stainless steel, aluminum and brass.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:34 am
Yes, I second the question about how we specify some of these material (silicon rubber would be cool, as would teflon. I even found sheets of carbon fiber at McMaster Carr - must resist urge to buy!). Also - what about cutting tubes, etc? Possible?
Really good stuff, Ponoko - glad I signed up for Prime.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:40 am
Annie & Scott - to request materials, sign into your My Ponoko account as normal and go to your Prime account page to check out how to use the Prime features. Or click on the following link to go direct to that page: http://www.ponoko.com/pricing-plans
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:34 am
What’s the word on copper-clad FR4 for circuit boards?
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:43 am
Is there a chance to get skateboard grip tape? That would be good stuff.
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 am
Seth: Yes - grip tape works. See our previous foray into that here … http://blog.ponoko.com/2009/03/06/core77-laser-cut-grip-tape-results/
May 24th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Metal, I WANT METAL!
thanx
May 25th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Hi there Brian - you will see 3 metals on our website here: http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/materials
As a Prime member you can also request various thicknesses of this too
May 27th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I just got an idea that I don’t think I saw on these sites (though I may have missed something). Sticker paper. Adhesive-backed stuff with a peel-off paper. Even better would be some sort of long-lasting plastic with clear adhesive backing. This would give so many more options for assembly.
May 29th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
how do I specify these materials in my prime account?
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