Article: sugru

[shelly]

You can view the page at http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=586-sugru

 

[Hog On Ice]

a make your own equivalent: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/

 

[ammo]

I do like this. This will be like tape or blue tac. An essential in every house.

 

[Rod Paradise]

I do like this. This will be like tape or blue tac. An essential in every house.

It's great stuff, I've a few things mended with it last year still going strong - BUT the fact that it has a use by date and you don't get a great length of time to use it by means that it isn't ready to be a drawer staple just yet IMHO.

Edit - the use it by is covered in the article - and the tip to keep it in the fridge is a new one on me - so I'll do that with the sugru I just bought.

 

[presterjohn]

The relatively short life span is all that puts me off getting this.

 

[greensurfingbear]

I tried using it on my yeti gaiters, didn't stay stuck. Seen a few uses for it but it doesn't always look pretty.




Orric

 

[xylaria]

a make your own equivalent: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/

My daughter used simmerlar to make molds to do a sculpture for art. Silicon sealant and washing liquid.

 

[Dark Horse Dave]

An excellent review as ever John.

Mike5000 was using some of this stuff on the handles of his crusader mug at the September Sussex Group meet, and as I recall thought it very effective. It certainly moulded to the shape well, was unobtrusive and stood up to use over the fire.

(That Finnish knife by the way; is that the curiously and inappropriately-named sissipukko? Looks great!)

 

[Dave-the-rave]

I saw Mike's cup too. The Sugru would have been excellent around the outside rim to prevent burning the lips. I keep meaning to get round to it.

 

[John Fenna]

I have , since writing the review used sugru to insulate the handles on one of my Crusader mugs. As I have never found the rim to get too hot I have not done that but if - as with some metal mugs - you feel the need for rim insulation , sugru is the boy for the job!

 

[merrygold85]

Since it has such weatherproof properties I am guessing that it isn't biodegradable. Is this the case?

 

[bigroomboy]

Doubt it it's silicone

 

[Lou]

I ordered some a while back and used it for the handle of a metal cooking pot lid and it is fantastic. I initially found out about Sugru through the story behind its creation and bought some because it was so inspiring and the inventor went to the same college as me I also used it to replace three of my daughter's monster high doll's fingers which had been chewed off by one of our house rabbits. Mixing the red and white together produced a great skin pink colour. if you keep it in the fridge it stays fresh for much longer. I also used it for covering a computer cable which had spilt apart.

 

[Turnstone]

Sugru now has a shelf-life of about 12 months (unopened), tripple that time if you keep it in the fridge!
I got my first packets of Sugru a couple of days ago and I love it!

 

[andrewlmiles]

Nice article