And we're back!

 After a little hiatus, we're adding items back to the store. There was a lot of talking and a lot of email, but that's not important now. Items are back! Sorry for the inconvenience. Let's get back to it.

Out of stock!

 So you're looking through our store and nothing seems to be in stock. Nothing except for shirts and mugs, that is. Sorry about it. Really sorry about that.

So what happened? Did we have a huge run on everything?

No, we're going through a process of legal review for items and everything except for our branded merch had to be paused. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you do order a mug or a shirt, though, we'll toss in a couple sachets of Sugru to make up for it.

New in the store: Great stuff from Mrballeng

 Author Mrballeng has been making some great Instructables here that cover jewelry, photography, and even making a pen out of a bullet. We're now honored to be offering a few items from him in the Instructables Store!

As of now we are selling the Refillable Rifle Shell Pen, 50 Cal Bottle Opener, and 12 Gauge Shot Shell Cufflinks. Be sure to check them out.

In case you don't know who this Mrballeng character is, check out this Featured Author Interview with him. 

Sugru FAQ

*How does sugru work?

sugru feels like modeling clay when you take it from its pack. Once the pack is opened, it starts to react with the moisture in the air to cure into a durable silicone rubber which is dishwasher proof and heat resistant to 180 ̊C.

*How long does it take to cure?

At 70 ̊F, you can work with sugru for 30 minutes before it starts to cure, then it will cure to 3-5mm depth in 24 hours. Deeper pieces may take longer.

*Can I speed it up?

You can speed up the cure by leaving sugru in a warm place. +/- 18 ̊ F will roughly halve or double the cure time.

*Does it stick to everything?

No! sugru bonds best to natural materials like glass, ceramics and metals. Make sure the surface is grease free to form a durable bond. It sticks brilliantly to some plastics - but some are are impossible to stick to!

*Is sugru safe on skin?

For most people sugru is safe but it is possible that sugru may cause an allergic reaction to some people with sensitive skin. Once cured, it is safe for everyone.

*Is sugru food-grade?

No, sugru is for general use, it’s not for use it in direct or prolonged contact with food.

*Is sugru biodegradable or compostable?

No. sugru is made to last. We believe it is good for the environment because it is durable and helps you keep your things for longer instead of throwing them away.

*What if I change my mind, can I remove it?

You can cut sugru off with a knife and then carefully remove the residue.

*Does it have a shelf life?

Yes, we guarantee a shelf-life of at least 6 months to end-users right now. We’re working hard in the labs on extending this, but in the meantime we recommend you only buy what you will use in this time.

*Where is sugru made

The Company behind sugru is called FormFormForm. They are a young team of product designers, scientists and other nice people - They make sugru in their very own factory in East London.

*Why haven’t I heard of this before?

sugru is still very new, it just launched in 2010 and is just now taking it’s first steps into retail.

Whoops

Sometimes you estimate something and your estimate is a little off, or even very far off. It happens.

When our designer created the Wooden Hand Bowl Kit a couple weeks ago he figured that we could cut the bowls in an hour or so on our laser cutter. At least that's what he thought it took for the final build he had made.

So we put the item up for sale on the store and people quickly started ordering them. There were enough orders that we needed to make a couple of trips to the local lumberyard and picked up some very nice birch plywood to make all the bowls.

The problem? The nicer wood along with a little mistake on the amount of laser work required means that it takes about 3 hours to cut each bowl. Since laser time is the key factor in the price we have realized that we underpriced the bowls by quite a bit.

Like I said, these things happen. So for now the bowls are out of stock and we are lasering away on the orders that have already been made. The downside for the people who ordered is that there is a delay. The upside is that they will be getting an item that will cost at least twice as much when it is back in stock.

New products

The store has been up almost a month and it's been fun so far. We started off with just a couple products and have already begun to expand with some more kits. Check out the new hand bowl and 123D Fab! kits, both developed by our Artist-In-Residence, Oliver Kreitman. We've also stocked some Marshmallow Shooter kits for some epic marshmallow battles.

Coming up we have a few things in the works. Another kit from Randy and a slight redesign of his current kit. Also a kit is coming from an international Instructables author. It's coming all the way across the ocean! But of course oversea shipping can take time so we'll see when that happens. 

First Post

First post!

So after talking about it forever, we finally got an Instructables Store going. Of course it all came together just over a week before Christmas (great timing!) and so we're not really going to be your source for Christmas goods.

Still, we feel that there's good reason to be excited about it. For one, you can buy a Robot shirt without having to win one! But way beyond that we'd really like to offer up cool stuff for our amazingly awesome community. We want to offer stuff that helps you do more awesome things faster. 

So we're out there looking for ideas, but are also open to suggestions if you have any.

Thanks for reading, we hope this will be a lot of fun.