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  Topic: Hurricane Ike
Indigogyre

Replies: 12
Views: 5365

PostForum: Off Topic   Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:41 pm   Subject: Hurricane Ike
Jim,

I had an idea about the power. I fyour power is still out call the power company but don't tell them you never had the power on. Tell them that the power went OUT AGAIN! Let them know you chec ...
  Topic: New guy from Canada
Indigogyre

Replies: 6
Views: 3596

PostForum: Introduce Yourself   Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:00 pm   Subject: New guy from Canada
Good day, eh! From what I understand there is at least one other Canadian around these parts and someone else who is here because they also are a car enthusiast! There is a large cross section of peop ...
  Topic: Hurricane Ike
Indigogyre

Replies: 12
Views: 5365

PostForum: Off Topic   Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:48 am   Subject: IKE
Sorry to hear that you were impacted by IKE. Hopefully FEMA will come through for everyone. I'm glad to hear that you and your family are able to currently handle the situation. Words just cannot do j ...
  Topic: Anyone interested in my Roland MDX-40 milling machine story?
Indigogyre

Replies: 89
Views: 77071

PostForum: Injection Moulding & Other Technology   Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:55 pm   Subject: Anyone interested in my Roland MDX-40 milling machine story?
I thought the videos were cool and it seems quiter then an old fashioned dot matrix printer. Yes, I'm that old that dot matrix printers were the hot new printer back in my day.

When you design the ...
  Topic: Gast 1065 Vacuum-Pump EQUIVILANT?
Indigogyre

Replies: 15
Views: 8207

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:30 pm   Subject: Pumps vs. Wedges
Alex,

You are trying to use a water pump that is designed to opperate with the resistance of water to move air which has little resistance. If you run a sump without the water you will burn out the ...
  Topic: Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty for mold making
Indigogyre

Replies: 2
Views: 2442

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:25 pm   Subject: Bucks
The bubbles come from mixing the putty, not an incorrect mixture amount. You are making a solid mold so why care about bubbles? Mix up the putty and then make your casting of the blister pack bubble. ...
  Topic: Metal working tool saga
Indigogyre

Replies: 20
Views: 17728

PostForum: Fabrication Techniques   Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:19 pm   Subject: Bandsaw adjustments
Well, this has not been my most productive week but despite some earlier set backs some work was done. My plans for spending a lot of holiday time in the garage were thwarted by the evil munchkins. Th ...
  Topic: Darktrooper Progress thread (Pic intensive!)
Indigogyre

Replies: 349
Views: 128778

PostForum: Costumes & Equipment   Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:58 pm   Subject: Suggestion: Buttons!
Since you have the origami base (I love it) and are just trying to add enough clay to flesh and smooth it here is a thought.

Determine the depth that you would like for the clay thickness and you c ...
  Topic: New: Project x48
Indigogyre

Replies: 1
Views: 1593

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:16 pm   Subject: New: Project x48
Prologue:

I originally bought the plans back in 2004 and put them on the shelf due to unemployement and the arrival of child number 1. Since then number 2 and 3 have arrived to make thier presence ...
  Topic: Metal working tool saga
Indigogyre

Replies: 20
Views: 17728

PostForum: Fabrication Techniques   Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:02 am   Subject: Review of new saw.
Fast_Monte made a recomendation to check out a horizontal bandsaw from Harbor Freight. Thanks for the suggestion Monte.

After being unhappy with the way my abrasive cutting for metal was working ou ...
  Topic: Build in progress
Indigogyre

Replies: 8
Views: 3948

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:18 pm   Subject: Table
hehe..

my interpretation should be interesting... as I'm not buying the 600 heating coils they want, I'm going to try to make the oven with nichrome wire instead.

For the smaller size nichrome ...
  Topic: Build in progress
Indigogyre

Replies: 8
Views: 3948

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:34 pm   Subject: Size matters.
Cool. I know how you feel about different sizes. I'm currently working on a 24 x 48 version but bought enough raw materials to assemble multiple sizes.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your ...
  Topic: Metal working tool saga
Indigogyre

Replies: 20
Views: 17728

PostForum: Fabrication Techniques   Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:31 pm   Subject: New Saw
Monte,

I have not used it yet. It was an ordeal putting the saw together because someone had this great idea of doing it solo. For those unfamiliar with the saw the shipping weight is 137 pounds an ...
  Topic: Build in progress
Indigogyre

Replies: 8
Views: 3948

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:45 pm   Subject: Stand and tank
Nice to see someone else starting ona machine. I recognize some of the design features and those drawings.

So, why did you settle on only making the 24" version? I'm always curious on how othe ...
  Topic: Darktrooper Progress thread (Pic intensive!)
Indigogyre

Replies: 349
Views: 128778

PostForum: Costumes & Equipment   Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:17 pm   Subject: Clays
It looks like you are going to need a lot more clay. Depending on where you get your supplies from there is a good FX shop in Florida. You might be able to get some of your sculpting supplies from the ...
 
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