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Does anyone know of a source of abs (smooth on BOTH sides) in Georgia? I'm looking for smaller quantities, 15 sheets, 4x8 , in .060 thickness. Most suppliers have the sheets with one rough side. Thank ...

I built the same size machine...took me about 5 years...lol Shocked

Very nice welds, mine look like bubble gum Crying or Very sad

, but they have held.

Good Luck, Doug's plans make a nice machine. Very Happy

Doug's plans make a very nice machine. I built the middle sized machine. The plans are well thought-out. All the thinking has been done for you.

Now, Doug, where is my 10%.... Very Happy

Jr.

Dean,
If you have access to a porta-band it is quick and easy. Just take your time with the cuts. Mark a line first, then follow line with blade. I used a miter saw and chop saw on mine.....at the ...

Dean,
Sounds corny but, when you are welding with your mig welder, you want it to sound like "bacon" cooking, sorta like a sizzling sound. Practice with your voltage and wire speeds on yo ...

Dean,
You will have two hot wires, both will measure 115, and also one neutral wire. 3 wires total. Also make sure you have a good contact on your welding machine's ground clamp.

You get your 230 volts from using two "hot" wires, both hot wires are 115.

Crazy,
Doug Walsh (kayaker?)is a poster here. He has a great set of plans. I built one, see if the video will show for ya.
If time is important, perhaps you can get one of the board members to ...

I bought Doug's plans many years ago. I did finally build a machine. I think they will help you scale the learning curve much faster. IMHO they are worth the price.

Jr. B

I'm an r/c boater
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I haven't noticed any striping. I'm forming .040 and .060 styrene. Not sure if I will ever attempt to form Lexan.

Wow,
Where can you get plastic in that size? Can the hull be done in two sections, and joined at the keel? I have seen some big plastic-hulled boats, but, I think they were rotocast. Interesting pr ...

220 volts, two circuits for the oven elements, I also used the high heat wire, not sure what it is called but it has a fiber/cloth type insulation, not the typical plastic insulation.

I didn't want to hijack the other thread, so I posted this one. I'm using 220 volts. I 'm also having to use a starter contactor. My system has safeties built in. You must flip a toggle switch, then t ...

Gang,
Here is a pic of my oven elements. They are cal-rods. Each about 900 watts total of 6 rods for 5400 watts.

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