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  Topic: Tiny bubbles: unfortunately not a song title but a problem
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:04 pm   Subject: The styrene did the trick
Thanks Doug

A thin layer of styrene over the plaster mold has produced a much more acceptable windscreen

Kind regards

Mark
  Topic: Tiny bubbles: unfortunately not a song title but a problem
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:45 am   Subject: Tiny bubbles: unfortunately not a song title but a problem
Doug

Thank you again. I'd read of the PET-G over styrene 'trick,' but was skeptical. With your advice it will be worth trying. I made some adjustments to the mold, so smooth plaster became somew ...
  Topic: Tiny bubbles: unfortunately not a song title but a problem
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:22 pm   Subject: Those bubbles
Thanks for your ideas/advice. I don't think I'm severely overheating the material, which is sold in small sheets labelled "polyester", though a little investigating online reveals that the ...
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:10 pm   Subject: Tiny bubbles: unfortunately not a song title but a problem
I'm totally new to this. I built a small vacuum forming box (internal dimensions about 6x6x1.5") for a one-off project: a double windscreen for a 1/12 scale formula 1 car from the late '60s.

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