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 Topic: ABS vs. HIPS |
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 Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:57 am Subject: ABS vs. HIPS |
Thanks for answering my question, Mr. jegner.  |
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| Topic: ABS vs. HIPS |
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:03 pm Subject: ABS vs. HIPS |
| A store in the next town over has .60 & .93 in abundance, so that is why I was asking how you would define a thin ABS, since I'm working with a shopvac setup.
Would a shopvac rig work well wit ... |
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| Topic: ABS vs. HIPS |
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| n0x23 Replies: 9 Views: 5990 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:52 pm Subject: ABS vs. HIPS |
| Be aware, a shop vac machine can pull thin ABS
What would you consider "thin" ABS....0.60, 0.93? |
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| Topic: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 7907 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:19 pm Subject: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
Hahaha. Actually I don't have a way and I don't fully understand it. 
I have never done any of this before. I'm trying to understand if the resin is poured over the master Bondo mold and i ... |
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| Topic: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 7907 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:57 pm Subject: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
| Thank you, Scott.
That's a great idea, I was wondering how to solve the lack of rigidity of the styrene. Is there a loss of detail using the styrene/ mold method? Also, regarding the fiberglass r ... |
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| Topic: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 7907 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:41 pm Subject: General Mold, Casting and Buck Questions. |
| So I'm working on a budget and the price of RTV silicone seems to be my biggest hurdle right now.
I'm not even sure how much I will need, I'm guessing between a half gallon, or perhaps a full gallon ... |
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| Topic: Ramblings from n00bville. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 3833 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:23 pm Subject: Ramblings from n00bville. |
| i've got a scout bucket on my eventual radar too. a friend of mine has all the molds for the armor, but can't make helmets. i'd like to be able to fill that gap.
Yea, I would like to try and resolv ... |
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| Topic: Ramblings from n00bville. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 3833 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:01 pm Subject: Ramblings from n00bville. |
| Excellent artwork... what are you using for 3D modeling? Or do you mean 3D as in real-life.
Thank you, coffeehedake. 3D in real life. Unfortunately there are no CAD abilities here, all I've go ... |
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| Topic: Ramblings from n00bville. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 3833 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:04 pm Subject: Ramblings from n00bville. |
| Thank you, Jim!
Well, I'm interested in many aspects of theatrical/ movie costuming, special FX, prop building, etc., but my main and life-long interest is the original Star Wars Trilogy....more s ... |
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| Topic: Ramblings from n00bville. |
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| n0x23 Replies: 8 Views: 3833 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:14 pm Subject: Ramblings from n00bville. |
| Hello.
So after having a great interest in prop and modeling building for quite some time and admiring it from a distance, I finally and foolishly said..."Hey, I can do that". But after ... |
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