killerferret666
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| posted on 10/11/17 at 03:49 PM |
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what material could I use for this template
I want to make a new diffuser template and it has a bend to it, not stupidly sharp but tight enough.
Hardboard is just a bit too tough and corregated cardboard doesnt bend smoothly. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Obviously the cheaper the better...as it will be thrown away eventually.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 10/11/17 at 05:44 PM |
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How big does it need to be?
Would mountboard (stiff card for mounting pictures) do the job... readily available up to 60" x 40" size?
Is thin (2.5mm) MDF still too stiff?
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steve m
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| posted on 10/11/17 at 06:24 PM |
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corex, the stuff for sale signs are made out of ?
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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bi22le
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| posted on 10/11/17 at 08:28 PM |
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Project Binky would use CAD, even for bends.
CAD = Cardboard Aided Design.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 10/11/17 at 10:29 PM |
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Cornflake packet, other similar products are acceptable!!!
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killerferret666
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| posted on 11/11/17 at 09:15 AM |
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The size is up about 2metres wide by 60cm high so quite big!
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 11/11/17 at 05:39 PM |
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Check out flexi ply comes in various thicknesses and used to laminate nice flowing shapes I think Wickes sell it in some stores but it isn’t a cheap
product
Maybe if you bought a full sheet of thin flexi ply you could easily laminate your desired shape. You could sell the leftover bit to some one on
here
Atb
Mike
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jossey
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| posted on 11/11/17 at 05:42 PM |
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Cardboard from. An art shop like 800gram
Thanks
David Johnson
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r1_pete
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| posted on 11/11/17 at 07:09 PM |
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Cerial box, if its not stiff enough when formed, paint it in polyurethane varnish..
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907
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| posted on 11/11/17 at 09:33 PM |
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I would use metal.
A sheet of thin bright mild steel could be a fraction of the price of the final more exotic material.
Paul G
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 13/11/17 at 01:22 AM |
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Here in Carmen I use Sam´s Club,
A lot of products come with cardboard separators that are thicker than Cereal box cardboard.
you should have something like that.
It´s free, and I can take as many as I want.
They are about standard Pallet dimensions, but you can tape two sheets (or more) together
HTH
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 13/11/17 at 05:05 PM |
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quote:
Hardboard is just a bit too tough and corregated cardboard doesnt bend smoothly. Does anyone have any suggestions?
apparently there is a board called Essex Board often used for curtain pelmet boxes.
a quick search found this supplier and info, and apparently any proper wood-yard should be able to supply it
http://www.ukcurtainpoles.co.uk/acatalog/Essex-Board-609mm-x-2185mm-Pack-of-5-4703R.html
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miskit
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| posted on 13/11/17 at 05:10 PM |
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I have some great stuff that they use for printing hoarding signs on - mine came from Waitrose signage round building works. Its a white painted
aluminium sandwich with a plastic in the middle, about 3mm thick in total. Comes in sheets 10ft x 4ft I think.
I bought loads and used a lot of it as clean walls in my food business. It is also fantastic for templates as it is rigid, easily drilled and you can
cut it with a blade. Cut just one alu side and it folds to any angle and holds it. Search for Dibond but I am sure there are others.
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killerferret666
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| posted on 13/11/17 at 05:32 PM |
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Thanks all, ill work my way through these ideas
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