Jon Ison
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 04:59 PM |
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Aero screen advice ?
Its been on 11 years so its ready, old one is 6mm thick, overkill ? What thickness sheets are you guys using ?
Eta its a full width screen sits about 190mm high.
[Edited on 3/3/14 by Jon Ison]
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 05:18 PM |
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4mm but curved which helps with rigidity
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DavidM
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 07:43 PM |
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I'm using 3mm, also curved.
David
Proportion is Everything
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Mistron
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 07:49 PM |
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how easy is it to bend 3 0r 4 mm? Do you use heat?
Do you just use exterior grade Lexan?
Al
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DavidM
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 09:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mistron
how easy is it to bend 3 0r 4 mm? Do you use heat?
Do you just use exterior grade Lexan?
Al
It depends how tight you want the bend to be. Mine is flexed to a gentle curve and held in shape by a curved aluminium angle. Any permanent bend would
need heat to be applied.
David
Proportion is Everything
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Mistron
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 09:45 PM |
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planning quite a tight curve!
I'm assuming I'll need to use a bit of heat 
Al
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 3/3/14 at 10:31 PM |
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Worth reading the material usage instructions. From what I remember of Lexan (brand name for polycarbonate), if you warm it above 100deg then it goes
cloudy because the absorbed water causes microbubbles that form in the material from the steam.
Professionally, they dry it out very slowly in special ovens, then you can heat it and form it that way, but I guess you haven't got the
appropriate oven.
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