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gday subiwa people.

I've had a thought, and I'm thinkin I'll have a little business venture, but in order for that I need assloads of polycarbonate sheet. is there anyone here who knows anywhere I could get some?

cheers.

p.s. if it helps, other names are: lexan, delrin, 'that uhhhhh clear flat plastic stuff.... like really bendy type', and alabama card board.

how much do you want , we have it at work.

Mike.

i dunno. maybe 100 x 100? how much suba-san?

I assume you are talking cm not mm, what thickness are you after.

Mike.

yes centimetres, didn't cross my mind to use proper measurements, apologies. thickness, I guess like 1-2mm? I'm not sure what you have. All I know is that the hobby companies have measurements like "0.040", "0.075", "0.030" or something. No clue what it means, but I know that my bodies are about 1.5mm thick.

LOL.

25 thou (or "0.025")is roughly 1mm. Its exactly 25/1000ths of an inch.

"0.040" is the closest to 1.5mm.

KERAZY wrote: I guess like 1-2mm? I'm not sure what you have. All I know is that the hobby companies have measurements like "0.040", "0.075", "0.030" or something. No clue what it means, but I know that my bodies are about 1.5mm thick.

MMMMM don't think we have it that thin , will have a look monday though.

Mike.

thanks heaps mike.

I need the stuff for vacuum forming purposes. I'm recreating bodies for RC cars with different bodykits (i'm carving the kit out of the big plaster mould, then forming over it).

Lemme know if you happen to whip up a nice old school Subaru in 1/10th scale.

Would sure beat the Holden & Ford bodies I have for it already.

i'd have to get an engineer to make a 3d model and make a print of it though. I actually do want to make some one day.

wanna invest?

mr. sir, might I ask did you have a look-see?

i did , we only have 4mm sheets , more than likely too thick for what you want .
We use it for temp glassing cars.

Mike.

ahh thats ok, thanks anyway mate. I shall press on with the search.

Make an L series one.
Should be easy - they were styled by somebody who only had a ruler

The was a print out floating around that you could cut up and make urself a paper MY, was fairly accurate too, don't know if it is enough to base a mould off though.

Jordan.

it could be dude. basically you'd have to make a shape that somewhat resembled it, then put the car over the top, and keep carving until the plaster conformed to the paper.

Found it:


A few other options here too

oh that is awesome. i'm gonna try and do that.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~carine3/RIMG0344.jpg

See this is what happens when I don't get to go 4wheel driving on a Sunday.....

hahhahahahaha...andrew...

alex