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  1. Treatment of Blocks to Avoid PVA Sticking to Moulds

    Hi All,

    Can anyone advise what I need to coat my moulding blocks (for bending ply) with to stop the PVA sticking to them. There will inevitably be a little bit which gets onto the blocks but I...
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    Vacuum Laminating Setup - Can't Spend Much

    Hi All,

    I'm looking to make up a small vacuum forming setup. I want to make some small scale (1:10 or so) bent ply chairs as an experiment (after I draw up and model in 3D (Blender). I was going...
  3. Great tip. I would have been cursing and blinding...

    Great tip. I would have been cursing and blinding the PVA for a while if you hadn't mentioned this. Cheers
  4. Apologies all. I should have mentioned I'm using...

    Apologies all. I should have mentioned I'm using laminates of 0.8mm ply.

    Regarding bending in two directions, I'm not that worried about it as the curves I need are quite minor and given the...
  5. Budget Conscious Smaller Scale Vacuum Forming - Advice Please

    Hi all,

    I want to make some small scale models of a project I have out of bent ply. I have made a set of what I need and it worked reasonably well using ply bending bucks and curving in one...
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    Angle grinder with a thin blade or a compound...

    Angle grinder with a thin blade or a compound mitre saw with a metal blade?
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    Hi All, As an update I tried bending some 1mm...

    Hi All,

    As an update I tried bending some 1mm th construction cardboard to the tight radius need. I used a water bottle sprayer to dampen the card to stop it creasing and then glued up using a...
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    Hi Mick. I'l look at that too. You Tubing on...

    Hi Mick.

    I'l look at that too. You Tubing on the weekend for Luthiers techniques.
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    Cheers Ian. I'll look into the veneers. I think...

    Cheers Ian. I'll look into the veneers. I think I'll do a bit of a proof of concept exercise and see if I can laminate some similar thickness cardboard (like construction card). I'll have to soften...
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    Ply is 0.8mm Birch. Don't know if that makes any...

    Ply is 0.8mm Birch. Don't know if that makes any difference. Radius is about 6-8mm inside.

    If I bend along the grain (so the middle ply is across) and cut the top layer with a knife/bend/fill with...
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    Hi - Great Forum. I hope to Learn a Lot

    Hi,

    As the header says - great forum. I've already posted in the Woodwork/General section to ask about making tight radius curves in 0.8mm ply. It's for a model I'm making.

    I'm also keen to...
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    Cheers. I'll post in the intros forum now.

    Cheers. I'll post in the intros forum now.
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    Re the steam bent timber, how would I go about...

    Re the steam bent timber, how would I go about that? I'm using 0.8mm ply so its pretty thin. Would I need to get some ripped down on a table saw and laminate up?
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    Bending Tight Radius in Ply

    Hi,

    I have a project to do which involves some really tight radius bends. The project isn't too big (would fit in a 300x150mm box). I have;



    Bending bucks made from MDF and coated with PVA...
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