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15th June 2020, 03:03 PM
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Treatment of Blocks to Avoid PVA Sticking to Moulds
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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... -
28th May 2020, 10:11 AM
Thread: Vacuum Laminating Setup - Can't Spend Much
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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... -
5th December 2018, 07:13 AM
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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
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3rd December 2018, 05:43 PM
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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... -
3rd December 2018, 01:50 PM
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Budget Conscious Smaller Scale Vacuum Forming - Advice Please
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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... -
16th November 2018, 02:23 PM
Thread: cutting pvc pipe on angle
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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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12th November 2018, 07:58 AM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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... -
31st October 2018, 04:42 PM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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. -
31st October 2018, 11:51 AM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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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30th October 2018, 05:55 PM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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... -
30th October 2018, 05:09 PM
Thread: Hi - Great Forum. I hope to Learn a Lot
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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.
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30th October 2018, 05:05 PM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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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30th October 2018, 02:34 PM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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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30th October 2018, 11:17 AM
Thread: Bending Tight Radius in Ply
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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...