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09-14-2006, 02:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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|  forming lexan panels
So with my latest buggy build I started thinking that I may try and make a formed hood out of lexan. Has anyone tried to shape thin lexan with a heat gun and a small mold? I'm thinking of trying to make it work.
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09-14-2006, 02:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bryant, AR
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I've seen it done to preformed bodies to clear motors or pipes on nitro RC's, so I guess with some practice you could make actual pannels. Sorry didn't mean to say the N word  |
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09-14-2006, 02:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: $t. Helen$, OR
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get a good and hot heat gun and it will do it for u... I have worked with it and it works very well
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09-14-2006, 02:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Paradise
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09-14-2006, 03:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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I'd like to make a narrowed Liberty hood. Like on Shannon Campbells site
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09-14-2006, 03:27 PM
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Like the one in the very left of this picture  I have a cheapO Ace Place heat gun and that tip and I have done wonders with it but I am sure a small torch would work... if I doesnt burn and blackin ur plastic  Oh that hood is sick btw... post pictures if u get something to look like that | |
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09-14-2006, 03:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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ya I have a heat gun and planned on using it. I think it'll work. Just need to make a mold.
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09-14-2006, 03:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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I was going to try something with my heat gun when I get my body gets in. I'll post on how it works out. Glad to see it would work. |
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09-14-2006, 03:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA
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It will, I know it we have a frikin hot heat gun! It can mold my .125" lexan no problem! Its some thick stuff! And it is pretty strong afterwards, doesnt weaken at all! Sounds like a good idea, I thought about that too!
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09-16-2006, 01:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Diego
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Well if I am not mistaken I think JIA built a custom made hood from a jeep body for one of hiis tubers. I think he used some kind of epoxy and molded a hood scoop in some putty and then filled it with the epoxy. It turned out nice. I will try and find some pics of it.
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