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Post by curufin on Jul 6, 2014 19:58:21 GMT
I had some free Plexiglas scraps dumped in my lap recently and I'm curious what you fine crafters might do with it. I was initially thinking wall of force or wall of ice but that is about as far as I have gotten. Any thoughts about what to craft with it? It is mostly 1/4" thick. Thanks!
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jul 6, 2014 23:18:16 GMT
I'm not really familiar with the material. Can it be cut?
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Post by curufin on Jul 7, 2014 0:37:05 GMT
I'm not really familiar with the material. Can it be cut? It is basically clear plastic and it can be cut, but it's not the easiest thing to work with.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Jul 7, 2014 0:40:25 GMT
If you want to cut the plexi, cut the ones with the paper still on them, those will be less likely to shatter. You could try putting masking tape or something similar on the ones with no paper, not sure if that will work, though.
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Post by Jason on Jul 7, 2014 4:39:35 GMT
I just keep imagining some weird planar walkway with multiple levels and warped sense of gravity and distance, like in some levels of the abyss.
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Post by dragon722 on Jul 7, 2014 4:52:35 GMT
I just keep imagining some weird planar walkway with multiple levels and warped sense of gravity and distance, like in some levels of the abyss. Great idea dude
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Post by Cyan Wisp on Jul 7, 2014 5:23:56 GMT
I just keep imagining some weird planar walkway with multiple levels and warped sense of gravity and distance, like in some levels of the abyss. The Demonweb pits?
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jul 7, 2014 5:39:29 GMT
Some thoughts:
- Multi-level platforms for 3D tactics - Some hot glue for texture and some clever painting to make some ice terrain - Any sort of force effect, from an unseen servant to a force cube - Again with hot glue for texture and assembly for some very sturdy gelatinous cubes - Windows - Bases for minis
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Post by wildagreenbough on Jul 7, 2014 5:52:35 GMT
Back when my Dad was still in the RNZAF during the war (WW2) he made a broach for my Mum from a a scrap piece of plexiglass that had been a part of a fighter aircraft's canopy. It was in the shape of the RNZ Airforce's winged totem and it was hand carved and polished and quite beautiful. Sooooo it is possible to carve and work plexiglass, but I think you'd want to be careful how you went about it.
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Post by curufin on Jul 7, 2014 13:05:08 GMT
All good ideas!
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Post by dragon722 on Jul 7, 2014 15:43:06 GMT
i need to see if i have any of this plexiglass stuff around here these ideas we all have makes me want to make them too
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Post by daveb on Jul 7, 2014 17:57:22 GMT
If you want to cut the plexi, cut the ones with the paper still on them, those will be less likely to shatter. You could try putting masking tape or something similar on the ones with no paper, not sure if that will work, though. I believe you can also heat it with a heat gun and bend/mold it into shapes, but I have not tried this myself.
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Post by curufin on Jul 7, 2014 18:39:03 GMT
If you want to cut the plexi, cut the ones with the paper still on them, those will be less likely to shatter. You could try putting masking tape or something similar on the ones with no paper, not sure if that will work, though. I believe you can also heat it with a heat gun and bend/mold it into shapes, but I have not tried this myself. Yes, you certainly can. I build a plastic vacu-former a number of years ago to build some suits of stormtrooper armor and the first test piece was plexi.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Jul 7, 2014 20:29:28 GMT
If you want to cut the plexi, cut the ones with the paper still on them, those will be less likely to shatter. You could try putting masking tape or something similar on the ones with no paper, not sure if that will work, though. I believe you can also heat it with a heat gun and bend/mold it into shapes, but I have not tried this myself. That"s right, you can, but I didn't remember that until you mentioned it. I remember, years ago, in high school shop class, dinkin' around with plexi, cutting it heating it and bending it, that was fun. Yeah, I was one of those girls who liked snakes and power tools. I was also the only girl in shop and I could rebuild a carburetor better and faster than most of the boys! Still can.
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Post by sgtslag on Jul 8, 2014 21:42:17 GMT
It can be glued with a solvent glue, which melts the plastic, forming a weld. As for cutting, I used a band saw, which won't cut a straight line as the blade flexes too much. It can be cut on a table-saw, with the proper blade, to make very straight cuts. The edges can be smoothed either with a butane torch (heat it just enough to melt the edges, and no more!), or it can be sanded.
I used it for miniature bases for quite a while. I Hot Glued the mini's to the bases: use Hot Glue sparingly, as it will mash out the edges of the mini's base, making it look a bit of a mess. Cheers!
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