I would use a 6 or 15lb/ft^3 urathne foam. The 6lb is easy to carve with a stake knife but the 15lb will hold its shape much better. It comes in sheets 4"x18"x96" I am not sure about the price but think it is under $50 each. The 15lb is really nice cause it holds screws almost as well as a pine board. You can use almost any glue and paint with ut having to worry about melting the foam. When we work with it we use automotive bondo to glue it togher and patch any problem areas. If anyone wants more info on foam products email me off the list. Andrei ----- Original Message ----- From: "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:22 PM Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Low budget Mr. Fusion and logo design > Highly technical term there with the, "smooshing process":) I recently saw > a few custom made pieces that I noticed resembled the shape of Mr. Fusion. > The person who made these said he used plastic, although did not say what > type of plastic, and with a belt sander shaped them to the desired size and > curvature and painted them to match and they did look good. > > I have used automotive paint on some plastics and they have a tendency to > react chemically so I would try some samples before spraying the final > piece. Also, I may be meeting with this person again and I will ask what > type of plastic and paint he used. > > Greg > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Travis Goodwin [mailto:tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:17 PM > To: 'DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Low budget Mr. Fusion and logo design > > > The aluminum foil will allow me to handle it easily. With twisted ends on it > I can take it out, place it on the board and press away. My hopes are that > it will also protect it during the smooshing process. The sour cream, > chives, cheddar, and bacon will all go into the pipe before heating. > > PVC can become brittle when heated, so I will have to be gentle. > > > -----Original Message----- > :-) > > > > I have custom-bent PVC pipe before using heat. Generally I'm just making > > some big conduit fit inside walls, so I heat a section with a propane > > torch > > until it gets soft. It took a little practice to avoid burning the > > plastic > > (and my fingers). I think you have a good idea using an oven. This will > > heat it evenly. But I don't see a point in wrapping it in aluminum foil. > > Me thinks you like baked potatoes? I prefer stuffing with chives & sour > > cream rather than beer cans & banana peels. > > > > Walt > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/mG3HAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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