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Fringe Reception General
Made a start on my petal extensions ..
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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 794145" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>Still undecided on that one Wod ..</p><p>I'm definately going to cover the final relecting surface with aluminium foil ..and cover that with resin ..</p><p>Should produce a nice flat surface ..</p><p>Not sur about embedding the aluminium mesh ..as its a bit unruly ..and difficult to get it to lie flat ..</p><p>We shall see ..</p><p>Aluminium foil in a resin /fibre glass sandwich should be more than adequate I think ..but that remains to be seen ..</p><p></p><p>As to creating that 'corrected' exterior circumferance ..</p><p>just before I dropped off to sleep ..it came to me ..</p><p>this morning shaped a block of polystyrene ..</p><p>Covered in duct tape ..</p><p>painted with latex ..</p><p>..stuck with latex to the dish surface ..but following part of the desired curve ...</p><p>blocked off the ends to stop leakage ...and backfilled with expanding foam.</p><p>Still dont know if this will do the job ..as the foam hasn't hardened yet ..</p><p>If it works ..the polystyrene block will simply be moved around the curve ..and repeated ..</p><p>Hopefully to create a solid wall ..which when shaped will be covered with roving cloth and resin..</p><p>..at least its a day off ..fibre glass and resin..</p><p>lol</p><p>rgds</p><p>VS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 794145, member: 325666"] Still undecided on that one Wod .. I'm definately going to cover the final relecting surface with aluminium foil ..and cover that with resin .. Should produce a nice flat surface .. Not sur about embedding the aluminium mesh ..as its a bit unruly ..and difficult to get it to lie flat .. We shall see .. Aluminium foil in a resin /fibre glass sandwich should be more than adequate I think ..but that remains to be seen .. As to creating that 'corrected' exterior circumferance .. just before I dropped off to sleep ..it came to me .. this morning shaped a block of polystyrene .. Covered in duct tape .. painted with latex .. ..stuck with latex to the dish surface ..but following part of the desired curve ... blocked off the ends to stop leakage ...and backfilled with expanding foam. Still dont know if this will do the job ..as the foam hasn't hardened yet .. If it works ..the polystyrene block will simply be moved around the curve ..and repeated .. Hopefully to create a solid wall ..which when shaped will be covered with roving cloth and resin.. ..at least its a day off ..fibre glass and resin.. lol rgds VS [/QUOTE]
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