Building Materials..where to Buy Database - Page 17

olmod · Sep 14, 2009, 09:38 PM

I have some .6mm HDPET clear also some heavier clear ABS 1mm Plus
im at Cranbourne.

fredo21 · Sep 16, 2009, 07:47 AM

Thanks for the offer olmod. I am after something a bit thinner .4mm or maybe .5mm. First time I have done any vacuum moulding. does .6mm thin out when stretched over the plug?

Thanks,

Stuart

olmod · Sep 16, 2009, 09:10 AM

Thinning does occur as i found out on an engine cowl wich was 90mm deep and around the same for the sides and because 2 corners were sharp 90deg right above that was where the .6mm holed.
i think more uniform heat around the edges would have worked better.
what do you want to form?

fredo21 · Sep 16, 2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olmod

Thinning does occur as i found out on an engine cowl wich was 90mm deep and around the same for the sides and because 2 corners were sharp 90deg right above that was where the .6mm holed.
i think more uniform heat around the edges would have worked better.
what do you want to form?

Lots of stuff

- A new canopy and side windows for my CMPRO Lancair - I don't like blue.

- Side windows for a "to be scratch built" scale EDF cessna citation.
- A clear canopy for my easyglider to house yet to be setup FPV Gear.
- New canopy for my predator to replace the cracked and melted one.

I was planning on doing all the vacuum forming at once while I am on a roll. I am going to need a full sheet so I think I better go buy some.

Thanks,

Stuart.

AMcC · Oct 14, 2009, 11:30 PM

In Sydney the following supply large sheet PTEG 1mm 1200 x 1800 for around $40:00.
www.plastix.com.au/
I have used it for vac forming with good results.

Tony Finn · Oct 29, 2009, 12:15 AM

Does any one know if 1/64 and 1/32 ply are available, I cant see any available in Australia.

Tony

AvB · Oct 29, 2009, 01:08 AM

Hobbyrama at Stafford, Brisbane have the thin ply.

Tony Finn · Nov 04, 2009, 05:15 PM

Thanks AvB I will give them a try.

Tony

deleted · Nov 04, 2009, 07:31 PM

Hi - does anyone know where I can get Blenderm Surgical tape? I have tried several pharmacies with no success.

Thanks

jj604 · Nov 05, 2009, 06:50 AM

I had no luck getting it in OZ. It's in only a few surgical supply catalogs. Doubt if you will find it anywhere retail (but I would love to be proved wrong). Easiest for me turned out to be mail order from one of the US micro flight suppliers. Postage is not much as it is light - and it's pretty indestructable even by AustraliaPost. Comes commonly in 2 sizes 1/2" and 1" width.

mstone · Nov 05, 2009, 07:55 AM

Dubro rebadge Blenderm tape as:

#916 Electric flyer hinge tape

I have found is at the wholesalers @ $5:50 per role in boxes of 12 plus delivery and GST.

trumps · Nov 05, 2009, 11:16 AM

Blenderm tape is available from some of the larger chemist shops i have found. i have picked it up from Gregs Chemists here in perth, only a couple of $ a roll from memory!

Craig

deleted · Nov 05, 2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jj604

I had no luck getting it in OZ. It's in only a few surgical supply catalogs. Doubt if you will find it anywhere retail (but I would love to be proved wrong). Easiest for me turned out to be mail order from one of the US micro flight suppliers. Postage is not much as it is light - and it's pretty indestructable even by AustraliaPost. Comes commonly in 2 sizes 1/2" and 1" width.

Hi jj604 - do you have the website handy from where you bought it?

Thanks

jj604 · Nov 05, 2009, 04:12 PM

There's a couple of other replies below with suggestions but if you get stuck I got mine from Bob Selman

http://www.bsdmicrorc.com/index.php?productID=688

Nice people and very helpful. They will do the cheapest uninsured postage for something like this if you ask.

As well as Dubro, Singapore Hobby Supplies package their own brand of nylon tape in 1" width but it's a bit expensive if you only get one roll posted.

http://shop.singahobby.com/?q=node/18611

For tiny models, I'm using the standard surgical tape you can buy from any pharmacy. 3M's is called Micropore but there are other brands. it's the stuff people wrap around golf club handles etc. There's probably an excellent reason it isn't used by us modellers that I don't know about but I much prefer it for small models! It is much more flexible, goes on almost invisibly, sticks well to depron, seems plenty tough enough and it's cheap and easy to find anywhere. I'm talking 10"-15" span models here.

Let us all know if you find a Blenderm supplier in OZ.

Regards, John

Oct 29, 2009, 12:15 AM	#246
Tony Finn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Weipa Queensland Posts: 134	Thin plywood Does any one know if 1/64 and 1/32 ply are available, I cant see any available in Australia. Tony

Nov 04, 2009, 07:31 PM	#249
deleted Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Coast, NSW, Australia Posts: 60	Blenderm Tape Hi - does anyone know where I can get Blenderm Surgical tape? I have tried several pharmacies with no success. Thanks

Nov 05, 2009, 06:50 AM	#250
jj604 John (jj604) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Blenderm I had no luck getting it in OZ. It's in only a few surgical supply catalogs. Doubt if you will find it anywhere retail (but I would love to be proved wrong). Easiest for me turned out to be mail order from one of the US micro flight suppliers. Postage is not much as it is light - and it's pretty indestructable even by AustraliaPost. Comes commonly in 2 sizes 1/2" and 1" width.

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Sep 14, 2009, 09:38 PM	#241
olmod Good Better Best quest. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cranbourne Melbourne vic Australia Posts: 7,555	I have some .6mm HDPET clear also some heavier clear ABS 1mm Plus im at Cranbourne.

Sep 16, 2009, 07:47 AM	#242
fredo21 Never too much detail Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 134	Thanks for the offer olmod. I am after something a bit thinner .4mm or maybe .5mm. First time I have done any vacuum moulding. does .6mm thin out when stretched over the plug? Thanks, Stuart

Sep 16, 2009, 09:10 AM	#243
olmod Good Better Best quest. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cranbourne Melbourne vic Australia Posts: 7,555	Thinning does occur as i found out on an engine cowl wich was 90mm deep and around the same for the sides and because 2 corners were sharp 90deg right above that was where the .6mm holed. i think more uniform heat around the edges would have worked better. what do you want to form?

Oct 14, 2009, 11:30 PM	#245
AMcC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 34	In Sydney the following supply large sheet PTEG 1mm 1200 x 1800 for around $40:00. www.plastix.com.au/ I have used it for vac forming with good results.

Oct 29, 2009, 01:08 AM	#247
AvB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Redcliffe, Australia Posts: 655	Hobbyrama at Stafford, Brisbane have the thin ply.

Nov 04, 2009, 05:15 PM	#248
Tony Finn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Weipa Queensland Posts: 134	Thanks AvB I will give them a try. Tony

Nov 05, 2009, 07:55 AM	#251
mstone Which way is it going now Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 343	Dubro rebadge Blenderm tape as: #916 Electric flyer hinge tape I have found is at the wholesalers @ $5:50 per role in boxes of 12 plus delivery and GST.

Nov 05, 2009, 11:16 AM	#252
trumps real planes have round engines Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: perth australia Posts: 245	Blenderm tape is available from some of the larger chemist shops i have found. i have picked it up from Gregs Chemists here in perth, only a couple of $ a roll from memory! Craig

Nov 05, 2009, 04:12 PM	#254
jj604 John (jj604) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	There's a couple of other replies below with suggestions but if you get stuck I got mine from Bob Selman http://www.bsdmicrorc.com/index.php?productID=688 Nice people and very helpful. They will do the cheapest uninsured postage for something like this if you ask. As well as Dubro, Singapore Hobby Supplies package their own brand of nylon tape in 1" width but it's a bit expensive if you only get one roll posted. http://shop.singahobby.com/?q=node/18611 For tiny models, I'm using the standard surgical tape you can buy from any pharmacy. 3M's is called Micropore but there are other brands. it's the stuff people wrap around golf club handles etc. There's probably an excellent reason it isn't used by us modellers that I don't know about but I much prefer it for small models! It is much more flexible, goes on almost invisibly, sticks well to depron, seems plenty tough enough and it's cheap and easy to find anywhere. I'm talking 10"-15" span models here. Let us all know if you find a Blenderm supplier in OZ. Regards, John