shagger999uk
New Hunter
Whereabouts have you found it and at what cost please? (Also UK).
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carbonitekid
Active Hunter
Find a local sign maker, they usually sell it at £2-£3 a square foot.
Hope this helps.
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Boba Swede
Active Hunter
From my experiance... I guess you can cut sintra with just about any blade you can find as long as you take it nice and slow. The first time i tried i was really excited to get started and messed all the peices up because i couldn't control the knife. But now i know better.
Haven't tried the dremel tool yet but i guess the same thing goes for it as well. Patiance is always the best tool when making your Fett armor!
Haven't tried the dremel tool yet but i guess the same thing goes for it as well. Patiance is always the best tool when making your Fett armor!
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bobafett669
Active Hunter
Where is this plastic place in Dallas?
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bobafett669
Active Hunter
what thickness is normally used?
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phantom viper
Active Hunter
I use .120 witch is about 1/8". I think that is the standard for armor.
Fetthunter, I just saw this about yours being rolled up. That is weird. I always get mine in a flat box. Maybe someone screwed up. The only problem I have ever had with them is they sent me the wrong thickness once. But they sent me the right stuff and I got to keep the other stuff.
Fetthunter, I just saw this about yours being rolled up. That is weird. I always get mine in a flat box. Maybe someone screwed up. The only problem I have ever had with them is they sent me the wrong thickness once. But they sent me the right stuff and I got to keep the other stuff.
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FettTheHunter
Active Hunter
No wonder I have'nt been able to find this Sintra stuff !!
( I kept getting information about holidays in spain when I did searches )
So it's foam pvc sheeting then, handy to know
:cheers
( I kept getting information about holidays in spain when I did searches )
So it's foam pvc sheeting then, handy to know
:cheers
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DjFettRocker
New Hunter
right now i subcontract with flooring companies to do base work (look around the floor in a big building) i score it first then break it off......this method i used for the sintra armor. this leaves....ridges which need to be trimmed down.....just make sure you don't trim your fingers too like i did!
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thunderbolt885
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anyone think making a scout armor set from sintra is possible? mainly the chest, not just with one piece, i mean multiple pieces put together.
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Jodo Kast 2749
Active Hunter
It's possible but you'd need to use bondo or epoxy putty or something like that to smooth out the lines. (WARNING: I've had ZERO luck getting bondo to bond with sintra long term) I guess if some of the bondo seperates you could just superglue the hardened bondo to the sintra. Hmmmm......
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thunderbolt885
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thanks for the help. any bondo alternatives with sintra then?
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Jodo Kast 2749
Active Hunter
Epoxy paste or putty are the better ones.
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Everything that I've read says to use PVC to ABS...perhaps ABS to PVC I can never remember the correct order...same stuff regardless.....glue. I used it and have had ZERO problems having my sintra stay together. You can find it in the plumbing department. It sort of melts the two layers together. Stinks a lot though.....use in a well ventilated area.
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Jodo Kast 2749
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I think he's looking for some sort of filler to make a sintra biker scout chest piece look like it's been vaccuformed.
Bondo should work but you'd have to scour the area pretty well to give it something to grip.
Bondo should work but you'd have to scour the area pretty well to give it something to grip.
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phantom viper
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Yup, I would say its possible. I haven't had any real problems with bondo sticking to sintra. Although it would not be to hard to take off. I just make sure to sand the surface like crazy with large grit sand paper. and like Jodo said if it comes off super glue would work great. it wouldn't come off after that.
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BigaboyFett
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I have the most supreme method of all! (though it may have been mentioned before in this string - I just can't read it all). Go to FabricWorld or Jo-Ann's and get one of those cutting boards and a wheel blade fabric cutter. It is a cross between an exacto, a box-cutter and pizza slicer. It is an absolute frikkin' danger-fest while using it. Most likely, you will cut yourself when you get one...just make sure it is a minor cut. Good luck.
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I've used several different methods but the cleanest, easiest and best method I've found is a scroll saw. Just like sewing...which makes if feel so comfortable for me. I'm lucky because my dad has a shop in his basement that is all ventilated and has a thing right about the saw that sucks out the fumes.
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