Guys... i like to use rings to decorate my pipes - on the shank or on the stem... the problem is, i don't like to cut them and sand to an exact thickness...
so, i figured, i might find some acrylic (plexiglass) sheets and to cut them from a sheet that is maybe 1.5mm up to 2mm thick... this way i would have a perfect thickness of the rings - equal and nice...
can someone suggest me where to find CAST acrylic sheets in different colours (especially black and white for a start)... the desired thickness is 1.5mm give or take...
thanks...
acrylic ring making.....
Re: acrylic ring making.....
@tNd
Kurt had posted this a while back.
http://www.delviesplastics.com/
you could give that site a look-see.
Kurt had posted this a while back.
http://www.delviesplastics.com/
you could give that site a look-see.
- KurtHuhn
- Site Admin
- Posts: 5326
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:00 pm
- Location: United States/Rhode Island
Re: acrylic ring making.....
That place is awesome. If you don't have a lathe to slice off perfectly parallel discs of acrylic from a rod, using cast sheet acrylic is the way to go. Delvies is in the U.S., but there must be someplace in the EU that carries similar stuff.
Re: acrylic ring making.....
I just cut rod to thickness on the table saw.
ALL YOUR PIPE ARE BELONG TO US!
Re: acrylic ring making.....
Delvie's is good but they do not have opaque cast acrylic sheets from what i can see... only transparent, clear, translucent, fluorescent and mirrored ...
and this is not opaque we need to make rings or am i getting something wrong here????!
and this is not opaque we need to make rings or am i getting something wrong here????!
Re: acrylic ring making.....
Hi tnd,
I am not sute if the sheet is cast, but Tap Plastics have always been good to work with and have a high quality product. You would have to contact them about overseas shipping.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=340&
Jim
I am not sute if the sheet is cast, but Tap Plastics have always been good to work with and have a high quality product. You would have to contact them about overseas shipping.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=340&
Jim
- KurtHuhn
- Site Admin
- Posts: 5326
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:00 pm
- Location: United States/Rhode Island
Re: acrylic ring making.....
It's called translucent, but it's actually quite opaque. I have used the black, white, and ivory, and both are very opaque. I think they call it translucent because a little light will always pass through, but you certainly can't see anything through it if you held it up to your face.tNd wrote:Delvie's is good but they do not have opaque cast acrylic sheets from what i can see... only transparent, clear, translucent, fluorescent and mirrored ...
and this is not opaque we need to make rings or am i getting something wrong here????!
Re: acrylic ring making.....
YESSS!!! - thank you Kurt... this is perfect....
regards
daniel
...
also, thanks to all
regards
daniel
...
also, thanks to all
Re: acrylic ring making.....
Is a hole saw the best way to get rings from the sheet?
Re: acrylic ring making.....
That would work - make sure you use water or something to keep it cool while cutting.
ALL YOUR PIPE ARE BELONG TO US!