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01-17-2014, 08:04 AM
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01-17-2014, 08:07 AM
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I only built my new table so big because of the size of this canopy. My last one was half this size but as you can see in the pic the canopy is not a small piece setting on the table.
01-17-2014, 12:31 PM
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Works very well. That link I attached shows the process and such. It is a relatively easy thing to do.
Here is the link again, watch the video that is about half way down the page. http://warmplastic.com/
It really is that easy.
Here is the link again, watch the video that is about half way down the page. http://warmplastic.com/
It really is that easy.
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01-17-2014, 04:23 PM
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Works very well. That link I attached shows the process and such. It is a relatively easy thing to do.
Here is the link again, watch the video that is about half way down the page. http://warmplastic.com/
It really is that easy.
Here is the link again, watch the video that is about half way down the page. http://warmplastic.com/
It really is that easy.
01-19-2014, 03:30 PM
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Ohhhh fiddle poop. I had bought a 4lb carton of Plaster of Paris the other day for the canopy plug. I had a chance earlier to mix it up and pour it in. HA!!! It barely covered a third of the canopy, so I rinsed it out. In the morning I will go and get a 25lb bag of mix. I need it cast by tomorrow so as to get it sanded and ready for when the plastic gets here. I will post a pic starting with the canopy filled and then the progress. I really, really, wish the kit one came clear.
01-19-2014, 04:16 PM
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I had some pieces of foam to use but there was not even enough to get to the foam. It really blew me away at just how large of an area this thing really is. When I get more I will show the pieces of foam and the amount of room this thing has inside.
01-20-2014, 07:00 AM
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I hear ya. And what is really sad is the fact that I thought that little half gallon container of PoP was enough. As soon as I'm done with housework I will go and get the 25lb bag, and a bucket to mix it in.
01-20-2014, 08:22 AM
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Use caution mixing up a large volume of POP. It does generate heat as it sets up. The more POP, the more heat.
What I have done on large molds, is to pour a layer, then quickly push in a bunch of volume fillers (not anything that will absorb moisture, like wood) then continue the pour. If more that one mix is required, I will put in a bunch of somethings that stick into the first pour, and project out into the area of the new pour, to "nail" the layers together.
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What I have done on large molds, is to pour a layer, then quickly push in a bunch of volume fillers (not anything that will absorb moisture, like wood) then continue the pour. If more that one mix is required, I will put in a bunch of somethings that stick into the first pour, and project out into the area of the new pour, to "nail" the layers together.
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01-20-2014, 10:39 AM
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Thanks Les but I am going to do my best to do this in one pour. In the First photo there is the master container, the sand, the PoP, mixing bucket, and the foam for filling space. The second is the canopy in position and waiting on me. I will get started mixing shortly.
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01-20-2014, 11:46 AM
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Woo Hoo! Come tomorrow morning I should have a workable mold. It took two pours at 1 gallon, and did it in less than 20 minutes. Yea! I broke a sweat!!
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01-20-2014, 03:13 PM
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Unbelievable! That's all I can say, unbelievable. The PoP got a little warm around hour two and stayed that way for about an hour, then it started cooling down. After checking it at 3-1/2 hours it was totally cool, so, I pulled it. This is unreal, I never thought it would be so simple. Much less produce such a fine finish, not a single flaw. At least until I start sanding on it anyway. I know I will be reproducing many things, now that I know this. I took four pics all the way around in the hopes you guys can see what I see.
01-20-2014, 03:30 PM
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No kiddin ace, that's awesome. That's one of those things I've never done, thinking it was a lot harder than it it. Now that I see that, I will be try it. I'm anxious to see how the vacuforming gos. That's something I really am interested in. Nice work bro.
01-20-2014, 04:09 PM
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Thank you Steve, but it was the fellow RCU brothers that taught me how to do it. And it seriously surprised me as to how easy it was as well.
