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Odd question of the day, what can I melt down to make a pourable light pipe?
MacGyver:
Thanks PL1 and selfie, I should have added that I have a wicked case of "I'm sick of waiting for supplies to come through the mail."
I just want to get this thing done at this point, and everything I have to order adds an instant 2 week wait.
I was kind of looking for a "plastic headphone packaging will melt and be pourable at 250 degrees." kind of response, that's why I jumped on hot glue, I have some, and can do it tomorrow.
rbarr110:
My vote is for a clear epoxy resin. Most can be sanded down back to a glass like finish, but requires alot of steps sanding. I recently used it and sanded from 320 grit stepped all the way to 2000 grit, (320, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000) then used a car buffing compound and got near glass like finish.
Necro:
Can you draw what you're trying to do with this? From the why you're describing it, I'm not sure why you need to encase the entire thing and can't just superglue things to a think plexi top over your CP with the holes drilled slightly larger through the wood/metal than they are through the plastic.
Le Chuck:
Most Michael's or Hobby Lobby type places will carry small amounts of clear casting resin in their craft departments. It's usually a two part mixture and you can use a torch to tease out airbubbles. If you hit a prop forum like www.therpf.com you can browse some how-tos on casting resins.
MacGyver:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on September 10, 2012, 08:42:38 pm ---Most Michael's or Hobby Lobby type places will carry small amounts......
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Sadly, there are none of those here, and if there is, I have no idea what their name is, or where they are. I just recently learned of a place I can buy wire and connectors from (Radio Shack like place), it's just that it's 5 towns over, and like everything else here, closed on Sundays. (Germany)
Sometimes I have dreams that I'm eating Jack in the Box, or Cracker Barrel back in the states.
I will try to post pictures tonight of what it is I'm trying to do.
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