Model railroad guys have used it for a long time.....but only works well in low voltage/amp detection circuits and the like. Not power supplying.
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- Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:22 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: The Next evolution in Lighting?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 31566
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:23 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Source for large cylinders with round ends?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40199
Re: Source for large cylinders with round ends?
Check Plastruct online catalog. Good stuff and staff.
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:28 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: White toner!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16413
Re: White toner!
I am currently using decals from Indycals (auto decals) they are laser printed and IMHO they are about the same as screen printed. I do not know what printer / ink he uses but someone has a system that works very well.
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: White toner!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16413
Re: White toner!
Micro Mark has printer, ink and paper for around $800......lots less than the $4000 I looked at a few years ago.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:58 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: 33 inch TOS Enterprise - Studio Scale Replica
- Replies: 65
- Views: 225876
Re: 33 inch TOS Enterprise - Studio Scale Replica
Great work on one of my all time favorite designs!
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:08 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Plastruct Weldene
- Replies: 8
- Views: 34676
Re: Plastruct Weldene
It's not listed on the Plastruct site at all... Just their Bondene and Plastic Weld - both of which contain toxins. :( I will admit I tried it once and did not like it.....it irritated my nose bad. I'd give them a call....maybe it is discontinued but they have some left over in stock. Just an idea.
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Plastruct Weldene
- Replies: 8
- Views: 34676
Re: Plastruct Weldene
I'd check the Plastruct website and see if it is still made. GREAT folks to deal with direct.
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:51 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Fixing scratches in clear plastic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 35298
Re: Fixing scratches in clear plastic
I'd try dipping it in future/Pledge then allow it to hang so excess drips off.
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Decals ripping during slide off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 30471
Re: Decals ripping during slide off
I have been a decal manufacture for almost 40 years. I have made decals with old school screen printing, ALPS and now what I call digital hybrid. Here is MY WAY of decal application....not the only way....but works for me for many years. Start with a clean and glossy surface. Use whatever method you...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:45 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Decals ripping during slide off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 30471
Re: Decals ripping during slide off
Every decal??? Sounds like defective carrier (the clear lacquer halo around the image) or improper storage. (exposed to light or humidity) As suggested test on a decal that is not vital if possible. Decal sheet can be sprayed with clear gloss to make them stronger.
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Custom decals without decal paper.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15006
Re: Custom decals without decal paper.
Interesting process.....but results are only fair to me. I am a decal manufacture. I started making decals in the early 1960's by painting images on brown kraft tape and coating the image with a clear varnish. Later in the 1960's Car Model Magazine had a process somewhat like the one shown in the Yo...
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:28 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Laser cutting service
- Replies: 33
- Views: 140828
Re: Laser cutting service
My brother just started working for a college. They have laser cutters and 3D printers. As a benefit he's permitted to use them. Might check local schools.
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 2:35 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: painting your molds in base color?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 31009
Re: painting your molds in base color?
When I was casting some folks did paint their molds as a mold release. Worked OK but I never tried it.
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:27 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Cheap LED Strip Lighting @ Wallyworld!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 31743
Re: Cheap LED Strip Lighting @ Wallyworld!
What area of the store??? Thanks
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Homemade Transfers (the old-fashioned way)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15429
Re: Homemade Transfers (the old-fashioned way)
The first decals I made were back in the 1960's!! You took paper tape with the water soluble glue. (do they even make that still?) Hand paint your 'decal' on it, use a clear varnish over it...apply like a modern decal. Didn't always work if your clear wasn't strong enough and kinds crude....but all ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Ugh...primer left a texture!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18194
Re: Ugh...primer left a texture!
To late but SOP for Krylon......Tamiya is the best primer...I use Dupli-color #1699 too.
I'd try rubbing with a old cotton shirt......it will polish some.
I'd try rubbing with a old cotton shirt......it will polish some.
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:27 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Adhesive-backed Foil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23210
Re: Adhesive-backed Foil
Thanks, guys. Dave, I hadn't thought of that. But if you're saying that if you lay down a big piece and rub down the general area and then trim out what I don't need, the excess will mar the surrounding paint, that's a good thought. I always wondered how BMF stuck since it didn't feel sticky. It is...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:54 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Adhesive-backed Foil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23210
Re: Adhesive-backed Foil
BMF will stick to either surface. A flat surface can mar from the excess foil if you use the trim method.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:09 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Reinforcing thin resin?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 34421
Re: Reinforcing thin resin?
5 minute epoxy is good. Strong, easy and somewhat flexible.
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:17 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: trying to make small, rivet-like detailing bits
- Replies: 9
- Views: 40619
Re:
Grandt line X2 here......cheap compared to hours spent making them.Mr. Badwrench wrote: ↑Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:17 pm Are you doing this to practice casting? It isn't my intent to be snarky, it just seems a tedious and expensive way to avoid using Grandt Line rivets.
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:20 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Guage of wire to use
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19970
Re: Guage of wire to use
The biggest wire I can fit in. I keep 14, 16 and 22 on hand. Will buy smaller if I must.
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:48 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: "Future" Re-branded (again!)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10387
Re: "Future" Re-branded (again!)
My current bottle is the last one I'll need.....only on my 3rd since 1983!!
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:21 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: cheap plastics or balaswood
- Replies: 15
- Views: 51306
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:19 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: cheap plastics or balaswood
- Replies: 15
- Views: 51306
Re: cheap plastics or balaswood
Poster, matt and foamcore are all good suggestions.\I do paper models too.....
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:19 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: cheap plastics or balaswood
- Replies: 15
- Views: 51306
Re: cheap plastics or balaswood
1/2 inch thick plastic sheets???? Doubt you will find styrene like that. I know you can get acrylic sheets.....but cheap???? nope. If you need 1/2" for large builds I'd look at ultra grade cabinet plywood......but again a 4x8 or 5 x 10 sheet starts at $100+ There is no cheap when you go that big.
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:33 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Painting a Checkerboard pattern
- Replies: 10
- Views: 27365
Re: Painting a Checkerboard pattern
Decal is best if you can use that on what you are doing. Any graphics program can produce a pattern the EXACT size you need......print out the dark color and apply to the lighter color.
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:49 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Superglue
- Replies: 33
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- Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Superglue
- Replies: 33
- Views: 116522
Re: Re:
Superglue age hardens and becomes brittle. This is one of the reason I recommend the rubber impregnated Gorilla CA. Less brittle and less likely to pop apart. I've moved to Gorilla for a few reasons but have had no issues and use it on everything. Me too. Love the stuff and you can get it most plac...
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Superglue
- Replies: 33
- Views: 116522
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:35 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Soft Vinyl model needs some weight suggesstions needed for filler(s)!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 30523
Re: Soft Vinyl model needs some weight suggesstions needed for filler(s)!!!
Back in the day I used plaster of Paris in the legs. Cheap, easy and stable......never attacked the vinyl.