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Futrure = Pledge with Future = Pledge floor shine.......

Badger 250 base model. Easy to learn and use. I have more expensive units I use much less than the 250. Add to that you can find 250 clones for about $5 at tool stores......good to learn on. The 250 is super easy to keep clean...a big plus.

I buy wall warts power supplies off ebay....I check them with voltmeter when I get them.

Kylwell wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:25 pm We're here voluntarily. We catch stuff faster than you might realize. For every spam you see we've most likely deleted 3 more. We do our best but there's a limited # of us.

Been kinda a Spam war of late......You guys do pretty well....maybe time to change sign up requirements.

Gorilla is a CA 'instant' type glue. The blue cap version is just thick enough to stay where you put it and fill small voids. About $3 USD can you order it???

Richard Baker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:34 am Gorilla Glue may work but be wary- it is water activated and expands a bit when cured

2X nhere on Gorilla.....I've used it to attach many dis-similar materials. Worked so far. (CA type with the blue cap)

irishtrek wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:55 pm Is this stuff sold at hobbytown??

Hobbytown is a franchise biz so every store inventory is different.....yours??? I got mine off ebay in less than a week from UK much cheaper than USA.

Model car guys grabbed onto them as soon as they came out. I have the 2mm and 4 mm versions. VERY nice finish....just do not touch for a few days....handle as little as possible.

Check Miller Engineering website.....where I bought my last sheets.....

I'll just say I loved my job, did it well if I say so myself.......BUT so happy to be retired.

No blame to you.....the host SHOULD handle that stuff.....if they want to keep their customers. I always tell this story about our 'state of the art Direst Access Storage Device (DASD) farm the bank opened in 1984. It was a dedicated building with power supply, environmental and fire systems that we...

As a retired Sr System Analyst for a top 5 world wide bank......sounds like you made a good move. Back-up is so easy and the standards for DB back up are getting close to 50 years old!!!......so failure on your host is just wrong. Thanks

A PNG file will not give great results from any printer. Also if you need white print then you must print on white decal paper as even a laser will not print white. Kinda involved or pay someone with a working ALPS printer to create art and print it right.

Is a white underlay needed??? If not take your art and paper to a store that has a laser printer and have them print. What file format are you using??? A JPG will not look good no matter what method of printer.

The ISP crashed. Not much we can do about it but move the site to somewhere a little more reliable. And the wheels are turning on that as well. Are you saying the site host had issues and crashed??? It does happen....I worked for a BIG bank....we would loose a DataBase now and then....but ours were...

See general.....thx

Old decals can go bad.....but I've used 40 year old decals with good results. It mainly depends on how they have been stored. Mine are stored at room temp in a dark area.....model room closet floor. I have been making decals since I hand painted a logo on paper packing tape back in the 1960's. I now...

I use the center off DPDT on my model railroad for all power routing. Each 'side' is isolated from the other. I use the center two as the 'output'....thus the bottom two terminals will be BATT and the top two will be TRANS. I pay about $2 online for GOOD center off switches.

Back in the day I thought the ALPS MD-5000 I bought was expensive. Please someone buy the ALPS tech and market it right......

For many years there was a place called Cadillac Plastics in Charlotte. They had a bin in the front office full of cut offs sold by the pound. I lived off that for years. I dropped by one day and it was closed with a sign to check the website. Plasturuct direct is GREAT to deal with. Website is easy...

dizzyfugu wrote:Can also be done with salt and some water (esp. on large scale models).

Salt method....
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I almost forgot to mention....and I think this is something a lot of people miss, while you can safely cut styrene via laser, the results you get aren't exemplary. The edges tend to shrink, melt and char making it difficult to get good clean cuts. Intricate cutting and engraving can be nearly impos...

My 12x18 table 25 watt machine was $10,000. Now they have, like all tech, come down greatly. But you do get what you pay for. To cut .080 plastic and get a good cut that requires little clean up requires 2-3 passes. Cheaper machines may not be able to replicate the cut lines perfectly. (my machine s...

Dupli-color #1699 sealer primer.
I buy it at local big box store but you can get it at many auto parts and Amazon.
It's a very fine spray, seals, and you can use almost paint over it.
Will not cover details. Good stuff.

Johnnycrash wrote:Plastruct - Page 28 (PDF page 30).

DITTO......GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE TOO!!!

Never had that issue......sounds like a silicon contamination.

I keep ALL DupliColor primer, fillers and sealers on hand. Been using them for 20 years. I really like the gray sealer best if a fill is not needed. Very thin but excellent coverage. I get them locally at Magic Mart but when they are out.....Amazon. Thanks for the advice; is this the primer you rec...

Check out a sheet metal nibbler. Not sure they are small enough but check.

Madman Lighting wrote:Any particular reason to choose that type of lighting?

Granted, its a very even and uniform type of light but its not that bright, requires high voltage, and has a shorter lifespan than LEDs.

What lifespan do they have....I had plans to use some....thx

Johnnycrash wrote:http://www.chrometechusa.com/

We model car guys use them all the time......