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im using Cyno to weld the plastic together 😀
you can buy this at Manila Acrylic Center for Php160 besides Binondo Church Tel # 2424872/2410669

using body filler and sanded the joints:

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this disc is also good in cutting the acrylic as i mentioned before, 1mm thin.
sample acrylic test cut on the upper left side of the picture - no melting during cutting with my Bosch variable speed angle grinder which was set to no. 1.

i used that disc to cut the straight line on the oval shape below:

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i thought you cut the circles with the circle cutter using the drill press.glad you were successful making use of the hand drill.

i havent bonded acrylics yet but very soon i will to make the dust collector port for the table saw...i have extra cyanoacrylate glue and Cyno, your choice brand is basically cyanoacrylate.

tyaga mo master!

btw...my processor is also intel q6600 (sitting on an asus P5KPL-AM EPU board..is a 4.6 windows experience index already ok?

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@doc,
the cordless drill is ok for the job since low rpm sya 🙂
we have the same index number 4.6 😀

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magic lamp to bend small acrylic 😀

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Oz hindi ba makati sa balat and kamay acrylic dust?

Tamang tama pala yan sa mga guards gusto ko gawin para sa bench grinders.

Please post more techniques.

How do you buy acrylic ? Square foot or any size? How about thickness?

Thanks

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I have experienced using acrylic and as far as I've seen and felt, hindi naman sya makati to trigger a skin allergy pero may dusts din sya that may trigger nasal allergy if you have such.

The Manila Acrylic center is very flexible to the dimensions that you need (not sure if they still does). They may hand you swatches that you could choose from.

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@ ossie, akala ko you're using the diy acrilyc bender utilizing oven toasters heaters, a lot of pc modders use that before.

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^but more expensive since most toasters are high wattage appliances 🙁

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@jay,
yup hindi naman sya makati kahit i grind mo pa as jarodski said 🙂

and you can buy at MAC any sizes and thickness you need.

@bong,
i just experimented the denatured alcohol (remember our lab subject?) for bending acrylic, ok sya, compare mo sa iba ang ginagamit ay mainit na tubig, oven toaster, gas stove etc.

and i have also my DIY acrylic bender version:

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sir ossie...

on acrylic bending... I saw a setup once (sana mabalikan ko para kunan ko ng pic)
It was made of a ceramic light receptacle with a 100W bulb - covered by an aluminum (or stainless tube).
When the light was turned on, the heat coming from the bulb would heat up the aluminum tube very fast and thus allowing the heat to soften the acrylic.

It was mounted on a piece of wood with the bulb oriented horizontally covered by the aluminum tube.
Then when the acrylic was soft enough, they had a jig for various bend angles that allows them to create big and small diameter bends.

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this is nice, is it readily available in the market or is it also DIY acrylic bender? pls post some pics and info, baka may interesado sa atin dito. hehe

sir ossie...

on acrylic bending... I saw a setup once (sana mabalikan ko para kunan ko ng pic)
It was made of a ceramic light receptacle with a 100W bulb - covered by an aluminum (or stainless tube).
When the light was turned on, the heat coming from the bulb would heat up the aluminum tube very fast and thus allowing the heat to soften the acrylic.

It was mounted on a piece of wood with the bulb oriented horizontally covered by the aluminum tube.
Then when the acrylic was soft enough, they had a jig for various bend angles that allows them to create big and small diameter bends.

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@Yong: I have seen a similar setup as well but the owner use it for bending veneers as he makes guitars.

@Ossie: Nice Yamaha-ish color! Is that a zinc chromate primer? Never new it could be used for plastics as well. I assumed that was sprayed noh?

OT: How thin/viscous/runny does Anzhal base and clear coat compared to enamel?

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@jarodski,
yes its anzahl green primer. you can use that for plastic also. but if you are going to paint your car (plastic parts such as bumper etc) the recommended primer is Nippon Nax PP(Polypropylene) primer.

i cant answer this because i really dont know 😮 hehehe

OT: How thin/viscous/runny does Anzhal base and clear coat compared to enamel?