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1/8 Inch Plate In 1/4 Scale and 1/8 Scale

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Friday, December 21, 2012 6:47 AM

HELLO ,

 Now ,DON is correct to a point . I find , IF you are careful the sizes needed -.030.and . 010 will work alright  . You just need to remember NOT to cut the material with scissors . That will cause cracking at the juncture where the scissors come to a close (the end )       tankerbuilder

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Posted by model make on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:17 PM

don

all kinds of progress!Smile

figured out to get sheet styrene in the three sizes, .010", .020" and .030".

then get square plastic rod 1/8" and 1/4".

keep it all PLASTIC!

then get the Bondene. i read the fine print it's for styrene to styrene.

the Weldine is for mixed type plastics.

Have A Nice Day!

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8:45 AM

model make

don

you got the old brain going.

1000 thousandth's to an inch.

1000/32 = yep, about 30 thousandth's

i'll stay away from plastic, i don't want to mix wood and plastic.

scale model buddies

nooo, i don't think so on the scale gizmo.

Have A Nice Day!

 

I mix wood and plastics all the time- no compatibility problems.  CA bonds the two together (gel CA, not the thin stuff) and Krylon primer finishes both.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by model make on Monday, January 23, 2012 9:46 PM

don

you got the old brain going.

1000 thousandth's to an inch.

1000/32 = yep, about 30 thousandth's

i'll stay away from plastic, i don't want to mix wood and plastic.

scale model buddies

nooo, i don't think so on the scale gizmo.

Have A Nice Day!

 

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Posted by TheWildChild on Monday, January 23, 2012 7:09 PM

evergreen makes .015...i prefer their product to plastructs anyway...it also comes in clear too.

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Monday, January 23, 2012 7:00 PM

DON , I have purchased .015 sheets from EVERGREEN .It goes fast in hobby shops so , if  i need a lot , I buy direct from EVERGREEN . Other than that sounds like this young person (don,t know if guy or lady ) needs a SCALECARD or two .     tankerbuilder .

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Posted by model make on Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:07 PM

don

i think i'll stop at 1/32. Hobbylinc has Midwest 1/32 in poplar plywood.

the 1/32 will be correct 1/8 plate in 1/4 scale and i'll just let it slide in 1/8 scale.

thanks

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:23 AM

Go to the hobby shop and look at plywood of those thicknesses.  The shop may not have 1/64 though.  That is pretty thin.

Convert the fraction to a decimal fraction.  1/32 is about .030, 1/64 would be about 015.  Look in the hobby shop for styrene sheet, in the Evergreen or Plastruct racks.  They do not offer sheets in .015, I don't believe.  But use either 10 mil or 20 mil. In those thicknesses you will probably not be able to tell the difference.  I'd use 20 mil- 10 mil plastic is so thin it is hard to work with.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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1/8 Inch Plate In 1/4 Scale and 1/8 Scale
Posted by model make on Saturday, January 14, 2012 3:10 PM

i figured out 1/8'" plate in 1/4 scale is 1/32" plywood from Midwest.

now how thick is that in plain words?

a matchbook cover is 20 thousandths.

then dropping down to 1/8 scale the 1/8" thick plate would be 1/64".

what does that look like?

building steel fabrication models.

 

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