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Reinforcing plexiglass armor???
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<blockquote data-quote="SuperNovaSonya" data-source="post: 3544789" data-attributes="member: 134681"><p>I'll try getting my hands on ABS, it does seem like the better option. At this point I don't have too much of a choice though since I bought a lot of thin Plexiglas which was on a great sale (It's not really a waste if it doesn't vacuum form well because I can just use them for visors and whatnot later).</p><p></p><p>My concern about fiberglass is that since it does have an exothermic reaction, i think it MIGHT deform my plexiglass molds. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that it won't, so that I can use all these plexiglas sheets now instead of watiting a week or so to pay for those ABS sheets to ship here and start vacuum forming all over again.</p><p></p><p>I'll post a picture of the molds before and after the fiberglass reinforcement is applied. wish me luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuperNovaSonya, post: 3544789, member: 134681"] I'll try getting my hands on ABS, it does seem like the better option. At this point I don't have too much of a choice though since I bought a lot of thin Plexiglas which was on a great sale (It's not really a waste if it doesn't vacuum form well because I can just use them for visors and whatnot later). My concern about fiberglass is that since it does have an exothermic reaction, i think it MIGHT deform my plexiglass molds. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that it won't, so that I can use all these plexiglas sheets now instead of watiting a week or so to pay for those ABS sheets to ship here and start vacuum forming all over again. I'll post a picture of the molds before and after the fiberglass reinforcement is applied. wish me luck. [/QUOTE]
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