The evolution of two 5" Plastruct acrylic hemispheres

[REL]

Man, these things are hard to cut.

 

[ralphee]

X1 Rich?

lee

 

[ave4uevoli]

gumball machine?

keep the guesses coming - this might be fun =)

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Damn Rich. theres a band saw trick to that. wish i would ve known, i could of told you about it.

Al

 

[ralphee]

I use a drill spun blade cutter, has a bit in the centre and two adjustable blades, and it cuts even the small domes really well.

Hmmm a really big Clowns nose?

lee

 

[MonsieurTox]

I used the dremel to cut mine and I had no problem ?

What are you building Rich ! I would have say a TIE crawler but since we're in the SS section, I think like Lee the X1 !

 

[swpropmaker]

Common guys its so clear... a really big endoskeleton eye... Rich, they have medication for the scratch building fever you have... "MORE COWBELL!"

Steve

 

[vaderdarth]

LOL

Whale eyes are that big!!!!

 

[ave4uevoli]

Common guys its so clear... a really big endoskeleton eye... Rich, they have medication for the scratch building fever you have... "MORE COWBELL!"

Steve

should have realized that all that coke would be a problem - now Rich has mutated into skynet... )rolleyes:lol

 

[Treadwell]

Jabba's palace doorbell eye thingie?

 

[DocTony]

Stargate widget thingy?? You know the floating eye in the sky doohickey.

 

[propologist]

magic 8-ball

 

[timeslip]

Breast implant? :love

 

[tat2369]

Naquadah generator

 

[DarthDuck]

REL,
Next time try this trick:

If you have the two halves taped together (as in your pic)-

Start from the outside.



:angel

 

[GlazyUK]

I know what this is...this is an espresso machine....No, no wait. It's a snow cone maker... Is it a water heater ?

 

[propologist]

..or just buy a plastic light globe with the hole already there

 

[Guy Cowen]

Phantasm, master killer ball with internal killing things and an Angus Scrim master?

 

[seven]

My first thought is the ESB Ion cannon...

 

[REL]

Breast implant? :love

I vac formed styrene over the hemisphere so I could use it to make the canopy and hatch.