Green rubber??

[Quakken]

Since i am terrible at getting plexiglass completely square (and i don't have the tools to do it either), I need something to hide the joints of my all-acrylic case.

I was thinking green rubber (my case is green) would be the best thing for this situation. But where would i get a small sheet (around 400x400mm) of flexible green rubber?

Black rubber would probably work. If it's not possible to get a sheet, some L shaped stuff would work. I just can't stand to look at these terrible joints, and i know people will not like the gaps and such either.

ALSO: If anyone knows of a good material to hide joints in acrylic, please do tell. I would like it to be easy to work with and easy to affix to the acrylic. Green helps.

[Jim Beam]

like a corner or butt to butt what size plexi 1/4" or 1/8"

[lukeisthecoolest]

flexible plexi? tell me if u find any ;)
i would just get a small 1'x1' sheat of 1/4" transparent plexiglass at estreetplastics.com and cut it using a rotary tool then use some weld-on #3 acrylic solvent to put the piece together

i mean we are on a modding forum and you COULD do some modding? :?

[Quakken]

flexible plexi lolz


If you read the OP, i said


where would i find green rubber?


not "where would i find some flexible plexiglass".

I need it to hide the places where i joined together the pieces of plexiglass i am using (1/4''). Most of the joints i need to hide are 90 degree angle glued joints. Like i would join the bottom of one piece to the side of anther piece on the edge, making a 90 degree angle.

But since i don't have the tools to make it _exactly_ square, i have all these tiny but very ugly gaps. since the plexi is clear, body filler would look like crap, and i'm not going to cut tiny pieces of plexi and somehow put them in the gaps (it would still look like crap).

So i am left with three options.
1: let the case look like crap. Who cares?
I care.
2: Flexible plexiglass lolololol
shut up.
3: find something to put over the 90 degree angle glued joints, such as metal, rubber, or some other material that is easily workable, and doesn't look like crap.
This is what i want to do. But material could i get to bend (or is prebent) and put on the angles to mask them? if i could find easily bendable green rubber, that would be very nice. If anyone has any idea where i could get some o' that stuff, that would be great. If anyone has another idea of what i could use, tell me. I want somethat that looks like and is easily workable. Not metal.

Any useful suggestions would be appreciated.

[elbarto241]

hmmm. the only drastic solution to your problem would probably be some sort of plexy chemical (http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=278&) to bond the pieces of acrylic together than flame polish [might have an effect on the bond?] or sandpaper polish them to perfection so they look like on solid piece of acrylic. is that the finish your looking for?

[Quakken]

okay.

*ahem*

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A MATERIAL TO COVER UP JOINTS IN MY FULL PLEXI CASE???

that is all.

[Mach]

Green rubber? No, sorry but www.mcmaster.com has black rubber and green foam. Maybe one could work for you.

You may also want to consider styrene painted green. See the link under angles:

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/Shapes.htm

Also, check into plastic/lexan corner guards at a wall paper or Lowes store.

[Jim Beam]

Chill dude, I just wasn't sure what you were needing thx. Just get some 1/2" aluminum angle cut too fit paint it green and silicone it on. It has to be aluminum not steel, aluminum is extruded and has a hard inside corner.


Edit: for the next time if you can't get the cut just right. Cut the Plexi a little big, past your lines (like 1/16 of an inch) then use a sanding block to bring it too the lines then you can make it really straight.

[Quakken]

Sorry for my outburst. This stuff is just sucking really badly right now.


Thanks for the syrene idea, if i can't get it to fit exactly right, i'll get some styrene and paint it. Case closed, and thank you again.

[Redundant]

A bit confusing on what the problem is.
If this is the problem:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4751/jointni5.jpg
Then just fill the gap with epoxy. It's clear and strong.

[Quakken]

Epoxy? will hot glue (lol) work?

And yes, that's the problem. I'm not too worried about it anymore, i was just tired and angry.

[Redundant]

Epoxy? will hot glue (lol) work?

And yes, that's the problem. I'm not too worried about it anymore, i was just tired and angry.
Good, now that we know what the problem is we can fix it.

No, hot glue will not work. It's too soft, doesn't stick well to plexi and you'll just end up burning yourself.

Epoxy isn't hard to use. You can get it at Home Depot, Lowe's and maybe even Walmart. It comes on two tubes that you mix together (mix it on something like a sticky note block that you can throw away the top layers). Then you can use a Popsicle stick or paint stirrer and put it on the plexi. For this application, using 30 minute or an hour epoxy would be best. (higher the time, the longer you can adjust it and the stronger it is when it dries.) It's cheap too, only $3 to $5.

Or, if you want your case to look better and a few mm smaller, just sand the plexi a little more to get a 45* angle. (Easier, IMO) :up:
And next time you make a plexi case, just stick to right angles, not 45* angles like you would use in woodworking.

[Killdrath]

The first thing that popped into my head on this was if you could find the right color of heat shrink or the like, slice it open down one side, and glue it on? Myself, I'd try the epoxy fill and sand first, though. Can always cover it up with the method above if you dont like the result LOL.

[Quakken]

We're okay now. The problem isn't as drastic as i supposed. I may get epoxy, but i think it's just turn out so that you can't see the seams very well anyway.

And it's still very hard to get this stuff completely square anyway.

[Mysteriphys]

I know this is case closed, but I just thought of a really quick and easy solution for you, you could tape off the edges around the acrylic to maybe an extra mm around sand it a bit, throw some primer over the edges and a coat of some close matching green paint, that would look pretty slick.