So far so great! Personally I know nothing about building a shimmer so this is a real treat for me to watch and learn. Especially from scratch. I'm going to learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing!!
Jamie
Thanks, I'm learning a lot as I go myself. I'm glad other might learn something too.
Originally Posted by Sir Patrick
Nice start. How big is this thing so far?
Thanks, By the time I'm done it will be between 22"-24". It should fit under my stand with a couple of inches to spare. I'm glad I built my stand as high as I did, next time I build a stand I'll make it even taller. One day I'll have to start a thread about my stand build. I love making stuff, its one of my favorite parts of this hobby.
Originally Posted by Werdlone
looks great so far! could you explain how you "baked" the acrylic and put it in the mold. I know you cut the acrylic to match the poster board template..but how did you mold it? did you put the flat acrylic cut piece in the oven then put it in the mold when it was soft?
Thanks, I baked it on a cookie sheet on some wax paper so it wouldn't stick to the pan. After 5min in the oven its pretty pliable. Any more than 5min the acrylic would start to distort. When it was done baking I quickly grabbed the ends of the wax paper curling the acrylic and dropped it into the mold (you don't have much time to work with the acrylic). I then aligned the acrylic in the mold and and gravity did the rest. I put the poster board template in over the acrylic to help push it against the sides of the mold. I'm pretty happy with the result especially considering it was my first try. It came out with almost no distortion although there is a slight crown at the seem. You can't tell by looking at it but if you run your hand over it you can feel it. Next time I'll make the mold out of something stiffer than poster board, and a male insert to go in after the acrylic to push it against the sides should give you a perfect cone.
Originally Posted by MizTanks
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