[simpits-tech] Construction dilemma...

[Rick Davis]

Greg,

Have you looked at the material they use for Tub Surrounds? You can buy this 
too in smaller sized sheets, but it's thin and smooth and white and 
flexible.(polystyrene)

Go to the hardware store and tell them you need to replace the back panels 
for ten tub surround kits. They'll find it. Cheaper than dirt too.

The bendi-ply I found nice though, even at 1/4". Pretty damned flexible. And 
if you Varathane it or something after it's hard as a rock.

Have fun

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Construction dilemma...


> On Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Rick Davis wrote:
>
>> Guys,
>>
>> Don't mean to jump in, but I've glanced at this stream a few times.
>>
> By all means Rick, do so.  That's what this list is for.
>
>> RE Plywood:
>>
>> I don't know if this is any benefit to you or not, or if you're aware of 
>> it,
>> but there is a product called  Bendi-Ply (the UK name - can't remember 
>> what
>> they call it in N.A.) but it's easily available and not totally out of 
>> sight
>> price wise. You can buy it so it bends the short way or the long way. 
>> I've
>> used it making molds in the fibreglass industry and you can produce a 
>> circle
>> with it less than a foot in diameter without it cracking. I used 1/4" but 
>> I
>> think it comes in different thicknesses than that as well. Primarily used
>> for trimming out archways and for curved counter treatments.
>>
>
> The trade name around here is Wiggle Board.  Unfortunately they don't make
> it in thicknesses less than 1/4" that I've found.
>
> g.
>
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