Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:51 pm
Don't quite know what to make of all this scuffle. Been working all day in the shop making "shitty" armor 
. Still since I got my projects done early I spend the other half of the day running the new compound curve tests.
It's really not as pretty as it should be and I had PLENTY of failures. Oven cooking HDPE is really a bitch but at least I know that the theory is sound. All I've got to do now is suss out consistancy in heating. I was really worried about critical temperature and strength loss from the uneven heating so try to tests. Hammer and rattan did no detectable damage after a thorough pounding. So....
That's my wifes Odyssey parked on it. I let it frost up in the snow and tried it again.
It got a little muddy. Otherwise just fine.
Looks tougher than my existing pattern and eventually looks to be faster than than cut and fold riveting with a prettier product.
Neat. I like it!
Best Regards,
Jordan
ps. Stop swearing.
. Still since I got my projects done early I spend the other half of the day running the new compound curve tests.
It's really not as pretty as it should be and I had PLENTY of failures. Oven cooking HDPE is really a bitch but at least I know that the theory is sound. All I've got to do now is suss out consistancy in heating. I was really worried about critical temperature and strength loss from the uneven heating so try to tests. Hammer and rattan did no detectable damage after a thorough pounding. So....
That's my wifes Odyssey parked on it. I let it frost up in the snow and tried it again.
It got a little muddy. Otherwise just fine.
Looks tougher than my existing pattern and eventually looks to be faster than than cut and fold riveting with a prettier product.
Neat. I like it!
Best Regards,
Jordan
ps. Stop swearing.