[Flakbadger]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I like/approve so far.

The traditional material would be conveyor belting. I'd underlap it and use an aluminum trim piece to stiffen the bottom edge of the ABS.


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Thanks freebeard, I've been trying to source some conveyor belting that isn't so expensive I want to cry---might have found a place online that'd sell what I'm looking for at a price I'm willing to pay. The aluminum trim piece is a genius idea for rigidity. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

Have you tried heating your plastic in an household OVEN? a BBQ style temp probe, oven mittens, and patience should ought to do it. Not too sure, but ABS softens at minimum oven temp. I often use a propane torch to make sweeps out of ABS pipe

Fwiw my oven is 24 x 19 x 19

My oven is not big enough to fit the side skirts in, I just tried. I've considered making molds out of carved foam and doing the heat'n vac table option, but then I'd have to make a vac table and a heating rig, plus a blank for each side, and this is all getting into the several hundred dollar range, which is the reason I went with plastic instead of fiberglass as I'd originally planned.

I'm still trying stuff out--we'll see how far we get today. Thanks for your suggestions!