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/po/ I desperately need something to use besides 110lb cardstock and cardboard.

Are there other options?
>> Anonymous
65 lb cardstock
>> The Doctor
Has anyone used craft foam? Is it strong enough to support itself?
>> Anonymous
/r/ing more info about OP's pic. Did you make it yourself? PCL? building experience? sturdiness? how well can you make gears and other mechanics out of it?

and WTF are those parts?
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>> Anonymous
If you need heavier, you can go to mat board that's used in picture framing. It's available in different thicknesses. I've got some that's about 1.5mm thick. You ain't getting it in your printer though. So you'd be printing on thinner stuff, gluing it to the thick stuff and cutting it out.
>> Anonymous
>>201107
OP here, this was made with that plastic that you can shape with boiling water, not made by me.

>>201155
That's relevant to my interests, because I used 110lb cardstock for my canti helmet, and it got deformed (even with spray foam on the inside).
>> Anonymous
Foam core board?
>> Anonymous
>>201228
That stuff didn't bend well. I bent like 10 pieces of it at walmart and it didn't like it, more warped instead of nice bends
>> Anonymous
>I've got some that's about 1.5mm thick. You ain't getting it in your printer though.

Flatbed printers? Really expensive though.
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OP, whatever you're planning pretty much decides what options you'll need to consider. Making a helmet? Cardboard laminated properly would be sufficient. Making a 1:1 scale gun for a prop? You'll need to worry about adding structural reinforcements regardless of material.

Not sure if whatever you're making HAS to be hollow (for lightness) or if you're just lazy to laminate paper together, but you should consider using internal reinforcements.
>> Anonymous
>>201524
source on pic?
>> Anonymous
http://www.plastruct.com/

Styrene/ABS plastic sheets, rods and whatnot. Not paper, but its very solid shit. Takes well to superglue and sanding. You can also heat it indirectly to warp it.
>> Anonymous
>>201524
I've made Canti helm 3 times. First time support was with news paper, next one was cloth, and the last one I went as far as using spray foam (which hardened it just fine), but still ended up warping.

I don't want cardboard, because I'm not making a Gundam.

All in all, I'm about two seconds away from calling it quits, and about one second away from making a vaccuforming machine.

And before someone goes off on me on a tangent saying cardboard will be the best thing: I made the body piece from it (thinking it'd be best for the body), and the results there weren't pretty (many frustrating hours to make a ghetto-rigged body piece)
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>>201560
Agreed, straight up cardboard isn't optimum with the corrugations. I do wonder if 300lb watercolor paper would work though. Probably pretty expensive way of doing it, but if it's designed to not warp after a few washes of glaze, it might do the trick. I'd ask around first before trying.

>>201532
I am the source. Model's scratchbuilt with no instructions/printable plans and uses paint as a cop-out.
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>>201576
well its very good. Congrats man
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>>201576
that kicks serious ass
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You are god
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>>201524
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have any more photos? that's outstandingly awesome.
>> Anonymous
>>201576

wait...your JNORAD? WHAT? I fucking love your blog/Hotaru! I printed all her schematics and put them on my wall! Oh, nice glass full of heads, btw.

Say, tell me some about the screws you used for her joints? Also, the wire hands? I want to make my own Hotaru-based figures, but I'm limited in that I don't have MTG cards or screws (home depot?) Think its possible to make everything only using 110? I also need to learn about designing papercraft clothes, cause I dunno much about sewing, etc...You'd prolly want printer paper or something in order to make them flexible, though...
>> Anonymous
>>201750

Home Depot or any local hardware store has them. I used something similar in size to 6-32 inch-thread, 3/8 inch length, flat screws. 110lb cardstock would require laminations of up to 16 layers to be stable for joints, but your real problem is degradation of the ball joints due to excessive compression. You can compensate by pre-stressing the parts before final assembly. However, your ball joint balls need to have a larger outer diameter and the sockets need smaller sizes (interference fits).

And don't do what I did for paper clothes. It was the most retarded idea I carried out. The time it takes you to crumple a sheet of paper, you can learn how to sew well. I've never gone back since.

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>>201750
Home Depot or any local hardware store has them. I used something similar in size to 6-32 inch-thread, 3/8 inch length, flat screws. Note: use washers for the bolt head and nut. 110lb cardstock would require about 12-16 laminations to be stable for joints, but your real problem is degradation of the ball joints due to excessive compression. I found that the shiny/tough coating on playing cards prevents excessive surface tearing that results from screw based paper joints. I would have used 110lb for as much as i could but it was too thin and weaker than Magic: the Gathering cards. Pokemon/whatever TCG also works. Get creative!

Regarding ball joints, even with playing cards, the material compresses over time, resulting in a loose ball joint. With 110lb cardstock, you'll have that problem earlier on, if the socket doesn't fail from tearing/deformation. You can compensate for the compression by pre-stressing the socket by wearing down the socket with a larger diameter ball before finally replacing it with a slightly larger ball (about 0.005-0.05 in larger diameter).

And don't do what I did for paper clothes. It was the most retarded idea I carried out. The time it takes you to crumple a sheet of paper, you can learn how to sew well. And it looks terrible up close. DON"T DO IT. Learn from my mistakes.

>>201694
Some un-resized pictures of the gun from various angles here:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/jnorad/TeamFortress2Minigun/100_0974.jpg
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/jnorad/TeamFortress2Minigun/100_0975.jpg
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/jnorad/TeamFortress2Minigun/100_0979.jpg
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>>201799
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>>201799

k, I'll look at the screws for joints. for making ball joints, why dont we try using a wood ball shell, like these:
http://www.createforless.com/Laras+Wood+Ball+Bead+10+mm+20+pc/pid20648.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&am
p;utm_medium=cse

i'll consider learning how to sew, but I might try making a single shirt or something to see exactly how badly it comes out...my clothes could use a weathered look; my figures wear WWII era uniforms, etc.
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