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by entilza
Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:53 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: How to build up a solid surface on plastic?
Replies: 11
Views: 13800

Hi all, I ended up solving this problem by instead of extending the surface of the "gun" in a wedge, I instead extended the length of the brass "electrodes". I found a piece of brass pipe in the hobby store that was the perfect OD. Hacksawed them to the right angle, super glue, a...
by entilza
Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: How to build up a solid surface on plastic?
Replies: 11
Views: 13800

Hi all, Thanks for the continued advice. The Salsa wood & super glue idea sounds interesting. It will allow me to easily get a naturally angular shape. I've never coated something with super glue before - that would be interesting! Obviously I'll need to attach it to a screw and put in a vice fo...
by entilza
Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:26 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: How to build up a solid surface on plastic?
Replies: 11
Views: 13800

Firstly: oops, sorry about the inline images. My bad, I should have read the rules closely. Not a great start. :shock: Thanks for the suggestions so far. chiver: A plastic rod! Great idea - could be cut to be real short, just giving the angle really. Just need to figure where to source such a thing....
by entilza
Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:14 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: How to build up a solid surface on plastic?
Replies: 11
Views: 13800

How to build up a solid surface on plastic?

Hi team, First time scratch builder, looking for advice: I'm building a prop for a short film. It's a futuristic stun gun. I've bought a plastic toy that I've altered to my needs and have already done a test paint on. The view you see below is showing the "business end" of the stun gun, wh...