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lexan crawler body panels............... - bob1961 - 03-11-2008
where can i get clear lexan stock that's the same thickness as crawler body panels to make some custom panels for my crawler i'm getting...........bob
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lexan crawler body panels............... - bob1961 - 03-11-2008
found a thread that said macaster-carr had sheets of the stuff.................bob
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lexan crawler body panels............... - AddictedtoNITRO - 03-11-2008
I was just gonna say try them. Kinda expensive place but when it's your only choice.....
lexan crawler body panels............... - Ponch - 03-11-2008
Parma and other companies sell sheet lexan.
The stuff at McMaster.com is kinda thick, their thinnest sheet is .04"=1mm thick.
lexan crawler body panels............... - thenewguy821 - 03-11-2008
They carry various thickness' of Lexan at Hobbytown USA
lexan crawler body panels............... - Mnster - 03-12-2008
I use this.
K&S Clear Sheet 9x12" .030" (2)
Can't beat the price. I pick it up at my local hobbytown.
lexan crawler body panels............... - bob1961 - 03-12-2008
AddictedtoNITRO
there price wasn't to bad for a 12" x 24" 1/16" thick bout 7.00 bucks....
ponch
ya said there thinnest sheet is .04"=1mm thick....most lexan bodys
are .060"..................bob
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lexan crawler body panels............... - DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 - 03-12-2008
Just an aside on thickness.
The thickness of a vacuum drawn body varies across the body. Look at the edges of a shell before it's trimmed. That's the blank before they pull it. Much thicker than the finished area of the body.
.030 is pretty sturdy.
.040 at 1mm is plenty for flat panels filling cagework on a crawler, I would suspect.
Bob, I'm always cutting and keeping scraps of flat plastic for paint uses, and I find plastic clamshell packaging, like bakery goods come in at Costco, usually have large areas of good, flat surfaces. Maybe you can sweet-talk a kid at Costco or Jewel into giving you a couple boxes? If nothing else, buy some cofee cakes and keep the boxes when you are done eating them.
lexan crawler body panels............... - Mnster - 03-12-2008
Yeah anything over .030 is over kill. I'm running .030 and it's plenty thick. Thicker then the sides of most proline bodies.
lexan crawler body panels............... - AddictedtoNITRO - 03-12-2008
bob1961 Wrote:AddictedtoNITRO
there price wasn't to bad for a 12" x 24" 1/16" thick bout 7.00 bucks....
ponch
ya said there thinnest sheet is .04"=1mm thick....most lexan bodys
are .060"..................bob
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That isn't too bad. I was just going thru it the other day for some cf and was like HOLY CRAP. they wanted like 80 bux for just a small piece lol
lexan crawler body panels............... - bob1961 - 03-12-2008
AddictedtoNITRO Wrote:That isn't too bad. I was just going thru it the other day for some cf and was like HOLY CRAP. they wanted like 80 bux for just a small piece lol
here's a 12" x 24" 1/16" clear i found there....and for body panels for a crawler this should work great at 1/16" thick..................bob
$6.29 Each
Polycarbonate Material
comparable to lexan, hyzod and tuffak. this material offers impact strength over a wide temperature range.
Thickness
1/16"
Length
24"
Width
12"
Clear
Clear with No Tint
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