polycarb :)

[Pugster2002]

what should i use to cut polycarb for myant weight

[razerdave]

Re: polycarb

Jigsaw or hacksaw for antweight sized bits.

[team_mute]

Re: polycarb

We use a jigsaw with blades like below for Mutes poly but its 12mm thick so hacksaw would be fine

http://www.screwfix.com/p/multipurpo...ack-of-3/21572

[Pugster2002]

Re: polycarb

ok how do you stick it togethor

[Pugster2002]

Re: polycarb

ok how do you stick it togethor

How do you stick the polycarbonate together and what with is what I was trying to say

[razerdave]

Re: polycarb

I would not try and stick it together, I would screw it together.

[gizz]

Re: polycarb

For the 1mm poly i used on my ants i either just cut it with a pair of scissors or used a sharp modelling knife and cut a straight line in it with a ruler and then bent it, that way it broke along the line making it straight.
It's easy enough bending polycarb to the shape you want and screw it together

[limpet]

For 1mm I use tin snips, you can also score it deep and then snap it.
It will glue with super glue if its clean.

[Gaseraki]

I have cut up to 2mm poly carb with a sharpe knife and a metal ruler.
Been able to bend up to 2mm polycarb by hand
At about 3mm polycarb I would recommend hacksaw/ jigsaw that kind of thing.

[baker01t]

i used polycarb (1mm) on Captain slow... it just shattered

[limpet]

i used polycarb (1mm) on Captain slow... it just shattered

Are you sure it was poly? I've bought some off eBay only to find it was acetate/Perspex. Polycarb is very difficult to break I doubt an antweight could do it.

[Eventorizon]

Polycarb does shatter if you hit it hard enough. With the forces unleashed by the spinners in a antweight arena I wouldn't be surprised if it was polycarb. They way to tell the difference it to look along the side of the sheet. Acrylic looks white where as polycarb looks a dark grey to black. It doesn't matter how it was cut it will be this colour regardless.

[harry hills]

At antweight level I doubt it will shatter. It never really has before unless you use super glue near it. My guess is acrylic.

[Eventorizon]

Sorry, typed the wrong word. I still believe that a antweight spinner can shatter 1mm polycarb.

[razerdave]

It tends to cut or tear, it's very rare for it to shatter at 1mm thick.