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eTraxx
Fireman
USA
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 Posted - 07/08/2012 : 2:36:08 PM
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The 'Tips and Tricks' section of PaperModelers.com is an excellent way to pass some time with some interesting ideas. Following my own advice I found a thread titled Corrugations made easy .. linked to on a Brit forum. This links to a website, Fassett Studios and his modeling tools" .. where clicking the links takes you to eBay .. and clicking through .. found Scale Corrugated metal making die SET - O (1/48) scale. He has other scales .. and other tool also.
Report follows:
Fassett Studios 1:48 Corrugated Metal Die - $8.99 including shipping -
What I got:
- An instruction sheet for those that can't figure out that you either (1) rub the foil against the corrugations .. or (2) press the foil between the two dies.
- Two plastic dies
- A 1:48 triangle (freebie)
Everything out of the plastic and a piece of 4-ft x 8-ft aluminum waiting. The back of the dies has a pattern on it ...
The die. The corrugations are triangular you notice - CNC milled?
The top piece was formed by rubbing my thumb over the aluminum and pressing into the die. The lower one by pressing the aluminum foil between two dies. The bit on the right is from rubbing the foil against the textured back of the die.
Interesting. The one on top is from rubbing the foil against the die and the one underneath from pressing the foil between the two dies .. and the bit on the right the one from rubbing the foil against the textured back of the die.
.. and the freebie triangle
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anubis51
Crew Chief
Australia
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Posted - 07/08/2012 : 5:20:57 PM
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Hi there Edward,
Thanks for the heads up on this product. Looks to be interesting.
I used a similar (home made) system many years ago to corrugate HO aluminium foil, and found it also turned out quite well. As you can see, it was a couple of sheets of Northeastern's corrugated siding. (Dunno whether it is still available or not...)
The trouble was though, that the foil is soooooo flimsy that it damages too easily, just with a slip, a crease, or an errant fingernail.
Once damaged, the stuff is impossible to rectify - especially once it has been applied to a model roof.
I tried some heavier gauge foil, but it didn't fold as readily as the thin stuff.
Result?
I no longer make my corrugated iron from foil....
Good luck with it, though.
John
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 07/09/2012 : 04:16:35 AM
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| Looks like a very interesting tool, but I have always wondered how one could avoid the problems mentionned by John when working on this kind of thin material. |
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eTraxx
Fireman
USA
1947 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2012 : 07:30:31 AM
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Originally posted by Frederic Testard
Looks like a very interesting tool, but I have always wondered how one could avoid the problems mentionned by John when working on this kind of thin material.
I want to get my hands on some Food Service Aluminum Foil. This REALLY heavy foil isn't that you see at the supermarket but used by the food service industry.
Trying to figure out online just how heavy the foil is .. is doubtful as they seldom give the thickness (in mills). Example - this product just says "Heavy-Duty". Ok. Clicking through to the buying guide tells us that the 'Heavy Duty' is .009 (gauge?)
The best I can tell from that is that the 'Heavy Duty' foil is half-again as thick as 'Standard Duty'.
Need to check locally for a food-service business |
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Tabooma County Rwy
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 07/09/2012 : 12:24:39 PM
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Ed,
I recently purchased several clear plastic triangles (the ones with the wide base so they will stand up by themselves) from Fassett Studios, and I also bought a set of (1/87) corrugated metal making "dies", although I haven't used them yet. Years ago I tried making my own corrugated metal from cooking foil, using the Northeastern "corrugated" siding as dies. Didn't work very well - the foil is too easily bent, as John said. I think you are on the right track, looking for a restaurant supply place, though. Fassett Studios has some neat stuff in their catalog.
Al Carter
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Glen Haasdyk
Crew Chief
Canada
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Posted - 07/14/2012 : 12:28:03 AM
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| I bought the HO version off Ebay a couple months back but I haven't used it yet. I have a mine structure that I want to re-roof using it. |
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Quark
New Hire
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Posted - 07/22/2012 : 10:53:29 AM
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I made my own such a tool. If you use kitchen aluminim foil its easy to damage. Simple solution, fill back side with white glue wait to dry, better is casting resin. Then cut and use.
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Glen Haasdyk
Crew Chief
Canada
777 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2012 : 12:44:28 PM
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| That's a good idea, I'll have to try it. |
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eTraxx
Fireman
USA
1947 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2012 : 1:52:48 PM
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A thread on Paper Modelers covers making aluminum clad card stock. You will have to register I believe to see the graphics but .. heck .. this is ONE website that anyone interested in scratch-building really needs to be a member of .. if for no other reason then the tips section.
I got a feeling that this would work great for making corrugated metal in scale. |
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UKGuy
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 07/23/2012 : 11:57:16 AM
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Try down the baking aisle or the kitchen aisle at the supermarket and grab some of the disposable foil baking pans or roasting pans.
This metal foil is as thick as the purchased corrugated material.
It provides very sturdy and useable corrugated panels.
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Quark
New Hire
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Posted - 07/24/2012 : 11:45:38 AM
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I like this explaination to glue paper and foil thank you Edward. But plain paper without foil works to make weathered metal panels. Because in weather process, it goes fast from silver to gray to gray with rust streaks and last all rust. Panels are silver only when very young. Paper is easy to paint and work on!
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Fassett Studios 1:48 Corrugated Roofing Tool
