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TreehuggerQ: Would it be possible to create weighted wheels from resin wheels after heating the solid resin wheels in very hot water? Anyone know?
Otherwise I will have to sand the wheels.
I do know, and have personally reshaped some 1:48 scale Sidewinder missiles in resin that was warped, they straightened themselves out after holding them down in very hot water. Ofc, those resin parts were fairly thin and weren't as solid as the resin wheels I will be using.
Otherwise I will have to sand the wheels.
I do know, and have personally reshaped some 1:48 scale Sidewinder missiles in resin that was warped, they straightened themselves out after holding them down in very hot water. Ofc, those resin parts were fairly thin and weren't as solid as the resin wheels I will be using.
9 December 2018, 17:26
Wim van der LuijtI wouldn't bet on it. PU resin is a 2 part system, the result is not a thermoplast and cannot be remoulded.....slight deformation (ie straightening out bent parts) is possible only to a limited degree......sanding is the way to go
9 December 2018, 17:56
TreehuggerNow that I am reading the comments here, trying to heat the whole wheel sounds like an obvious mistake, heh, so I won't try that.
9 December 2018, 18:05