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making extruder dies.

updated tue 8 nov 05

 

Pat Southwood on mon 7 nov 05


Hi,
I have done a few of these in the last few months, havibg finally =
convinced my husband that I cant hold up a Clay Bulley and fix it onto =
the wall at the same time!
We always used wood at college, but when I tried it at home mine kept =
splitting along the grain.
I smiled nicely at the 3d technician who gave me some marine ply and =
mdf. They both worked well. I suspect the edges might blur after a while =
with the mdf. It was also suggested that I use 1/8th " perspex.
Hope this helps.
Pat Southwood
pat@southwood4.fsnet.co.uk