Where to buy plastics?

[DPalive]

hey guys i live in toronto and i need to buy plastic for both guyman and thomas, any ideas?

[leinad1718]

hey guys i live in toronto and i need to buy plastic for both guyman and thomas, any ideas?

I use this online for my Thomas Helmet, maybe it can help you...
http://www.mcmaster.com/

[digitalove]

you can get petg plastic from amazon or eplastics.com. You could also try and look for it in your local arts and crafts store.

[piroteki]

er... be careful with that if you're intending to melt plastics. they can release toxic gases, make sure to have good ventilation and research the safety of what you're doing.

[AntoineS]

Hi,

I live in Vancouver, Canada, and I was struggling as well to find a store with affordable plexy.

Yesterday I was going to the dollar store and saw a framing shop for paintings and photos. I went in and asked, They sell pieces of 1/16" plexy with protective films on them. I paid 15 bucks for a sheet that can produce around 8 visors!

Simply go in and ask for a scrap and they may give it to you free.

[knup_tfaD]

if you're making a Thomas visor, what i did was take a 2 Liter soda bottle (clear), cut out where the label covers, bent to shape (took forever to get right), and spayed it with some of this: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RLL-253256 which i bought at auto zone. and it worked great!

[DPalive]

do you have any pics of how it turned out?

[knup_tfaD]

http://www.thedaftclub.com/forum/sho...ack-to-a-wreck you should use a generic brand because those bottles usually are more simple, and don't have those rings in the plastic like the coke bottles

[Decipher]

live in Vancouver, Canada, and I was struggling as well to find a store with affordable plexy.

A fellow Vancouverite! I agree it's tough finding certain materials here. I lucked into my visor plastic because my school's vacuum forming workshop sells sheets of PETG for ~$5. If you need urethane resins etc. (Smooth On, for example), there's a great place on Boundary around 1st ave.