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Anyone know of a good source for different sizes of triangular styrene strip?

I'm working on an Italeri 35th PT and have determined that the hull chines are missing a shape.. if I can find triangular strip that has a 30/90/60 angle breakdown of the right size I'm good to go.. but it appears that neither Evergreen or Plastruct make such a shape.

Anyway you can mount stock on the table and or guide on a disc sander and plane it?

You could make it by glueing a flat piece to an angle piece. Would suggest liberal amounts of Ambroid Liguid Glue or Tenex.

Hmmm or I could do a flat strip to a flat strip that sets it at the right angle... I'd have to fill & sand an edge and aft corner but it might work....

shipkitnut wrote:Anyway you can mount stock on the table and or guide on a disc sander and plane it?

Thought about that but I don't have the tools

Use a right angle, trimmed down to size on the short leg, and fill with Evercoat or similar catalyzed body putty, screeding off the excess before it hardens. Should get you about 95% of the way there in a few minutes. The rest is more filling and sanding, the ship builders mantra LOL

Kurt

Plastruct, Evergreen, and Midwest(super styrene) all make solid triangular shapes in styrene. typically 8-16" in length.

Umi_Ryuzuki wrote:Plastruct, Evergreen, and Midwest(super styrene) all make solid triangular shapes in styrene. typically 8-16" in length.

Yes, but at the wrong angle. Instead of 45 degree angles I need 30 dgree/60 degree.

HEY THERE! TRACY! I think you could get EVERGREEN PLASTIC square strip in the size you need and then use a belt sander to bring it to shape.This is without a doubt the only way I,ve been able to get shapes as you describe. commodore4