Metalicising?

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Metalicising?

Post by SUBYDAZZ » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:36 am

No, not a new exercise regime, but does anyone know anywhere that you can get plastic things coated in metal to make them harder or stronger or stuff? Just out of interest.
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Post by d_generate » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:21 pm

You can get it chrome plated but it won't add any strength structurally, just on the surface.
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Post by SUBYDAZZ » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:24 am

Hmmm, tha's what I was thinking, bugger.

Anyone here do very light engineering then?

I have a plastic handled kitchen utensil that's be the best thing in the world, if only 'twere made of metal...
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Post by d_generate » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:37 pm

You could always go to Repco, Supercrap & buy the 2 pack plastic metal that will hold anything together & mould it over the item yourself, once it's set you can drill/file/sand pretty much do anything with it, a mate used it to fill a crack in his motor bikes sump & it lasted for years.
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Post by dfoyl » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:04 pm

Make a mould from it and re-cast in metal...
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