This is what I do for a living/use of my TS-75. You'll like this.

[robtonya]

Dude your work is amazing.  Hey I have a Tundra

You will have to post a picture of it. I hope you have had no problems from it.

 

[Bill Wyko]

The Blazer has 2 batteries under the hood. It needs a high output alternator but the one on it is custom so he doesn't want to replace it.

 

[Eli]

Do the headlights dim when you crank up NWA? ;D

 

[micky]

really nice job as usual  ;D

 

[butzla]

Bill,  I'm feelin the love here.  Great work and LOVE the color!

 

[Bill Wyko]

Do the headlights dim when you crank up NWA? ;D

The sun dims when it's cranked ;D along with the lights.

 

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks, I think the color is from a 1957 chevy nomad. It has a metalic in the clear though. I used to have a lowered dually that color. I loved it too. I thought I'd mention, the plexi is 1" thick and my TS-75 cuts it perfectly. I also bend it myself too.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Thanks, I think the color is from a 1957 chevy nomad. It has a metalic in the clear though. I used to have a lowered dually that color. I loved it too. I thought I'd mention, the plexi is 1" thick and my TS-75 cuts it perfectly. I also bend it myself too.

I've been wondering about that since I couldn't see any trace a a glue joint in that bend.
I'd sure like to know how you bend 1" stuff that well.

 

[Qwas]

I too would like to know how you bend it.

Also, what are the saw settings for cutting it? Speed, blade, depth?

 

[Eli]

I'm guessing a quartz heat bar. ;D

 

[Michael Kellough]

I'm guessing it needs more than one as in something on both sides?

 

[Bill Wyko]

Actually it's a silicon bender. A strap that is 6" and another thats 4" widex4' long and heats up to 500 degrees. It's tricky and very easy to blister a piece and ruin 300 or 400 dollars of plastic. Been there done that. The straps are attached to ceramic blocks and placed above and below the sheet. 4" on the inside of the bend, 6" on the outside of the bend and a whole bunch of patience. It takes about 4 to 6 hours to do it w/o screwing it up. We also do the port fusion too. The port trick took me years to perfect. Now I can do it w/o a single air bubble. The bending took me a couple years to perfect too. These are some of the things that really set our work apart from the rest.

 

[Michael Kellough]

The results are magical Bill, hence my curiosity.

 

[Eli]

What's "port fusion"?

(scurries off to re-read beginning of thread)

ahhh, the holey thing in betwinxt the speakers?

Fusion being the juncture of sheet and cylinder. Got it.  Still really interesting. I'm digging as much process as you want to post about, but I understand if they are trade secrets and all.