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Post by irricanian on Dec 11, 2007 18:00:47 GMT -5
The backpack done today, I must say working with vinyl is a pain ;D Two main boxes are made from 1/8" MDF re-inforced in the corners, I think I will probably make vac formed boxes for these instead of the MDF, it would be lighter and stronger. Comments or suggestions?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2007 19:48:04 GMT -5
Pretty sweet looking backpack dude. That is awesome looking. The vinyl was put on there real professional like. That looks great.
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Post by pghfett on Dec 12, 2007 1:38:45 GMT -5
Awesome work !!! Great job !!!
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Post by precentorjames on Dec 12, 2007 2:31:05 GMT -5
Most excellent work. You almost make vinyl folding look easy.
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Post by sgtcarida on Dec 12, 2007 8:36:20 GMT -5
Looks really good Vod. I must ask....how much does it weigh?
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Post by irricanian on Dec 12, 2007 9:06:06 GMT -5
Looks really good Vod. I must ask....how much does it weigh? Thanks guys! It weighs less than 2 pounds
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Post by sgtcarida on Dec 12, 2007 16:48:09 GMT -5
Less then 2 pounds! Holy freakin crap Vod OUTSTANDING job!
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Post by darkjawas on Dec 12, 2007 19:01:42 GMT -5
looking good the one im working on might be a little heaver and yea vinyal is a pain to get to work
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2007 19:31:35 GMT -5
Holy 2 pound pack Batman! That is light. I know it would be heavy (and tough to paint/dye) but I am still thinking about making a fully functional leather backpack since I do leather work. But if I give up that rediculously long and drawn out process and decided to do a vinyl, yours would definitely be my standard. Great job again!
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Post by irricanian on Dec 17, 2007 21:07:09 GMT -5
What do you guys think about vacformed main boxes and vacformed pouch boxes that the vinyl could be wrapped over instead of using foam blocks? What I'm thinking about is having the pouch blocks consisting of two halves (a front and a back) that would fit inside each other that the tops could be cut out so pouches could be functional.
This could also be done for the pouches on the belt as well. Any thoughts??
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Post by apollo on Dec 17, 2007 21:35:50 GMT -5
It would be a nice base to work off of. I don't plan on making any of the pouches functional, just because the on screen guys had no device on their pouches for closing them (snaps or velcro, whatever). It would be very useful to have though
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2007 22:09:48 GMT -5
The only thing about wrapping vinyl around vac-formed pieces is that, while it would be nice to have a base for the boxes, I would worry that the boxes might collapse under the weight of the vinyl. Even light vinyl. But I guess it depends if what material you use for the boxes (styrene, ABS, thickness). I can't say that I would be interested in a set for me. Neat idea but I really want to make my pack from scratch. I have some ideas...
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Post by apollo on Dec 17, 2007 22:40:45 GMT -5
I think ABS would hold up well, and styrene probably would too. It ultimately depends on thickness and that's not really a concern here since he's not going for detail
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2007 22:58:27 GMT -5
You are right. Detail doesn't matter. And from what I have heard from people who make their own stuff from scratch, I would definitely say that ABS is stronger (in general) than styrene. I work for Sears (I fix appliances in people's homes) and I can tell you, most plastic handles and hard plastic pieces on most appliances these days (if not metal) is almost always ABS.
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Post by snowflake on Dec 18, 2007 5:05:46 GMT -5
as an architecture student, my eyes bleed reading this! Mies Van Der Rohe used to say "God is in the details" and i pretty much agree. Anyway, you are right, ABS is a strong styrene more flexible and resistant.
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