Tools & Supplies: Styrene
Posted on Dec 23rd 2005 by trekprops.de.
Styrene is the typical material to build models because it is very easy to handle. It is a kind of plastic which is available in different thicknesses (0,3 to 5 mm), colors (even with effects like “mirror”) and shapes, for example sheets, pipes, profiles, structured sheets (i.e. ribbed) and many more.
Styrene can easily be sanded, split (if it has been scarified along the desired line), drilled, sawn, etc. It also can be easily and permanently joined using plastic glue.
Modulor direct link: Polystyrene white, matte
2 Responses to “Tools & Supplies: Styrene”
Work in Progress: Voyager Desktop Computer on: August 8th, 2013 at 22:55
[…] to create a lip on the upper inside of the screen as support for the back frame. I used a strip of styrene for that. Without it, there would’ve been no way to attach it […]
Work in Progress: Neutrino Probe – Molding on: April 2nd, 2014 at 21:37
[…] closes the main body and houses the 7-segment-LEDs for the readout. I built it from three layers of sheet styrene, glued together and filed to […]
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