Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hi guys! I have a pack being built by DirtyBoy currently and since I already had the mortar tube built he's leaving that part off. To complete the tube I needed to attach the radar dish so I picked up a vacuuformed version through Trooperbay. The question I have is after trimming the pieces it looks like the smooth back part fits inside the ribbed outer part. All of the reference pics I've looked at show the ribbed dish on top of a slightly larger black plate. What should I do to make it more accurate? Should I still put it together then attach it to a disk of some kind, or do I just put it together as is and attach it to the tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzer86 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 The backing pad should overlap the radar dish by 1/8th inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Any suggestions on what to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Try a CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 No luck with the cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Is this the 4 or 5 inch version of the radar dish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looks like a little over 5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ah, that's why. There were 2 different versions from Tupperware. The 4 inch one is actually the correct one which also works well with a CD as backup disk. If you have an ABS sheet and a circle you could try to improvise Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Roger that! Worst case, I'll have to order a finished one I saw on eBay from the UK. I think I'll check with Mike from Trooperbay too to see what he suggests. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraulein Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Someone here found that the rubber backing for an polishing/sanding wheel worked. One of these > http://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/80489826?src=pla&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test&CS_003=7867724&CS_010=80489826 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks, great idea! I'll look into if my Home Depot or Lowe's has something similar if not the same item! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Solcar23 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Is that a real Tupperware lid with the rubber backing from the above post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzer86 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yes. That is a 4" Tupperware lid with a sanding disc backing pad. Just popped it up so you can see how it should look when it's assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgr Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 There are larger size pad backers that will work with your 5" diameter Tupperware lid. Check out this post: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=12971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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