keith Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Does anyone know where i can buy some tinted green acrylic thats 2mm thick so i can make some ROTJ lenses? All i can find is 3mm, but that has to be heated up way too much to form into a bubble lens. Thanks, Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk-4224 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 hi keith i´ve a flat green motorcycle helmet visor from our bikeshop think it´s for a ROEMER helmet 2mm it was a used one with some cracks in the edges but works fine to build some lenses for my tie bucket and the price? $0,00 was a gift from the suplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 maybe this will help.http://www.delviesplastics.com/ACRYLIC%20SHEET.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisUK Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Keith, I have a few bit and peices from the visor that came with the Boba MSH. Would this be any good? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stomper Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Here this link should work, the one above doesn't for some reason: http://www.delviesplastics.com/ACRYLIC%20SHEET.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thanks Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thanks for your help. I will keep looking for some 2mm tinted green acrylic here in the UK. I only need a very small amount, so i don't want to pay too much for it. Chris, thanks, but it has to be acrylic/perspex so i can form it into a bubble lens. I have made green lenses before from 3mm acrylic, but it had to be heated up so much that it was melting the eye socket of the helmet. Thanks, Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Melted eye sockets are not good. http://www.bayplastics.co.uk/Product%20 ... sheets.htm Try these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stomper Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 LOL... try this link... it should work! (psst.... make sure you leave at least one space (at either end) between the hyper-link and your message text, that way the link will work! ) http://www.bayplastics.co.uk/Product%20 ... sheets.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Thanks again Tony.I will remember that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 I've sorted it now. I spent about an hour sanding the 3mm green i had down to around 2mm or less. I only sanded one side down and made that the inside of the lens, but i buffed the inside back to its original shine anyway. I have no fingerprints left, but the lenses came out great Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no-skillz Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 why not just buy some flat green lenses? They dont cost that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD2802 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Double velcroed pvc acetate film works for me. Easy in, easy out. About 1/10th the cost of acrylic lenses too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 why not just buy some flat green lenses? They dont cost that much. I think Keith is after making some 'bubbled' lense so he needs the acrylic to form them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 Yes as Paul said, i needed acrylic/perspex so i could heat them up to form bubble lenses. Its an ROTJ helmet, not a ANH/ESB. Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I have made bubble lenses out of a cheap grinding/cutting smoke face sheild from our local automotive dealer.its 2mm thick and very flexable stuff,heats easy with a heat gun and forms well.their only about six bucks a pop and you can get three or four sets of lenses from them.easy peasy....polycarbonite is way to stiff,but easier to see threw.cheers mate.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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