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Posted: 08/09/2006 19:14 PM Post subject: Vortex Blocks

Mr Vortex

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For my vortex blocks I use 1/2" acrylic sheet, only $0.50 for a 4" x 4" square. It's tough and durable and it's clear. Cool

Too bad it smells like crap when you cut or drill it. Now I need some clear pipe to house it in.

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Posted: 08/09/2006 21:09 PM Post subject:

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do you just glue a bunch of sheets together to get the required height? where do you get the sheets from?

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Posted: 08/10/2006 9:23 AM Post subject:

Mr Vortex

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Required Height?
And I get the sheets from a plastics store near me. You can also get PVC in Sch 40 or 80 sheets, and ABS sheets.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=334&
In the link it says all "samples" are 2 bucks but I went to get 1 sample 1/2" clear acrylic ($2), 1 sample 1/4" Sch 80 PVC ($2), and 2 samples of 1/4" clear acrylic ($4). So it should have been $8.50, but I know them so they gave me 2 1/2" sheets of acrylic, 2 PVC sheets, and 3 1/4" acrylic sheets. And they only charged me five bucks for all of it. Cool

Should have been 15.

djt

Posted: 08/10/2006 14:02 PM Post subject:

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that pretty much eleminates any more need to stick pvc in the oven to flatten it!

but i mean do you like cut a bunch of circles of plastic and stack them and glue them to get the basic shape of your vortex block? and by basic shape i mean the solid bondo cylinder you usually see but in acrylic.

noname

Posted: 08/10/2006 15:26 PM Post subject:

Mr Vortex

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I use inline vortexes. Like think of the bondo in the plug but just the upper rectangular prism shaped part. That way I don't need to put a fat ugly T in. I can just mount the block inside a piece of pipe with a screw to attach it. Let me draw a Paint version real fast.

NL_bjorn

Posted: 09/28/2006 13:40 PM Post subject:

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Do you wanna send picturs of your vortex blocs?
Thanx,NL_bjorn

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Posted: 09/28/2006 18:36 PM Post subject:

Mr Vortex

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I did already.

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