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Post by Professor Moriarty on Nov 30, 2018 0:01:57 GMT -5
A Ghost Car is supposed to be clear... I’m pretty sure that is another no brainer. If a fella 3D Prints a Car in white PLA... then he has to be something of a delusional jackass to have the audacity to call it a ghost car... just sayin’.  |
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Post by Chuy on Nov 30, 2018 1:43:07 GMT -5
Damm that's nice
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Post by Eagle on Nov 30, 2018 2:24:14 GMT -5
Looks fantastic!
Is that a solid acrylic body?
That would make one heck of a trophy. You can call it what you want, but to me that is Trophy Car.
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Nov 30, 2018 5:38:49 GMT -5
Yep... just a solid plank.
Clear wheels took a few hours to polish up like that...
Wouldn’t mind casting some in clear resin... but I suppose that would yellow a bit.
Hey Peluso!
Get the fuck outta here, you goddam moron!
Sorry about that, fellas...
my turrets must be acting up again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 21:24:08 GMT -5
Holy smokes!! (No pun intended)
That is very impressive.
The clear wheels are something I never thought I'd see in my lifetime.
What she needs now is some diamond axles!
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Post by whodathunkit on Aug 21, 2019 19:08:44 GMT -5
Joe, Just reading over this older topic.. Love the car man! So i just had to chime in and say what no fancy cut outs.. anyhow here's some pic's of a car i did some time back! That's a little something like your ghost car.. however with out the clear wheels. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by Eagle on Aug 21, 2019 20:13:14 GMT -5
Cool car Whoda!
Is that a steelie for weight?
What ya got going on with the wheels?
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Post by Chuy on Aug 21, 2019 20:47:22 GMT -5
those are some pretty sweet wheels
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Aug 22, 2019 7:18:18 GMT -5
whodathunkit Yo! I know that you are a wizard with the scroll saw... But you are going to have a tough time convincing me that car wasn’t laser cut. Looks great Whoda! Cool idea for the wheels!
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Post by whodathunkit on Aug 22, 2019 17:57:00 GMT -5
Eagle, What I made the wheels from is black translucent acrylic tubing and clear acrylic rods for the centers. Oh" the weight is a big chrome covered steel ball bearing.. I use it on my tuning board. The car was made to show the axles.. so kids would have a better under standing of what canted drilled axles holes looked like in a car body. The wheels are soild.. un-like Joe's clear wheels with the hubs.. I'm running brass spacer bushings with brass brad nails for axles. Thank's Chewy! Joe, So you don't think that I cut the car out on the scroll saw! well if you'll look very close at the pic's.. you'll see that some of my edges in the cut outs are a little frosted and scratched from the cutting! I use ps woods machine super shapes scroll saw blades #7 or a #2 blade for cutting thinner acrylic sheets www.pswood.com/precision-ground-scroll-saw-blades/I also watch a lot scroll saw videos on U-tube.. like this one on cutting acrylic sheets on a scroll saw by Steve Good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YmUm-wa1xI I don't have a laser cutter.. Just a scroll saw. |
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Post by whodathunkit on Aug 22, 2019 18:22:46 GMT -5
Sorry Chuy! my bad spelling of your user name. |
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Post by Chuy on Aug 22, 2019 20:12:54 GMT -5
No worries
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Aug 22, 2019 22:15:59 GMT -5
Ok... now I am even more impressed.
You’ve got serious skills... and serious patience.
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Post by whodathunkit on Aug 23, 2019 17:46:32 GMT -5
Ok... now I am even more impressed. You’ve got serious skills... and serious patience. Thank's Joe! As i recall when i first started cutting out acrylics on the scroll saw I had all kinds of problems with melt back from wrong blade types or cutting to fast. I almost forgot about this car.. Until i seen your ghost car which is a kill looking car by the way!! The pic's i shared of the car were some that i took of it back then that were still on my computer! I still have the crazy thing.. well at least some parts of that i found in the shop today. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Eagle on Aug 23, 2019 18:00:55 GMT -5
Whoda - Super cool! I'm curious if you have any secrets on drilling the axle holes? There is a lot more to the story, and more "ghost" cars. Take a look at laserman.freeforums.net/thread/567/ghost-carThe car that Joe actually raced, so to me it is the first "ghost" car, is called Krystal Deelite. |
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