smitty
Sm'arter than the aver'age bear...!
- Location
- Frankston South, Victoria
- First Name
- Alex
- Drive
- 98 FL Galant Type S Manual, FG XR6, VY Acclaim, MQ Triton GLS
Hey guys,
Ive got access to a fair amount of some rather interesting commercial cladding material, called aluminum composite panel, aka "alucobond" or "mitsubishi alpolic". it's a sheet of PPE sandwiched between two very thin (0.5mm or smaller) layers of aluminium, with a typical total thickness between 3 to 5 mm.
I figure it could potentially be useful for things such as fabricating air boxes, sheilds for pod filters, vanes or fins to direct airflow towards certain areas of the engine bay etc.
It is very lightweight, extremely rigid, easy to cut(circular saw is best, but a hacksaw will motor through it), can be folded/glued/drilled/routed/hole-sawed/riveted/sanded to make whatever. It can also withstand extremely high velocity impacts... (yes, i do mean it's bulletproof, just dont ask me how i know)
If anyone is interested in experimenting with this stuff, let me know. Can get my hands on a fair amount of the stuff, as a mate supplys the stuff a/w/a installs. Sheet sizes are usually between 1200 to 1500mm wide, with varying length. I can also get an amount of aluminium angle, "z" profile and "top hat" profile that could be used for making various brackets and mountings.
Edit: Small sizes should have no problem being sent interstate, but if you were after a full width sheet (1200 or 1500mm) it could be a problem, larger sheets are more susceptible to damage in transit, and postage costs could be an issue.
Ive got access to a fair amount of some rather interesting commercial cladding material, called aluminum composite panel, aka "alucobond" or "mitsubishi alpolic". it's a sheet of PPE sandwiched between two very thin (0.5mm or smaller) layers of aluminium, with a typical total thickness between 3 to 5 mm.
I figure it could potentially be useful for things such as fabricating air boxes, sheilds for pod filters, vanes or fins to direct airflow towards certain areas of the engine bay etc.
It is very lightweight, extremely rigid, easy to cut(circular saw is best, but a hacksaw will motor through it), can be folded/glued/drilled/routed/hole-sawed/riveted/sanded to make whatever. It can also withstand extremely high velocity impacts... (yes, i do mean it's bulletproof, just dont ask me how i know)
If anyone is interested in experimenting with this stuff, let me know. Can get my hands on a fair amount of the stuff, as a mate supplys the stuff a/w/a installs. Sheet sizes are usually between 1200 to 1500mm wide, with varying length. I can also get an amount of aluminium angle, "z" profile and "top hat" profile that could be used for making various brackets and mountings.
Edit: Small sizes should have no problem being sent interstate, but if you were after a full width sheet (1200 or 1500mm) it could be a problem, larger sheets are more susceptible to damage in transit, and postage costs could be an issue.