mutley29 December 8, 2006 Share December 8, 2006 (edited) Edited July 17, 2007 by mutley29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 December 8, 2006 Share December 8, 2006 thats a nice skimmer! I'M in HAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla December 8, 2006 Share December 8, 2006 That's Freakin Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltwayBandit December 8, 2006 Share December 8, 2006 Some people have entirely too much time on their hands. That skimmer looks really good for a DIY, not to mention some serious suckage to get that much air in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletknight06 December 8, 2006 Share December 8, 2006 does anyone know what kind of mesh they are using and where to get it. I want to use it to modify my ER rs80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 (edited) ... Edited January 19, 2007 by ErikS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 Anyone come up with a good way to make the transition & I'm in I've got a 5' oven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 E, How convinced are you that the transitition is a must? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 It's pretty easy to do Chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 (edited) "dun-know" Edited January 19, 2007 by ErikS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller December 9, 2006 Share December 9, 2006 It's actually funner and easier than it might look to someone who hasn't worked with plexi or tried it before. I tried it on several of my downdraft skimmers 10-12 years ago but didn't see that much of a difference in collection. Makes a difference if it's not straight at least it seems that it did. We did it in our oven set on 350 in a ply jig until it sags and then I lay the jig itself over the diameter pipe cut to the transistion height I want and let it cool. Cast sheet works better than extruded which tends to bubble faster and tear during molding. I cut to final shape (round in my case) including the riser hole I need first as opposed to drilling/cutting it later. Worked better that way for me. The jig keeps the ring part flat so it seals. You're really just stretching it into shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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