Thanks for the info,John. I was able to get the diameters OK,I just
needed to see how you did the flashing. I`ll post some pictures as
soon as I get them wrapped.

Thanks George A.



--- In treadwellbuilders@yahoogroups.com, "John Jongsma"
<jkjongsma@...> wrote:
>
> Hi George,
> Yes, I glued the flashing onto the PVC and then also used some
nails or
> screws to get the flashing to stay in place. I used gorrila glue.
>
> Also, I think the flashing had to be wrappped around the PVC in a
> certain way so that it would make a vertical specularity or shine.
If
> the flashing was put on the wrong way, the specularity or shine
was
> horizontal. I could be wrong about that, but that's what I
remember.
> I hope you know what I'm talking about, it's hard to explain.
>
> For the PVC neck parts, I wasn't able to make the diameters match
my
> blueprints because I couldn't cut the PVC and bend it into a
smaller
> diameter. Maybe the PVC could be heated up a little in an oven or
with
> a heat gun (like Craig Smith does for the R2 battery boxes).
>
> John Jongsma
>
>
>
>
> --- In treadwellbuilders@yahoogroups.com, "mmua86" <gnick4@> wrote:
> >
> > John, I believe you said you attached flashing around the neck
of the
> > droid. You used PVC,right? How did you attach it to the neck?
> >
> > Thanks George A.
> >
>