monkey69962000 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 i really want to make really cool covers for my humbuckers. I want to cover the 4 pickups in the 2 humbuckers with a translusent blue plastic. If i have the plastic as a solid how do i make the pickup cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 i really want to make really cool covers for my humbuckers. I want to cover the 4 pickups in the 2 humbuckers with a translusent blue plastic. If i have the plastic as a solid how do i make the pickup cover when you say that you have the plastic in solid form do you mean a big lump of plastic? PS whats the color of the pups giong to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 sorry im new at this customizing thing. I mean i have like little beads that i can melt together to form 10 covers and still have left over. Whats a pup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 sorry im new at this customizing thing. I mean i have like little beads that i can melt together to form 10 covers and still have left over. Whats a pup no apologies needed : Iam still in the same beginner state that i was 70 or so posts ago... this site is great for learning . HOwever i fear that i am becoming addicted to the site oh sorry, me and my guitar slang, pup is short for pickup how hard is the plastic? you could try getting a pickup cover size block of your plastic and routing it out, the sanding it to make it exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner16 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 well I'm no expert on this..but if you have plast bead media.... your going to need to make a mold of the pup cover.... most likely out of metal.... I guess you will have to heat the plastic beads up to a high temp. Your looking at an awful lot of work . Do you have to use plastic beads ? I think a thin sheet of acrylic would work better and easier .... Heated to the right temp. the acrylic will conform to pretty much any shape ..... that's how we (the company I work for) make acrylic bathtubs and jetted tubs. Just an idea... Having to build a mold for the plastic beads to melt together may be very time consuming.... Just my opinion. Again... I'm no plastic expert... but I do have $0.02 to spend...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 ok does anyone know where to find a mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I'm almost positive it's going to be prohibitively expensive. I've looked into plastic casting, since I already do some metalcasting, and it's really expensive. You could get someone to make you a mold, but it will be expensive, and after the amount of work you'll have to do for two pup covers, I don't see it being a good idea. I think you can get blue bobbin covers (Brian sells colored bobbin tops) rather inexpensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 You could try making your own mold, maybe casting it in aluminum. Do you have an injection molder to force the molten plastic into a mold? You could build your own. It sound like a lot of work/hassle. If you could find the same color plastic in sheet form, you could vacuform it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner16 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Well I never tried it ..but you could probably use those nifty "chrome" cover like the ones on Universal Jems page. You could use that as a "base mold" or a starting point, so to speak. I think they are 100% metal...which can withstand heat from a hot sheet of acrylic ... Like everyone else is stating... If you plan on making a couple hundered to sell or something... it may be worth the time and $$$ to invest.... If it's going to be a one time thing.... Fasten your seatbelt, get comfortable, and leave your wallet at the front door it's going to be a long and expensive ride..... Only you can decide which the best way to spend your time and $$$. Also .. just think .. you may need to make 12 or more .... just before you get the process down and a perfect cover that is usable .... that's a lot of scrap materials that will be wasted for a "one time" cover. Another thought that just popped in my head.... You may be able to use Lexan or a polycarbonate (sp) kind of like RC car bodies .... it may be easier and cheaper to work with..... plus you could paint / tint it whaterver color you want ... making the covers more universal.... than just making one color.... in your case trans. blue. It just a thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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