Due to the nonexistence of firms who will / can make aircraft canopies in polycarbonate in this part of Australia, we find ourselves in the position where we must make a compound curved canopy around four feet long, two and a half wide and two deep at the deepest point. We have a mould for the exact shape. The surface is tooling gelcoat.
Does anyone know- if we get the polycarb to the correct temp and we suck/blow it into this mould, will the finish be ok? Is there something that one can apply to the mould to help the forming? Two millimetre thick polycarb is the proposed sheet. Any ideas on how one could heat a sheet this size? We have looked at a few sites but they haven't addressed this specific question.
Thanks.
Does anyone know- if we get the polycarb to the correct temp and we suck/blow it into this mould, will the finish be ok? Is there something that one can apply to the mould to help the forming? Two millimetre thick polycarb is the proposed sheet. Any ideas on how one could heat a sheet this size? We have looked at a few sites but they haven't addressed this specific question.
Thanks.