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richard vankoghnett
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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:19 Post subject: back window |
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Hi all, I have just purchased a 1993 JB 500. After purchasing i found out the back window is broken. what do you think my chances are of finding a new window? are there other options out there?
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YOZA
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If it was me I would use the original fixings and seal then simply cut a new piece from a sheet of acrylic of the same thickness and tint using the damaged one as a template.
Acrylic is a nice material to work with and if you use the correct blade in your jigsaw it is surprising what you can achieve.
The seal on that model is large and wide, it will hold the Acrylic nicely.
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richard vankoghnett
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| okay thanks. I was not aware it was just a flat piece of sheet. i thought it was heat formed. I do not pick it up for a week, so have only seen pictures. It is not that hard to do a heat form. as long as i could find an oven it would fit in. thought maybe there is a used place to get one. they must be too old and rare. Thanks again Richard |
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Deker
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 20:22 Post subject: |
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| richard vankoghnett wrote: |
okay thanks .. i thought it was heat formed . It is not that hard to do a heat form
as long as i could find an oven it would fit in |
Generally, plastics are heated with steam.
If you use an oven for heating plastics, be careful with "Local" heat - as by way of being too close to the heating device,
that can "Boil" then burn the material.
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richard vankoghnett
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 20:43 Post subject: |
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| O boy well i hope it is flat or flat will work then. Had a friend years ago that was making ATV windshields, thought he had made a wood buck covered with felt. then sheet of plastic and into the oven. he went broke so guess i should not have learned from him. Thanks Richard |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:55 Post subject: |
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| richard vankoghnett wrote: |
| thought maybe there is a used place to get one. they must be too old and rare |
The main difficulty there is that they are not made by Mitsubishi. An independent company buys the cab/ rolling chassis and then does the coachwork and interiors. You could try sourcing one from the manufacturer, in Japan, but Yoza's suggestion is probably the best. :D
Club member Ho55, in the Isle of Man, has one, but hasn't been on the website for quite a long time. 
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andyman
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The best way to cut acrylic is with a laser cutter - if you can find one locally, and depending on the size of your window. Most school models will take 900 x 600mm, some,1000 x 750mm. You'll need to use a compatible design package to draw the exact shape you need, that would take an experienced designer about 5 mins to draw and not much longer to cut. No danger of stress cracking or scratching with swarf.
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Deker
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| andyman wrote: |
| The best way to cut acrylic is with a laser cutter - No danger of stress cracking or scratching with swarf. |
A Bandsaw works very well, I know, do it quite often. Keep the paper backing on the plastic, will protect the surface.
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