Hi all,
I guess I’m asking this openly, but also hoping Kit Rae can maybe shed some light on this. I’ve got a high Elven warrior shield is like to display, but it has quite a pronounced warp, I guess like a twist, from top to bottom. Any ideas on if this particular kind of fibreglass resin is susceptible to heat, could I heat it and twist it back?
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2Every HEWS I've seen in person is warped, some more than others. Just like yours, mine also has a twist toward the bottom.Jamie Shakespeare wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:57 am Hi all,
I guess I’m asking this openly, but also hoping Kit Rae can maybe shed some light on this. I’ve got a high Elven warrior shield is like to display, but it has quite a pronounced warp, I guess like a twist, from top to bottom. Any ideas on if this particular kind of fibreglass resin is susceptible to heat, could I heat it and twist it back?
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3Every HEWS I've seen in person is warped, some more than others. Just like yours, mine also has a twist toward the bottom.Buckeye wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:24 am [quote="Jamie Shakespeare" post_id=117218 time=<a href="tel:1630871846">1630871846</a> user_id=5225]
Hi all,
I guess I’m asking this openly, but also hoping Kit Rae can maybe shed some light on this. I’ve got a high Elven warrior shield is like to display, but it has quite a pronounced warp, I guess like a twist, from top to bottom. Any ideas on if this particular kind of fibreglass resin is susceptible to heat, could I heat it and twist it back?
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How weird - I wonder if they left the factory that way, or is it simply a product of time … I’m going to try applying heat tomorrow abs seeing if it becomes pliable
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4Well, I’ve not noticed it with mine in the last 15 years. Might have to have a better look at it. Is it that noticeable?
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5I going to guess and say that it's just resin being resin; meaning resin doesn't like temperature variations, and the larger the chunk of resin, the less it likes it. If your shields hadn't warped (thereby reducing the strain on the resin) they would have cracked.Jamie Shakespeare wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:16 amHow weird - I wonder if they left the factory that way, or is it simply a product of time … I’m going to try applying heat tomorrow abs seeing if it becomes pliableBuckeye wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:24 am ...
Every HEWS I've seen in person is warped, some more than others. Just like yours, mine also has a twist toward the bottom.
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6its pretty noticeable yeah, I'll try to shoot a photo later that shows itIdril wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:39 am Well, I’ve not noticed it with mine in the last 15 years. Might have to have a better look at it. Is it that noticeable?
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7I don't think I have seen any warped shields before, but I assume it would have cured like that and left the factory that way. I just checked mine, which came from the first production, and I don't see any warpage.
I have heated resin before to re-shape it, with some success. I have immersed small parts in boiling water, and used a heat gun at other times. You have to heat slowly until there is some flxibility, but not too much, then hold the shape while immersing in water to set it. Even doing that, I have had some parts return to the warped shape anyway.
I am not sure how something as large as the shield can be evenly heated and cooled though. The fiber in the resin will also resist changing the shape.
I have heated resin before to re-shape it, with some success. I have immersed small parts in boiling water, and used a heat gun at other times. You have to heat slowly until there is some flxibility, but not too much, then hold the shape while immersing in water to set it. Even doing that, I have had some parts return to the warped shape anyway.
I am not sure how something as large as the shield can be evenly heated and cooled though. The fiber in the resin will also resist changing the shape.
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