[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] Alpine window channels

[Beth/Frank Jenkins]

Steve's right. Good job. Frank

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I can vouch for the quality of David's acrylic windows, he made me a set for
Frank Jenkins "Special" the quality and fit is outstanding, I installed them
using Velcro in the slides and they came out very nice indeed.
I highly recommend them to anyone who needs a set.
<>Steve Cota<>
 
In a message dated 12/31/2009 9:20:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
reinadesigns at aol.com writes:

Hi Guys,

Regarding the side windows, I know I have been saying this for a  
while but I am going to make some sets.  I have only one thing I  
still need.  One of those round things for the shop.  You know a  
"round to it".

I while back I made, using old original side windows, two routing  
jigs which turn out very accurate pieces.  I also bought a sheet of  
1/8" special plexi which is hardened on both sides and much more  
scratch resistant than standard plexiglas.

But to make the windows as per original I also have to cut some  
acrylic blocks for the handles and mill a little flute down each side  
and then sand and polish each handle.  This gets a little time  
consuming.

Also while my special acrylic sheet is the bee's knee's for scratch  
resistance, the coating the manufacturer puts on the plexi prevents  
solvent glue from softening the surface and makes gluing on the  
handles a problem.  What I have to do to get around this problem is  
with a masking stencil, sandblast just the areas where the handles  
mount.  This then allows the glue to work.

Finally the original windows have bevels on the edges.  So these also  
need to be created with files or sanding blocks, and then polished up.

By the way, the originals were not a soft unbreakable plastic like a  
polycarbonate (Lexan), but were a hard regular acrylic type material.

Regards,
Dave Reina



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