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Old 02-12-2002, 07:00 PM
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ok after being told that everbright is not available I started looking for new stuff..
what I found is sold as spectral aluminum and it works out to 6.50/square foot. problem is I have to buy a whole sheet if they are going to bring it in. I myself will be using a 3X3 peace and the sheet is 4X10.

so who ever wants some let me know and we can figure this out.

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Old 02-12-2002, 07:27 PM
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I like to use reflective Mylar, you can usually buy it by the square foot.
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Old 02-12-2002, 08:53 PM
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what are you using mylar on? it melts when it gets to hot hehe... I was actualy looking at it but even the heat of a PC will soften it if it is to close so I am going with metal as I want the reflector to also be a support.

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Old 02-13-2002, 02:55 AM
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Steve, I have mylar sheet about two inches from my 400w MH...nothing's melting. It's been there for many months.
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Old 02-13-2002, 10:21 AM
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hmm realy.. maby I had cheep stuff a few years ago when I tried it. is there different grades?

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Old 02-13-2002, 08:04 PM
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Steve, it's about 6mm thick and came from Industrial Plastics (i think).
Don't know about grades, it's all they had.
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Old 02-13-2002, 09:26 PM
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Hey Steve,

I just spewed in another post about reflectors, take a look in "mirrors". You might want to reconsider using mylar. I'm not sure about it's emissivity, but I doubt it's as good as aluminum.

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Old 02-13-2002, 10:13 PM
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I saw that Gord, thanks. I myself am using spectral aluminum but the problem is I have to buy a whole sheet to get it brought in.. I only need a 3x3 chunk out of the 4x10 sheet [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img]

so I need to know if all the people who were interested in getting some still want some.

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Old 02-13-2002, 10:40 PM
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steve i'd like to knoe the sq ft cost.
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Old 02-13-2002, 10:44 PM
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how much are you selling it for steve? and could you bend it for me too? I would like to line the inside of my square hood, but angle the corners at 45° |/````\| kinda like that... the drawing is as detailed as you can get it with a keyboard. haha
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