Believe it or not just melting HDPE plastic, (Milk jugs, Home Depot buckets, etc), into the same size and shape, can work almost as well.
I wonder if someone was able to work a few layers of the canvas into that, if it would do better? (Carbon fiber , of course. Just trying to keep with the cheap and really light theme.)
You would initially melt the hdpe in a pan, of the right size and shape. Once formed and cooled, you could heat it up a bit again, and bend it if you wanted the curved shape.
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Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:41 am
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yeah... using a sledge hammer to pound on the edges of your $300 ceramic plates to make somewhat effective handgun cartridge resistant plates.... not so much.
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Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:43 am
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I doubt you could cook this up on your kitchen stove but the ARMY is employing synthetic saphires to make transparent armor that disintegrates projectiles.
Just thought that it might be of interest since y'all were talking about armor....
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:14 am
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