best place to buy polystyrene?(for vac forming)

[newguy101]

ok so i figure ill give vac forming a try and was wondering where to get the polystyrene. i know Turbo Tax had a site in his guide but their shipping is outrageous and i dont really need to spend $20, just need the 8 sheets that they offer for $10. cant seem to find anyone that sells it in town.

[hailrazer]

ok so i figure ill give vac forming a try and was wondering where to get the polystyrene. i know Turbo Tax had a site in his guide but their shipping is outrageous and i dont really need to spend $20, just need the 8 sheets that they offer for $10. cant seem to find anyone that sells it in town.

Their shipping is not ridiculous , The shipping companies are ridiculous. They have shot prices through the roof.

[bacteria]

If you need to know how to make a cheap vacuum forming table, have a look at my site. Step-by-step tutorial.

I use Plasticard, 2mm (0.080"). In the USA they call it Styrene. Various places sell it on e-bay. I went for 325mm x 220mm.

[newguy101]

thanks bacteria, i actually already built my table. just took a few hours.

[Kurt_]

I have a bunch of 0.060" styrene. It might be a little thin for most people, but it works well with extensive bondo-ing and franken-casing.

I'm in Canada though, so shipping might be a little expensive. I can send you a sheet or two, depending on the size, for like $10-$20 shipped. Take the size of your portable, length times height times height plus 4 inches, then the same for width, and that's about what you need. Better to have too much than too little, and I have a bunch of surplus I'd get rid of for cheap. But shipping...

[skeneegee]

See if you can find a hobby shop that sells model trains. They use a lot of styrene in that hobby for their model buildings and such.

[newguy101]

well i found some decently priced on ebay, but its only 7x11 in so may be a little small but im gonna try that 1st, only $6 for 2 sheets shipped