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Re: Droopy Star Destroyer
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:44:22 GMT
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> Of course, the obvious solution to all of this is to give it a week
> right-side up, and then flip it over twice a month. The weight will just • bend
> them back the other direction.
If you did this enough times though, wouldn't the beam eventually fatigue
and break? Or is ABS resilient to repeated stressing within a limited range
of motion?
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| (...) No, eventually it might start to show stress, but it should last a lot longer than if you just set it on a table and leave it alone until pieces start popping off. The more often you flip it, the less stress the beams should experience, as (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) ABS plastic has "memory", so if you can heat it up to the right temperature range, it will relax back into its original shape without slagging. From our experience at work, you'd need to start around 150 degrees and gradually work upwards from (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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