Pattern materials needed for duplicating same piece over and over

I have used one of those old school 2 inch wide rulers, you know that had advertisements on them and would curl up around your finger when you tap them. I ve managed to keep mine safe and secure but sounds perfect for your application.

I have used some thin acrylic sheets ,from Lowe’s, for this type of pattern.

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Lee Valley has two (24” + 36” I think) Blending Curves that you can bend to any shape you want (pretty much).

I have both and used them to shape the sides and ends of a recent project. They work great!

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I use this material quite often. I still have scraps from remodelling barns.

“puckboard” is High-Density white, polyethelyne panel. They come in 1/8” 1/4” and 1/2”, thickness.Very easy to cut.

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For most of my patterns I use formica counter top laminate but I don’t need to bend i around anything.
MIKE

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Where is “puckboard” available? Lumber yards?

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I would use the cheap thin plastic cutting boards, the ones that are barely thicker then film, for bending around the pipe. I can’t think what type of plastic it is, but you could order some to be as long as you needed it to be.

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In Canada I buy it at Agriculture stores. If you have a TSC store nearby try them.

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