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Anonymous
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April 2003
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cheap corrugated siding
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 8:53 AM
Eperimented with this this morning, and was wondering if anyone else has tried it--
Took some aluminum foil and placed it on a soft surface dull side down, ran the teeth of a comb over it and presto, corrugated siding, put it on structures dull side out and it should look pretty good I would think
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
cheap corrugated siding
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 8:53 AM
Eperimented with this this morning, and was wondering if anyone else has tried it--
Took some aluminum foil and placed it on a soft surface dull side down, ran the teeth of a comb over it and presto, corrugated siding, put it on structures dull side out and it should look pretty good I would think
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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Friday, August 22, 2003 4:22 PM
As I recall there was an idea to do the same thing years ago with a file then the aluminum foil and rub it in one direction only with a scrap pieca of soft wood.
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ndbprr
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Friday, August 22, 2003 4:22 PM
As I recall there was an idea to do the same thing years ago with a file then the aluminum foil and rub it in one direction only with a scrap pieca of soft wood.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 4:50 PM
[xx(] yeah nd, i found out about a kazillion people thought of this ahead of me lol
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 4:50 PM
[xx(] yeah nd, i found out about a kazillion people thought of this ahead of me lol
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 9:00 PM
Yup...and dontch'a luv using tuck tape to make roof shingles?...
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Friday, August 22, 2003 9:00 PM
Yup...and dontch'a luv using tuck tape to make roof shingles?...
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fischey
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July 2003
From: Ski Donner Pass!
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Posted by
fischey
on Friday, August 22, 2003 11:08 PM
I tried using the real thing with shrinking compound and it created a mess. then a friend used the comb technique and carefully rolled the product into corrugated drainage pipes for a super flatcar load... Everyone is laughing at me.
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fischey
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July 2003
From: Ski Donner Pass!
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Posted by
fischey
on Friday, August 22, 2003 11:08 PM
I tried using the real thing with shrinking compound and it created a mess. then a friend used the comb technique and carefully rolled the product into corrugated drainage pipes for a super flatcar load... Everyone is laughing at me.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:36 PM
Cut foil into squares and mash it into the serations on a 2 liter soda cap with your thumb. Makes smaller waves . That's how I make tin.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:36 PM
Cut foil into squares and mash it into the serations on a 2 liter soda cap with your thumb. Makes smaller waves . That's how I make tin.
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dknelson
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From: Milwaukee WI (Fox Point)
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Posted by
dknelson
on Sunday, August 24, 2003 1:09 PM
This sounds like an old E.L. Moore technique. He did something the same with thick paper which when shellacked could be cut into pieces and used like siding.
Dave Nelson
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dknelson
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From: Milwaukee WI (Fox Point)
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dknelson
on Sunday, August 24, 2003 1:09 PM
This sounds like an old E.L. Moore technique. He did something the same with thick paper which when shellacked could be cut into pieces and used like siding.
Dave Nelson
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