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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Detail Work, Rigging, Fittings, Figures Etc. => Topic started by: ben hall on February 05, 2011, 09:00:15 pm

Title: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: ben hall on February 05, 2011, 09:00:15 pm

how do you make sand bags that are cheap and look good?

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on February 05, 2011, 09:07:34 pm

What scale?   :-)
 

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: derekwarner on February 05, 2011, 09:14:56 pm

We have a few left over in Queensland... possibly a little damp...but very little distance travelled....only used once  %% ... the freight costs would naturally be to your account ...Derek

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: RaaArtyGunner on February 05, 2011, 09:21:30 pm

Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on February 05, 2011, 09:14:56 pm

We have a few left over in Queensland... possibly a little damp...but very little distance travelled....only used once  %% ... the freight costs would naturally be to your account ...Derek

They'll need to be washed and rinsed as they stink of sewage  :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: 6705russell on February 05, 2011, 09:32:35 pm

Ben

For sand bags I used " spice" bags, get them from all good cookery shops,  made from fine hessian and look just like a sand bag..

Russ

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: derekwarner on February 05, 2011, 10:37:49 pm

mmmmm I once had a salt water swimming pool [test tank] and it had a BIG green  sand filter....maybe we could design a back flushing system {-)  to get rid of any germs  <*< hanging about ....

Have heard of the spice girls..  :kiss: ..but not spice bags  {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: tigertiger on February 06, 2011, 01:10:24 am

I would have a go at making my own.

Roll a long sausage of Milliput or poxy putty. The roll it on a piece of fabric, to give it texture, and squash it so that it is semi-flattened.

Then snip to length witt a pair of scissors. This will flatten the ends a bit, like a real sandbag. I might also reshape the ends a bit to get rid of pointy corners, and re-texture.

The above would probably do it if you are stacking them into a wall of sandbags. Otherwise a neck needs to be moulded for any loose bags. For this I would roll a small piece very thinly and roll up a small frill to attach to one end of the back.

Just my thoughts.

[The Spice Bags  %) Tell you what I want, what I really really want: Liposuction?]

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: Netleyned on February 06, 2011, 06:45:59 am

Would a brushed motor be OK for liposuction or should I use a Brushless one?   %% %%

Ned

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: unbuiltnautilus on February 06, 2011, 10:29:54 am

Quote from: netleyned on February 06, 2011, 06:45:59 am

Would a brushed motor be OK for liposuction or should I use a Brushless one?   %% %%

Ned

My favourite jokes are the ones that need subtitles :-)???

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: ben hall on February 06, 2011, 04:57:29 pm

thanks for replies   im up For a bit of spice

ive used milly put and then pressed the ruff side of hard board which gives it a sand bagy texture and then painted sand bag colour

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: Rex Hunt on February 06, 2011, 08:11:54 pm

Open an Army Recruiting Office..........delete that sorry.


Missed the bit about wanting them to look good!


(Service Joke)

 8)


Rex

Title: Re: how do you make sand bags?
Post by: RaaArtyGunner on February 06, 2011, 08:52:35 pm

Quote from: unbuiltnautilus on February 06, 2011, 10:29:54 am

My favourite jokes are the ones that need subtitles :-)???

Tut tut that's not allowed remember this is a Family forum  

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