Ratio Embossed Sheet Thickness

[Rods_of_Revolution]

Hi all,

 

Can anyone please tell me the thickness of Ratio sheets, specifically No. 312 Corrugate Sheet? I have looked around and whilst all websites give the 90mm x 75mm dimesions, none seem to provide the thickness of the sheets.

 

I also seem to recall the plastic being more difficult to cut than normal plasticard sheet, I can't remember if this was because it was a hard plastic or whether it was thicker than most plasticard sheets?

 

Cheers,

 

Jack

[Kenton]

1.75mm (give or take)

 

about the hardest plastic you'll find and a long way from prototypical thickness.

 

easily damaged during repeated scoring with a sharp blade, and never quite the useful size it needs to be at 90 x 75.

 

useful as a template for something like aluminium foil - which is considerably easier to bend, buckle and distort the way real corrugated iron does.

[Rods_of_Revolution]

Thanks!

 

So there's no chance of bending it by the sounds of it!

 

I have noticed that Evergreen sheets are cheaper per mm^2 so I think I probably go with those. I was only really considering the Ratio ones as they seem to be a little more detailed than the plain corrugated sheets of Evergreen. I may get a pack of the Ratio stuff and experiment with using it as a former for foil as it sounds like an interesting and cheap method of making corrugated sheet.

 

Thanks,

 

Jack

[Vin]

Hi Jack,

 

The ratio stuff is as hard as nails. So there is no way of marking an arc with it. It is very detailed and makes a good template. I placed a piece of tin foil on the sheet and then with a ball of plasticine rolled across the top of it. Making a good indent in the foil. This was then mounted on 30thou plasticard sheet for protection.

Hope this helps.

 

Vin