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Old 12-17-2010, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by oldtin View Post
Those of us that live in the frozen north need to think about ways of using the cold to our advantage.

1. We can use the snow/ice to carve out design concepts for vehicles or sculpture.
That's actually an interesting thought, but it might be tough to get the tape patterns to stick to it.

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Honestly, if I had a vessel that would survive the pressure of frozen water, I think I could form/press some well detailed panels.
I really like the notion of exploiting science to make my life easier, and I can see some interesting possibilities in the sculpture side of things with this idea. Making the die sets would be the hard part, but my freezer would do all the rest!

Hmmmm...you've got me thinking now.....

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