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i made a mold and got mrspeedy to get them vacformed for me, (they are not available from phatbodies).the quality of the lexan is very good and is about 0.75mm thick.
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Looks nice Does the quality of the mould feel good?

Will they be for sale on their website http://phatbodies.bigcartel.com/ or do we order here?
OK I see, thanks. Can I get one off you directly?
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They are indeed made from the best polycarbonate money can buy, genuine 0.75mm Lexan, and they even come with a protective film .....

The fit looks top notch too Brian
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Nice - so did Brian get a batch made so he could sell on the spares?
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i have some spare covers available that i would sell to recoup some of my outlay for materials and the vacforming,and i could ask mrspeedy to get some more done if there was enough interest.
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Hi, could i please have 1 as well? can do paypal gift or whatever you want
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should have some covers soon,spoke to si (mrspeedy) on friday and they are being done.
I thought you were making some made to sell, not just a one off! I'm definitely up for a couple if you're selling!
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i am more worried about how to package them for posting,(as my postman will try and force anything through a letter box). any suggestions?.
also what would be a reasonable asking price for them (as the vacforming cost £3-50 each)+the mold + post). i did this because i needed some covers and not to make a profit from producing them.i had 20 made and have 16 that i would be prepared to sell on.what do you think?.
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Hi Brian
Good question about the postman, mine is the same, i guess bubble wrap & lot's of Fragile sign's on it, do not bend etc, maybe a pencil in the belt tray would stop it bending or make it more rigid
As for the price i guess that's up to you really, as you put in all the effort, i have no problem parting with £10 + P&P as this is the only part stopping me running my cat
Btw i forgot to say they look great, fab job Brian
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i was thinking that £7-50 inc post would be expensive for a cover,never mind £10 + post, good idea to put something in the centre to re-enforce it during posting though, i`ll sort something out. would like someone else to fit one to their car to see what they think about them.
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Have sent you a pm
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Hi Brian, you could wrap them in corrugated card or use postal tubes like these (I'm not sure if these are right size)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-X-13-330mm-...item19b0fc6c0c
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Well you need to cover the cost of your time and effort - I don't know how much time went in to making the blank but I'm guessing it wasn't knocked up in an afternoon. If you think you can at least break even at £7.50+P&P then great for us, but I'd be happy even at £10+P&P, especially if they're securely packaged in a tube like the ones Luke just posted

I'll definitely be up for a couple - possibly more, but I wouldn't want to hog them if there are a long list of interested buyers.
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i`ve sent one to gainsy to fit to his cat and he will give his veiws on it once it`s delivered (possibly tues).
once i know someone else is happy with the cover, i`ll sell the others i have for £8 each including post which should cover the cost of the brass to make the mold etc.
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i have 14 spare covers.
kazal wants one ?
quackingplums two ?
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Cheers Brian, i will get the pic's up as soon as it is fitted, which will be tomorrow
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Yes, one cover for me please!
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Yup, two for me please!
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Belt cover has just arrived
Will get it fitted today & put up pics later
Cheers Brian
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Ok here goes, i couldn't resist, i had to fit it straight away
In my opinion this is perfect, easy to work with as it's nice & strong & it looks great, also has a nice protective film on it to stop you scratching it while marking it out, hope the pic's are clear enough for you all
Big Big thanks must go to Brian for all his hard work on this project

Send me your Paypal address Brian as i have cash waiting to send to you
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