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Title: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
Post by: valleyboy on July 03, 2022, 01:17:53 AM

Have just finished my desert coloured acrylic mat

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Title: Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
Post by: Golgotha on July 04, 2022, 06:12:29 PM

I really have to get round to trying to make one of these - I am for some reason apprehensive and nervous about trying one.

Like your blog that 15mm Napoleonic game looks stunning...

Title: Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
Post by: Smokeyrone on July 08, 2022, 02:26:58 AM

Quote from: Golgotha on July 04, 2022, 06:12:29 PM

I really have to get round to trying to make one of these - I am for some reason apprehensive and nervous about trying one.

Like your blog that 15mm Napoleonic game looks stunning...

My apprehension is warping/folding.    Maybe rare earth magnets in the corners, bound to the table, would fix said, if warping,raised edges was in fact a problem

Title: Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
Post by: Burgundavia on July 16, 2022, 02:06:56 AM

Mats will lift slightly at the edges, but the gravel in yours should  prevent  it. I have four different caulk mats I've made over the years, the oldest is now over a decade old. It is showing its age but that is mostly flocking wearing off. Never had the caulk separate from the sheet.