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Offline valleyboy

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Home made desert themed acrylic mat
« on: July 03, 2022, 12:17:53 AM »
Have just finished my desert coloured acrylic mat

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Offline Golgotha

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Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2022, 05:12:29 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...


Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2022, 01:26:58 AM »
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
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Offline Burgundavia

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Re: Home made desert themed acrylic mat
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2022, 01:06:56 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.

 

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