Bondo Case Questions

Yes it is nice to be able to put your projects INSIDE something isn't it? You know, to hold everything together so it doesn't flop around? Discuss the techniques here!

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Bondo Case Questions

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Um Hi. I'm new here.

Anyways I 've reading this forum for awhile trying to find inspiration for a project I could do myself with a low budget..and I found one. A Guitar Hero guitar made from scratch. I have everything except I don't know what to make the case out of.

I don't have a vacuum table so that won't work, no project cases are big enough to frankencase out of...so my last option is bondo I guess. I have a few question about it though.

1. I can buy the car bondo or spot and glaze putty which is in the same tube. Which would work better?
2. I know you can't create a case out of pure bondo. I need some kind of sheel for support. I was thinking cardboard but would that be strong enough? I was thinking of using some plexiglass I have at home but that stuff is expensive over here in Canada so I don't really want to waste my Dad's whole sheet of plexiglass.

So what do you guys think? Also I'm on a 10-30 dollar budget here....:):(
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Why not wood? It's perfect.
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Like what wood...Plywood? Plywood is also expensive...I also just relalized the busted Ps2 Controller I was going to use for the project doesn't work with GH2..the game I have...so I have to buy a PSX controller now...:(
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Alder wood seems to be a good choice!

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=17469
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I might go with that...but isn't wood heavy though?
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Dark-Aries wrote:I might go with that...but isn't wood heavy though?
Isn't an electric guitar that heavy, then? :P
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Post by Dark-Aries »

ya but a GH guitar is really light..anyways thanks for the help.
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