Vacuum former.... built! wait a sec, one problem!

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:43 pm

How will I heat the plastic and get it over the mould? Anything I can think of would rip through the plastic.

Kyosho · Post by **Kyosho** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:14 pm

You're not thinking fourth-dimensionally!

Sorry.

Post by **Gamelver** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:25 pm

you use an oven

. Find a way to hold the plastic (metal frames or wood is good) and hold it up somehow in the oven until the plastic sags.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:29 pm

This is a big surface area of plastic for a big surface area of vac former. so where would I get a metal frame that big?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 30, 2006 8:49 am

you can also use an electric grill, check the sticky or PoD for links to different tables

geekbait111 · Post by **geekbait111** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:25 pm

This is a big surface area of plastic for a big surface area of vac former. so where would I get a metal frame that big?

build a wood frame and/or table if you want here's a helpfull guide for the frame http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/va ... frame.html

http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/va ... index.html

there's a vacume guide that 1st link derived from