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 Topic: Video about the making of the original storm trooper armor |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 0 Views: 4455 |
 Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:37 am Subject: Video about the making of the original storm trooper armor |
| ...by the original star wars prop maker Andrew Ainsworth
Enjoy: Helmet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09CmSZVBIj0&feature=player_embedded#at=753 Armor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEV ... |
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| Topic: Vacuum molding utensils? |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 4 Views: 2867 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:56 am Subject: Vacuum molding utensils? |
| A chocolate spoon.....I think a mold from food grade silicone would be better than vacuumforming over a spoon. vacformed you only would have 1 side of the spoon | |
| Topic: mini vac table |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 21 Views: 9200 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:16 am Subject: mini vac table |
| That reminds me of the Mattel Vac-U-Form
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpSkHmmnfPs |
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| Topic: Webbing Issue |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 8 Views: 4166 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:18 am Subject: Webbing Issue |
| Hi,
Try to use a wooden ring that has a slightly bigger diameter than the dome. Lay it on top of the plastic arround the dome and press it down before applying the vacuum. That should solve you ... |
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| Topic: Spam bots |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 8 Views: 6052 |
Forum: Off Topic Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:28 pm Subject: Spam bots |
| Is there a possibility to erase and stop new registrations of those spam bots that flood the forum in the past few weeks?
like petersen2020 |
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| Topic: What are your thoughts on EU? |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 10 Views: 19341 |
Forum: Star Wars Talk Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:57 am Subject: What are your thoughts on EU? |
| Yeah.........what? | |
| Topic: Starcraft 2 Marine Armor |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 27 Views: 29986 |
Forum: Costumes & Equipment Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:59 pm Subject: Starcraft 2 Marine Armor |
| Wonīt the suit be extreme heavy in the end, if you build an aluminium exoskeleton? | |
| Topic: Newbie in VA |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 4 Views: 2848 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:47 pm Subject: Newbie in VA |
| Hi there.
Makerbot is an opensource project, so you can simply download the needed files from the official makerbot site Here on Thingiverse,too: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:457 |
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| Topic: Why are some Makerbot parts laser cut? |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 8 Views: 9518 |
Forum: Injection Moulding & Other Technology Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:46 am Subject: Why are some Makerbot parts laser cut? |
It is that way, because the designers of the machine wanted it that way. 
Of course you can just dremel the parts but itīs a lot more work to build every single piece than to simply getting them ... |
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| Topic: what do you do with the scraps? |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 17 Views: 8880 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:41 am Subject: what do you do with the scraps? |
| You wonīt be able to melt the pieces together into 1 nice sheet. when heating in the oven the new sheet will most likely tear apart at the joining edges.
a sheet for vacuforming should be extruded wi ... |
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| Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 39 Views: 21356 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:09 am Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
| Still waiting for my sliders. But I just decided to do a little test pull.
Hadnīt much time so it wasnīt heated long enough especially in the corners. I used 1mm PS and as mold some random parts lyi ... |
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| Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 39 Views: 21356 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:48 am Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
| Today I did the plumbing of my machine. Mostly I used copper pipes. For the connection of vacuum pump and vacuum meter I use vacuum hoses with extra thick walls. These are from motorsports supplies an ... | |
| Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 39 Views: 21356 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:23 am Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
| Yesterday I was a little worried because I had the feeling that my oven is not becoming hot enough.
So today I measured. At 210°C and rising I stopped because my gloves were to hot for my hands
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| Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 39 Views: 21356 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:22 am Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
| Today I built a (ugly) little control box for the oven.
Oven is running.
The hole is for a vacuum gauge http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7258/bild008r.jpg http://img686.imageshack.us/im ... |
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| Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
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| Benjaminvegeta Replies: 39 Views: 21356 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:18 am Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
| Hi,
the posts are 70cm tall from platen to bottom of the oven box. I first was going with 100cm, but that would have been a little to tall. Would have needed a longer lifting mechanism that would ... |
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