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  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:36 pm   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
also:

Would carbon monoxide be an issue ? You need to ventthe exhaust of the heater , no ?

I do the thermoforming in the garage or in the shed with the door open anyway. These heaters are ment ...
  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:37 am   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
One trickiness about convection is that the rate of heat transfer from the hot air to the less-hot plastic is VERY strongly dependent on the speed of air flow across the plastic. If you don't have ve ...
  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:32 pm   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Can you describe the shape that you're trying to form, and the uneven thickness that's a problem, without giving away your potentially patentable idea?

Basically itis a type of motorcycle sadllebag ...
  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:05 pm   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Here is a gas powered radiant option that looks like it would be an easy build:
http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails.asp?catid=44

The only alteration that would be needed is rotating the safety ...
  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:24 pm   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
I can't show pictures only because it is a potential buisness idea that I *may* persue a patent for.
The type of heater I am talking about using is a Shop Heater that put out about 60k btu's run by ...
  Topic: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
Boxjoint

Replies: 9
Views: 3436

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:46 am   Subject: Thinking about a forced hot air oven
I am thinking about running a forced hot air "Reddy Heater" for my oven on the new machine. I would run some dubble walled duct work to the oven surface and then either make a diffuser or be ...
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:40 pm   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
I was working on a saddle bag for my motorcycle. Approx 13" high x 24.5" long x 6" tall. Solid mold. It took about a second to three seconds total. Again, I was using a very very rough ...
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:13 pm   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
24x36
The sping in the check valve worked well with my 5hp shop vac. Don't forget, I would use this in conjunction with the two stage ball valve so even if it leaks a tad it will only be between swit ...
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:03 am   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Ohh well, the diagrams did not work but you get the idea!
Surprised

You need to put them between CODE and /CODE tags. (With square brackets around each tag.) That tells the software to use a fixed-wid ...
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:02 am   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
I've thought about drilling a new hole in a big plastic ball valve, too...

One thing to be careful about is that the hole through a full-ported ball valve is really big (relative to the size of the ...
  Topic: For those who want to build multi holed plenum tables
Boxjoint

Replies: 2
Views: 2912

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:22 pm   Subject: For those who want to build multi holed plenum tables
Youre welcome.
I will be using the 24x24 but in .125 (1/8") with 1/8" holes.
57$

Not bad for a sturdy as hell platform that saves a lot of work drilling. Cool
  Topic: For those who want to build multi holed plenum tables
Boxjoint

Replies: 2
Views: 2912

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:05 pm   Subject: For those who want to build multi holed plenum tables
An on line metals retailer I use now offeres "Prefforated Sheet"
In Aluminum, Steel and Stainless Steel

When I build my new machine I will be using this stuff.

Here is the link:
http ...
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:53 pm   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Here is a pic that might help:
http://home.comcast.net/~swilliams620/vac1.bmp

http://home.comcast.net/~swilliams620/vac2.bmp
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:30 pm   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Ohh well, the diagrams did not work but you get the idea!
Surprised
  Topic: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
Boxjoint

Replies: 13
Views: 4798

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:26 pm   Subject: 2 vac pumps = more CFM?
I'm almost embaressed to post pics of my setup because it is soo rough
BUT
Here is how I have it set up:
I have a large PVC check valve going to my shop vac with a hole drilled and tapped for the ...
 
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