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Topic: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
Israel franco
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:39 pm Subject: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
What a pleasant surprise that your pump can do the job without the tanks, I try to do the same and my pump could not pull the plastic
Congratulations apparently you have a very powerful vacu ... |
Topic: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
Israel franco
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:17 pm Subject: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
indeed, compared to the size of my head I think it's a little big , its narrow in the hole where it enters the head, but i can make more width, cuting a little
I fully understand what you me ... |
Topic: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
Israel franco
Replies: 85
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:25 pm Subject: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
Feel free to post!
I've got a lot of reference pics online:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tk7602/collections/72157617833862840/
Maybe some of them will be helpful!
thank you very much for the ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:49 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
yes stormtrooperguy the vacuum down to 0 in the first second than i open the valve thats is why i'm think the tank is too small for the amount of air between the platen and mold, also im sure t ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:39 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
it sounds like you have leaks. Seal the outside of all joints with something like silicone seal or latex house calking. pressure checks will not necessarily show ouu all the leaks, so i stopped mess ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:36 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
i think i go for mdf platen for now like stormtrooperguy sealing all, because MDF are more easy to get than alumimium
with my old platen (is a MDF multi-hole platen cover for a sheet of metal, made ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:53 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
thanks more pics are coming soon
now I have decided to continue with the new platen
1.- as I have a multi-hole platem, I wiil make the single hole design but have some questions:
is ne ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:31 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
thanks for the feed back friends i already re-make all the plumbing whit 1" pipes
these are exactly what i got now ( i have a 3/4 vlave i leave this valve because in the store did not hav ... |
Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
Israel franco
Replies: 39
Views: 21427
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:36 pm Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
hoo ok, I thought it was very short distance between the platen to bottom of the oven (much shorter than 70cm), maybe the perspective of pic gave me that impression, but I think that is good height 70 ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:35 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
ok i like to show you a diagram of the plumbing that i have rigth now:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/451/ihave.jpghttp://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6163/shouldido.jpg
what do you think? |
Topic: 2x4 Proto-form build...HERE WE GO!!!! Update 1-7-10 |
Israel franco
Replies: 82
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:26 pm Subject: 2x4 Proto-form build...HERE WE GO!!!! Update 1-7-10 |
hi TD1035 you machine looks fantastic congratulations!!!
i have a cuestion about of the air lines
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh296/todd11206/Vacu-form%20build/DSC02301.jpg
i see you ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:52 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
I pretty certain that trying to use a pressure gauge to measure vacuum would not work. Is ordering a vacuum gauge from the USA too expensive? The gauge itself is not too expensive. For example this ... |
Topic: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
Israel franco
Replies: 85
Views: 45271
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:48 am Subject: Stormtrooperguy's protoform 2x2 |
great to hear you back to the action!!!
i want to make some clone wars armor too (i like very much your armor looks great... you innspired me )
at this point I'm making a model of t ... |
Topic: rebuild my machine i need help |
Israel franco
Replies: 42
Views: 16492
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:28 pm Subject: rebuild my machine i need help |
I almost forgot, I have been looking for a supplier of vacuum gauges but i dont found yet, could i use a pressure gauge to measure vacuum (like those used in compressors?
someone has tried? |
Topic: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
Israel franco
Replies: 39
Views: 21427
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:19 pm Subject: Benīs Vacu-Former Build |
looks great Benjaminvegeta I wonder how tall are the side posts (from the base to the oven) may be was the picture, but I get the impression that the distance between the oven and the platen is more ... |
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