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 Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
 Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:17 am Subject: update |
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I have just finished re-building my design for the 3rd time. This time I am happy with it. I'll be testing it tonight. I did use a pulley system but the frame was too heavy. I have since repl ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:50 pm Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| There should be pictures of my machine a few pages back. Last night I covered the oven in Aluminium and put roof insulation in the walls to keep the heat in. I then put four legs on the oven and it ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:07 am Subject: starting up again |
| Hi,
I have been making my RC Car bodies for a while now and while it has been relatively succesful, I have not been able to use polycarbonate (which is strong enough for the application) The PETG is ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:16 am Subject: losing vacuum pressure. |
| I don't know if anyone can help but...I have done a few pulls with my new tank. It seems to work ok but then I lose the vacuum and the plastic loses shape. I had tried raising the platen a little (a ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:03 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Today I got an LPG gas cylinder from a car. Its about 60litres and has 3 fittings including a tap. It took me about 3 hours to burn off the gas which was in it by hooking it up to the barbeque.
I w ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:47 pm Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Ok the latest with me is that I have just been given a vacuum pump which was used to evacuate automotive air conditioning systems. The guy I got it from said it will get up to 30in/Mg. So thats the ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:16 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Oh and another thing about polycarbonate: It is hydrophillic. When you buy it it is covered with plastic film. once you take it off it actually starts absorbing water from the air. If it isn't dry ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:03 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Hi Charlie,
Yep I am painting on the inside. I have only used acrylic paint (hmm maybe it was enamel, though I don't think that would stick) The acrylic is the wrong stuff but the hobby shop wasn't ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 3:21 am Subject: Update |
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I have just finished making another 2 bodies. This week I had been trying to pull polycarbonate (lexcan). It broke my mould. It is soo tuff that I couldn't even bring the frame down to create ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:18 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| I did another 5 pulls and they all came out better than the last. I added a couple of risers by cutting out the shape of the mould from chipboard and using it as a platform. I was then able to cut t ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:41 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Ok I did another pull. It did come out better because I left it heating for longer (about 18 minutes). But I think I know why its not as good as I want. I now understand what you mean when you say ... | |
| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 1:18 am Subject: Success! |
| Success! well sort of. I just pulled my first sheet of plastic! I used 1mm thick HIPS and pulled it over the mould I showed earlier.
problems: I don't think I got the plastic hot enough (not enoug ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:34 am Subject: message from Jim about the vacuum cleaner |
| I thought I would add this in for the benefit of others wondering the same thing about the vacuum source.
Kookas wrote: Hi Jim, I am thinking now about my vacuum source. I would like to use a s ... |
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:30 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
Thanks heaps for the photos! they are just what I was looking for. You can never over engineer enough!  I put two clamps on the end but will probably do as you did and have side ones as well.
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| Topic: Another Aussie Build |
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| Kookas Replies: 42 Views: 14929 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:11 am Subject: Another Aussie Build |
| Hi Charlie,
yep you are right, trying it will be the best test. I didn't realise Polycarb had such a low working temp though. Thats good. I race nitro onroad cars. I used to have an old Hornet of ... |
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