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  Topic: Newest 2 X 4 Protoform Machine - Lots Of Detal and Photo's
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:10 pm   Subject: Newest 2 X 4 Protoform Machine - Lots Of Detal and Photo's
Excellent job on your reporting. Photos help with understanding the process. If you don't mind my asking, what did you have to pay for the used hot water tank and did you sandblast the outside or is t ...
  Topic: Newest 2 X 4 Protoform Machine - Lots Of Detal and Photo's
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Replies: 39
Views: 19066

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:54 pm   Subject: Newest 2 X 4 Protoform Machine - Lots Of Detal and Photo's
Looks like you are of to a great start. I will be watching your project as it progresses. What type of plastic will you be forming?
  Topic: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:42 pm   Subject: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
Thanks Doug for the very informative post. I spent the whole morning reading the articles and looking at the photos. I really appreciate the schematic of a vacuum system. I will let you know how it al ...
  Topic: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
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Replies: 6
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:07 pm   Subject: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
Thanks Mark,

I have been thinking about moving up one size in thickness to .030" which is still half the thickness of what you are working with as my finished parts are kind of flimsy after st ...
  Topic: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
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Replies: 6
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:39 pm   Subject: Working with very thin Styrene...short forming cycle.
Hi Guys and thanks for your help with my first foray into vacuum forming.
I am asking this question because as you know I am not getting the full pull
using only a shop vac. I am going to have to ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:05 am   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Thanks for the tips Doug. I will most likely move up to a vacuum pump and tank in time. Flocked plastic is available from many sources that supply sheet plastic. These ones came from National Velour i ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:36 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Well, I had reasonably good luck with the case liner today using the riser and redesigned tool.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff334/bchesarek/1f3a6d63.jpg

The first couple of pulls reveale ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:06 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Saturday update:

I built my riser this morning using pine boards laminated to a block 1.5" thick and used my radial arm saw to bevel the sides
until the top was a hair larger than the base o ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:28 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
The flocked liner will fit into the bottom half of a wood clam shell type case. I would like it to fit with about a 1/16" gap all around. I will trim the part so that there is a small amount of f ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:10 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Scott, the problem was that the tool was too small.... I thought the finished flocked tray insert would finish larger but it was too loose in the wooden display case.
I have already completed the ne ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:57 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Two things to report.
First, I glued up some cabinet grade plywood I had laying around last night to make the 1" thick riser. Bad move! Tonight I tried to saw the bevel and the saw just shredded ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:17 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Scott, thanks for the education. I am gluing up some wood tonight and will trim to size and cut the bevel tomorrow.
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:24 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Thanks again for the tips. I want to build the spacer for the tool next. Should I make the top of the pyramid the same size as the bottom of the tool or should it be like a half inch bigger all around ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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Replies: 22
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:42 pm   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Spektr, I have included some close ups of my frame and platten. The platten surface is 1/2" above the stop for the frame. The bottom
frame is 1/4" thick and the top frame is 1/8" thic ...
  Topic: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
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Replies: 22
Views: 12202

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:36 am   Subject: PICS!! First pull problems....any suggestions?
Thanks for the tips Fredo, so you feel that I may be loosing some vacuum around the plastic frame. Ok, its worth a shot. I guess the next step is to raise the plug with a spacer maybe a half inch and ...
 
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