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PETG is great for cockpit canopies or pieces that will remain clear, etc. but unless you use a specific water based paint, typical polycarb. paint weakens PETG so on impact it shatters like glass. A ...

Well I am not making big skateboards but yet smaller version so this is good info since it slip my mind I can do this so I guess I will make something really small to do the same thing. Thanks Again

Ok I was told this by another person making small wooden skateboards like I am now.

No, I use bondo to sand/shape my master molds. I don't even press decks with the Bondo molds. I replicate the ...

I am so changing my former and using that rail idea. That was so easy and smart lol. Good job!

Well I do not see it costing that much. The most on cost is going to be that mold. Even if you create the 3d image of it in cad the company that makes the mold using the cnc is going to have to edit i ...

Yes, the plastic is/was still too cool to form properly. Take your time, and test the corners with a gloved finger. The corners should spring back quickly. The center can droop several inches, so don' ...

Oh and my Vacuum former is running great. Never got rid of it and got a new pump for it. I use it here an there when I need it.

Well I am just visiting been a very busy guy. Things are moving slow so other projects are in place.

Had a few people ask me if I knew where to get a low cost former. Well here is what I found and ...

Yeah you could go one size down. What are we using to pull this with? Examples are pump, shop vac ect.... Also you should not need any sag at all.... the plastic does stretch to form the mold but must ...

By all means warm it up for around 5 minutes before using, but it is less important here than with other machines. The proto-Form oven has unusually low thermal mass. The thin low density ceramic fibe ...

Very cool..... Well if you use PETG it would work. Only concern is getting them to fuse together like a snap in system. But I am sure if you take your time and think it out it could be done. I would t ...

Oh and nice former. I wish I had the cash to make one of these I would be in heaven lol.

Ok so I need to make a mold. I have no idea what material to use that can hold up to 2000 pounds when it is pressed. I will use the vacuum former to mold the items I need. Then I will just need to pou ...

you'll probably find it better to leave the oven on all the time.
the mass of the oven and the element backing evens out the
distribution of heat. preheated ovens form better. Running plastic to ...

The X is caused by a few things. It may be caused by the plastic being to hot and may have stretched (sagged) to much when it was in the oven. I got that allot when I was making my molds. I learned w ...