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Is there anyone on this forum within 100 miles of 30635, Elberton, Georgia, that would be willing to form a couple of molds for me? I am helping my son with a business project and my vacuum former is ...

Thanks for the reply Fredo. I guess I should have been a little clearer. I was out of pocket for a few days last week and when I popped in I only had a few minutes to work on the computer so it was ...

Advance Auto does not carry a specific vac pump oil, but does carry air tool oil. Is this the same thing? Will 10 weight oil work....any additives?

Thanks, Mike

I have one of those 2.5 cfi pumps from Harbor Freight. What kind of oil does it use?

Too much heat and plastic stretch? I just completed my oven upgrade and I think it may work too well.

Until I get everything in order to build my bigger unit, I need to upgrade the oven on the 12 x 12 I built. The skillet just will not do the job on .030 or thicker plastic and I really need to comple ...

Who here sells plans/kits for ovens (I need 24 x 24) and complimenting plans for the platen/box/other stuff?

Does anyone here sell plans for a side by side type unit? 24 x 24 seems to be what will work best for me and I would really like to keep the oven powered by 110 volts. The oven information would be ...

After building a reasonably successful 12 x 12 machine, I found (you all told me so) I needed a larger machine so I can develop molds for a project my son is working on. I am thinking the ability to ...

Fredo, what kind of element is that? I need something that will heat across 12 x 12.

Thanks Fredo. I tried a heat gun on the edges, but it did not help much; maybe I am too impatient. I already know about the addiction! I lay awake a good deal last night and thought about how to im ...

I received the .030 styrene today and ran another test. First I pulled a frog on a lily pad (lilypad about 8 in diameter) and got a great pull. Next I pulled four 4 x 4 tiles space about the 12 x 12 ...

I have a fully functioning vacuum former!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x46/captmike01/1stpull.jpg

All I had was some .060 HIPS and the little skillet would only heat it up to 289 degrees, ...

Thanks for the advise Fredo. I got everything together to-nite and did a quick trial run. Lots of vacuum seal problems around the platen, but I expected that. You are right about the heat source, ...

I tried removing the fitting from the pump tonight without success. It looks like it might be installed with some kind of locktite. Tomorrow I will see if I can get a better grip on things and remov ...