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 Topic: Starcraft 2 Marine Armor |
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| deepstar Replies: 27 Views: 30222 |
 Forum: Costumes & Equipment Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:36 pm Subject: Starcraft 2 Marine Armor |
| wow, this will be a project on my watchlist.
I bet it will look very very cool  Post lots of pictures please ! |
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| Topic: building the plastic-holding frames |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 4478 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:52 am Subject: building the plastic-holding frames |
| aaaah, now I see what you mean
That indeed looks like a very good way to construct a frame, I will check for the prices on bars with a C-shaped profile. Thanks (again) for the explanation! |
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| Topic: building the plastic-holding frames |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 4478 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:50 pm Subject: building the plastic-holding frames |
| drcrash, I'm trying very hard to understand what you mean (and I understood half), but it would be so much easier with a picture.
While I was looking for an online sketch tool, I found this: htt ... |
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| Topic: building the plastic-holding frames |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 4478 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:38 pm Subject: building the plastic-holding frames |
| It's a bit late to being saying this, but in general the top and bottom frames don't have to be the same thickness or stiffness, and probably usually shouldn't be.
Rigidity of a solid is generally ... |
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| Topic: first picture of my unfinished vacuform machine |
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| deepstar Replies: 4 Views: 4141 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:39 am Subject: first picture of my unfinished vacuform machine |
| Looks good! You're off to a nice start.
But, if your frame is bent, then so is your cinderblock wall behind it! What you are seeing is called "barrel distortion" It is an artifact tha ... |
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| Topic: building the plastic-holding frames |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 4478 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:35 pm Subject: building the plastic-holding frames |
| When I was looking at square metal bars in the hardware store yesterday, I realised that I would not be able to weld or braze them together because I don't have the tools to do that. In addition, I di ... | |
| Topic: first picture of my unfinished vacuform machine |
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| deepstar Replies: 4 Views: 4141 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:53 am Subject: first picture of my unfinished vacuform machine |
| Hi,
now that my webserver is back, I can post a picture of my progress. At the moment, that's just the frame. There are 2 platforms: the top one will be the forming surface with a single hole in it ... |
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| Topic: Vac-form Machine Gallery |
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| deepstar Replies: 149 Views: 793904 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:18 am Subject: Vac-form Machine Gallery |
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in regard to the protoform machine seen in the youtube movie: the mechanism to raise/lower the frame is controlled by a two-piece lever. Jr. Branham's machine (as posted by drcrash above) also ... |
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| Topic: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 3139 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:52 am Subject: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
| I think I bought it for around 80 euro, but it was a while ago so I'm not sure.
I'm glad my vacuum cleaner can do the trick |
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| Topic: The stormtrooper in me |
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| deepstar Replies: 5 Views: 2682 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:21 pm Subject: The stormtrooper in me |
people telling you that you can't do something, are just projecting themselves onto you 
The only thing holding you back from doing something, is yourself (also possibly money and the law  )
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| Topic: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 3139 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:31 am Subject: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
| Hi,
The manual of my vacuumcleaner specifies 30kPa and 40l/s. In non-metric measurements, that would be about 8.8 inches of Hg and 84CFM. I believe that's quite a lot for such a small vacuumcleane ... |
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| Topic: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
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| deepstar Replies: 9 Views: 3139 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:05 am Subject: converting pressure units (calculating vacuum cleaner needs) |
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I wanted to check whether my vacuum cleaner would be able to pull the load, but the manual doesn't specify anything like "inches of mercury". Other vacuum cleaners' manuals might spe ... |
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| Topic: I got a few pulls from my unfinished machine |
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| deepstar Replies: 20 Views: 7993 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:49 am Subject: I got a few pulls from my unfinished machine |
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that looks nice! I like the pressure gauge, maybe I have one of those lying around for my machine
Are the holes in the platen so small that they don't show up on the first picture ? Or ... |
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| Topic: My first steps |
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| deepstar Replies: 6 Views: 3281 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:41 am Subject: My first steps |
| the first robot will be one that mows my lawn, but I didn't start building it yet
Belgium is as usual at this moment. We had a taste of summer in april(!) with temperatures between 27 and 30 deg ... |
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| Topic: My first steps |
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| deepstar Replies: 6 Views: 3281 |
Forum: Introduce Yourself Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:55 pm Subject: My first steps |
| I'm from Leuven, Belgium
I don't have any pictures yet, but I will post them when I do |
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