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Topic: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
dman
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:36 pm Subject: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
Yeah I've read that about 10 times in the last week. Awesome job. Actually it is an amazing job. What I build is small so my oven is only 16x24. The last one I built used an element out of a stove and ... |
Topic: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
dman
Replies: 18
Views: 6344
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:44 pm Subject: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
Well I haven't been around here in quite a while but I dug up this old post.
Using my old ghetto rig with the wooden frames, I pulled approximately 1700-2000 pieces. I have since given all of my eq ... |
Topic: new guy first machine |
dman
Replies: 4
Views: 2367
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:23 am Subject: new guy first machine |
You put your image tags backwards. You have it [/img] at the beginning and [img at the end whereas it should be [img] at the beginning and [/img at the end] |
Topic: infra-red reflectivity |
dman
Replies: 18
Views: 4734
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:10 pm Subject: infra-red reflectivity |
Try an auto paint supply store. They sell infra red bulbs. A little pricey though. |
Topic: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
dman
Replies: 18
Views: 6344
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:29 pm Subject: Quick suggestion For holding Frame |
I plan on "designing" mine after the doording.com guys. I've watched his video a dozen + times..
Link to video?
Hello I'm the doording.com guy and I apologize for not being around mu ... |
Topic: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
dman
Replies: 8
Views: 3380
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:55 am Subject: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
I finally got my oven finished and am putting the finishing tweaks on it now. Send me your info and I'll send you what I have left over. I don't think that I quite used half of the roll. |
Topic: Oven, all of the coil is not on |
dman
Replies: 3
Views: 1811
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:32 am Subject: Oven, all of the coil is not on |
The reason that the wire heats up is basically because it is shorted. To have a short, it must be hot to ground (or nuetral). Hooked up properly, it must go hot-nuetral-hot-nuetral (A-B-C-D-etc). If y ... |
Topic: 24x48 oven idea |
dman
Replies: 6
Views: 3079
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:04 pm Subject: 24x48 oven idea |
Sorry for the slow reply, we just got back into town. For a night anyway.
Harley(or actually anyone that has a 220v oven), did you wire your's 220? If so do you have one hot wire at one end and the ... |
Topic: Oven Calculator |
dman
Replies: 3
Views: 1915
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:30 am Subject: Oven Calculator |
That would make sense on the top of my head, I just wonder if the wattage needs to be doubled just because the size is doubled. There's something in the back of my mind that tells me it doesn't. But I ... |
Topic: Oven Calculator |
dman
Replies: 3
Views: 1915
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:20 pm Subject: Oven Calculator |
Ah so grasshopper, I think I finally figured the calculator out. I didn't realize that one needs to put their information in the far left hand column.... |
Topic: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
dman
Replies: 8
Views: 3380
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:35 pm Subject: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
He wants enough for 2. |
Topic: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
dman
Replies: 8
Views: 3380
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:23 pm Subject: sell or split some nichrome coil? |
If I could ever figure out how much of the 10' roll that I ordered that I need, I'd send ya the rest for free. |
Topic: Oven Calculator |
dman
Replies: 3
Views: 1915
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:37 pm Subject: Oven Calculator |
OK I am trying to figure out this oven calculator and I have a couple of questions. I want to wire the thing in 220v instead of 110v. Anyway since my oven is 24x48 do I still want to go with the 2400 ... |
Topic: One of you is famous. |
dman
Replies: 4
Views: 3495
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Forum: Costumes & Equipment Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:15 pm Subject: One of you is famous. |
One of you guys (or someone that is into the trooper thing) made it to break.com.
http://www.break.com/pictures/trooper31.html |
Topic: 24x48 oven idea |
dman
Replies: 6
Views: 3079
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Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:46 pm Subject: 24x48 oven idea |
What about the hardi backer on the walls, would you make it 8: on this oven? |
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