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  Topic: DR. Frankenstein's production machine
linkxsc

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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:05 am   Subject: DR. Frankenstein's production machine
hey you wouldnt be adverse to filming this thing running. its pretty cool, but I'm trying to figure out what the garage door opener is doing, and i just cant envision it atm (its monday, so sue me)
  Topic: Microwave for heating plastic?
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Replies: 3
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:32 pm   Subject: Microwave for heating plastic?
Figured as much, Guess back to goodwill to buy used toasters and stuff again.
  Topic: Microwave for heating plastic?
linkxsc

Replies: 3
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:52 pm   Subject: Microwave for heating plastic?
Hey so I'm building a vacuum former again, instead of a flip flop liek my previous ones I'm doing an oven over the platen one. What I'm wondering though, sicne i dont feel like tearing apart a bunch o ...
  Topic: On Sealing
linkxsc

Replies: 0
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PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:01 am   Subject: On Sealing
Hi there, so I got my hands on a bunch of extruded aluminum for free (kickass), and gave a bunch of it to my friend. He's making himself a former with it.

The current state of the thing is this.
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  Topic: Plans for the future
linkxsc

Replies: 5
Views: 4030

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:31 pm   Subject: Plans for the future
ok then, so how would one on a deep draw cylindrical part (can't escape doing it on end) minimize webbing that occurs on the walls of the cylinder. Ill post a picture of the couple failed pulls I've t ...
  Topic: Plans for the future
linkxsc

Replies: 5
Views: 4030

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:45 pm   Subject: Plans for the future
So yeah i'll consider that. The moneys a bit out of my range atm for random spending though.
One thing I've been wondering though, the first couple machines my friends and I built, we used a vacuum p ...
  Topic: Plans for the future
linkxsc

Replies: 5
Views: 4030

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:36 pm   Subject: Plans for the future
So yeah, I joined this forum a while ago, had great plans for building a vacuum former and all. Well I have built a couple, all based on the hinged design on the website here. Recently I've started pl ...
  Topic: Hello
linkxsc

Replies: 4
Views: 2887

PostForum: Introduce Yourself   Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:56 am   Subject: Hello
Aha, ok, well I was also wondering, on top of ABS sheets. Would something like Lexan be form-able? Kinda pricey, but a friend has 2 palates of the stuff bought from a warehouse auction.
Or easier, is ...
  Topic: Hello
linkxsc

Replies: 4
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PostForum: Introduce Yourself   Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:16 pm   Subject: Hello
O/ all
Hey I'm from up in new hampshire and over the years, Starwars cons, anime cons, comic cons and the other things my friends all have dragged me to I've seen some pretty neat things made by peop ...
 
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