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  Topic: Circuit Boards?
remarque

Replies: 9
Views: 7033

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:46 pm   Subject: Circuit Boards?
To see if the camera is infrared sensitive, get a tv remote and press any button. If the camera is IR sensitive you should be able to see light from Led through the screen.
  Topic: Circuit Boards?
remarque

Replies: 9
Views: 7033

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:56 am   Subject: Circuit Boards?
No radioshack only carry the basic components, try www.digikey.com or www.mouser.com, they might have a ribbon that will work. I'm trying to understand how your going to setup Lcd/camera in the helmen ...
  Topic: Circuit Boards?
remarque

Replies: 9
Views: 7033

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:49 pm   Subject: Circuit Boards?
Heres another idea, I'm an electronics guy and I've tinkered with alot of devices. Get a gameboy advance sp it has an clamshell design and a gameboy camera. Take the camera apart and extend the wires ...
  Topic: Circuit Boards?
remarque

Replies: 9
Views: 7033

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:33 pm   Subject: Circuit Boards?
Its very difficult to extend that cable. Heres an easier way, buy a Motorola T720i, T721i, T722i they can be found on Ebay for about $20 bucks. Then buy the camera attachment for the phone again it ca ...
  Topic: Car interior plastic.
remarque

Replies: 3
Views: 2739

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:33 pm   Subject: Car interior plastic.
Textured ABS can be ordered from usplastic.com and professionalplastics.com for $20-$30 for a 48X96 sheet. My car's interior is mostly polypropolyene, the only thing ABS was the bezels. I never though ...
  Topic: more sticky threads?
remarque

Replies: 2
Views: 1575

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:30 pm   Subject: more sticky threads?
I think mold making should be a topic, because I need a some help making my molds stronger without compromising its shape.

A FAQ would also be great to help new people, something that shows them w ...
  Topic: I think I have too much vacuum!!
remarque

Replies: 5
Views: 2506

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:18 pm   Subject: I think I have too much vacuum!!
Thats the same problem I had with molds, it would seal around the rim of the mold and wouldnt mold the inside. Once I did cut a couple of holes in my mold I found out my mold needed alot more reinfor ...
  Topic: Vac-form Machine Gallery
remarque

Replies: 149
Views: 784717

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:04 pm   Subject: Vac-form Machine Gallery
Here are some pic of my former, finally workout all the kinks out it. My vacuum and seal so good I got a blow out on one of sheets of ABS. While it forming I heard a loud pop, at first I didnt know wh ...
  Topic: I need little help
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3881

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:02 pm   Subject: I need little help
There are no tears in the plastic, its just the flash from the camera.

I'm using 20 gallons not 10.

I believe I've found the problem, since the PET-G was thicker than the ABS is was able to pres ...
  Topic: I need little help
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3881

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:39 pm   Subject: I need little help
It takes about 1 to 2 minutes before it starts to smoke, it may be that I'm heating it to fast. I try heating it slowly today and see if it works.

I think you said this, but in an effort to clarify ...
  Topic: I need little help
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3881

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:20 am   Subject: I need little help
Its not the frame I've formed the lense using .090 PET-G and it formed really good, so I know I got a good seal.

I heat the plastics up until it start smoking, then form.


Here is a picture of ...
  Topic: I need little help
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3881

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 10:23 pm   Subject: I need little help
You all have seen my 16X24 machine, I have since sold it and build a 24X24, with two 10 gallon tanks, a gast vacuum pump ( I can get down to 23 in) and I went with a flip top design.

Here is my pr ...
  Topic: Free Vacuum Forming PDF : High Level Info
remarque

Replies: 8
Views: 3577

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:53 pm   Subject: Free Vacuum Forming PDF : High Level Info
Great find, like the info about the plastics.
  Topic: Made first pull with ABS
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3476

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:26 am   Subject: Made first pull with ABS
How well did the plastics take the detail of your mold? I've tried 0.060 haircell ABS when I first started vacuum forming, but by the time I got it out of the oven and onto former it had cooled and th ...
  Topic: Could this be used as a heating element?
remarque

Replies: 10
Views: 3532

PostForum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff   Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:39 am   Subject: Could this be used as a heating element?
Yes, I think someone has made an oven with a similar heating element on this board.
 
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