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 Topic: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 4 Views: 5658 |
 Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:05 pm Subject: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
| Thank you for your input. Since I first posted this, I have found out some more info:
Lexan would be the best material for vacuum forming - I want to sell these things and the market wants Lexan s ... |
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| Topic: Casting Resins |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 9 Views: 5442 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 6:31 pm Subject: Casting Resins |
| How many pulls can you get from this alumilite stuff or the equivalent? | |
| Topic: What is a good machine for medium to high production runs? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 2 Views: 1894 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:55 am Subject: What is a good machine for medium to high production runs? |
| I'm thinking like 4-6000 copies. I've looked at some free plans as well as the Vacugenic 24, and they all seem to be for hobbyists. I need this thing for professional use, for use with Lexan in par ... | |
| Topic: do you design molds differently for different plastics? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 1 Views: 5046 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:47 pm Subject: do you design molds differently for different plastics? |
| I'm thinking of Lexan vs. ABS. I have no idea what the diff would be as far as mold construction goes. The prototype mold would be MDF as has been recommended to me but the production tool would be ... | |
| Topic: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 4 Views: 5658 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:56 am Subject: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
| Consider making a rough mock up of the mold from wood or other easy to work, & cheap, materials. Use that to trouble shoot and determine the best design, location and frequency of vac holes.
T ... |
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| Topic: buy a machine vs. build vs. have someone else do it? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 4 Views: 2391 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:01 pm Subject: buy a machine vs. build vs. have someone else do it? |
| my goal is to produce a big series of casts in ABS and it seems like the whole heat your plastic in an oven then put it on a vacuum forming table hooked up to a vacuum cleaner thing seems like it woul ... | |
| Topic: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 4 Views: 5658 |
Forum: Mold Making Tips Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:51 pm Subject: about to design a mold on the computer - advice needed |
| on the general discussion forum and elsewhere on the net, I've been picking people's brains about how to do the following and every new bit of information i get, begs more.
So in this case, I wan ... |
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| Topic: Female Vac Mold Creation |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 15 Views: 13139 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:00 am Subject: Female Vac Mold Creation |
| this is a question without an answer because there are too many variables. Normally I never need to ask the question because I tool in a manner that will exceed my needs. Cheap tools with limited li ... | |
| Topic: Female Vac Mold Creation |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 15 Views: 13139 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:25 pm Subject: Female Vac Mold Creation |
| How many vacuum casts can you get out of a female mold? | |
| Topic: is this a good material for a mold? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 22 Views: 8317 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:58 am Subject: is this a good material for a mold? |
| you dont freeze a mold.. you run internal fluid lines, usually water or car anti freeze, to maintain not a lot moret than 160 degrees F. We said cooling, not cryogenics..... Scott.
Ah. my bad. ... |
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| Topic: is this a good material for a mold? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 22 Views: 8317 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:01 pm Subject: is this a good material for a mold? |
| thanks you guys just saved me a lot of stupidity!
What is a good way to freeze a mold? |
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| Topic: is this a good material for a mold? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 22 Views: 8317 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:42 pm Subject: is this a good material for a mold? |
| MDF is sort of timber. It stands for Medium Density Fiber. It is sort of like a particle board but without the particles. It's sort of like fine sawdust pressed into plates. It's a nice material, stab ... | |
| Topic: is this a good material for a mold? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 22 Views: 8317 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:58 pm Subject: is this a good material for a mold? |
| Yes your correct about the alum. billet stock being the best do work with...
but did you price the billet stock $$$$ Plus the machining cost,then the polishing cost! it adds up fast. MDF works fin ... |
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| Topic: is this a good material for a mold? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 22 Views: 8317 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:29 pm Subject: is this a good material for a mold? |
| Also, to conserve cost, I was thinking of making that mold a hollow shell about 1cm thick. When I turn on the vacuum, would that basically crush or distort the shell the way it would for a Coke can? ... | |
| Topic: How much is this all gonna cost? |
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| spacephrawg Replies: 3 Views: 2113 |
Forum: Vacuum Forming & General Stuff Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:53 pm Subject: How much is this all gonna cost? |
| So I have me this plan to produce maybe 150 copies of something for sale, based on a 3d model that i would have CNC'd. How much can I expect the R&D plus production to cost?
The object in ques ... |
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