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Yeah, this is a rough first pull. It works, though.

I'd be interested to know what kind of locally-sourced materials would work to build high-temp air seals for the oven-frame sealed edge. Maybe fi ...

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Are there any 4' square formers out there? I looked back through several forum pages, didn't see any.

I've got a bunch of really big MDF molds- stuff that won't even fit on a 2'X4' platen. Also, it ...

SO.. I finished this one up. Went to DragonCon. Was pretty fun.

Forgot to update this thread.

Totally forgot to post my work over here.

Halo 3 marines, from custom 3d files, CNC'd molds, and ...

I think I've got it working decently now.. added two extra coils for more heat.
One thing I've noticed is how pronounced the filleting is with 1/8" styrene. The inside is great, the outside.. no ...

We're in the Triangle area, south Durham near RTP.

So, it works.. kinda.

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Hey folks. I'm building a vacuum former for a community workshop in north carolina.

so far:
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http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/UNSC_Marine_Corps

A long time ago, not too far away, in my shop in fact, a friend and I tried to sculpt halo 3 marine armor by hand. I failed, he's still trying.

At th ...

Just finished a CNC upgrade; from 1/4-20 threaded rod leadscrews to 1/2-10 acme leadscrews.

This allowed me to eliminate a whole bunch of backlash from the machine, and almost double travel speeds. ...

Here's some more stuff on CNC, especially hobbyist related:

I've built and have running a CNC machine using a bunch of these resources- here's some opinions on them.

cnczone- awesome, huge. ...

I've since..

-started a CAD model
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Oh, my!

Looking good! Are you going to CNC the suit?

Heh, thanks. I am indeed planning upon CNCing it, in an indirect way.
Basically, the idea is to CNC layered MDF molds for the vacuum-formed ...

Oh wow, looks like I forgot to post updates here.. Rolling Eyes

Well, let's see...

-got a site: http://vrogy.net/

-started on a CNC machine to cut all the special foam pieces on for casting.
the ...

If you've been following along, you'll probably notice that last time I had the lost foam process working, but the edges of the cast part were rough.

Well, we've solved most of that.

http://farm ...

I think I didn't articulate very well what I meant by lost foam metal casting..

Basically, you take foam in the shape of the part you want, bury it in sand and clay, and pour in molten scrap metal. ...