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crashmann
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:18 pm    Post subject: Different Vacuum Forming Techniques Reply with quote
Here's a neat page that discusses the many different ways to vacuum form plastic. There's much more than just heating a sheet and dropping it on a mold! Of course, many of us will not have the equipment to use the advanced techniques, but it's still pretty neat to see what's out there:

http://www.dow.com/sal/process/thermo/vacuum.htm

Charlie
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jegner
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PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Charlie!

Thats a great site. WOW, That snap-back technique looks tuff! I guess we for the most part are using male molds and the 'drape' technique for the trooper armor. The TOS Viper Helmet project would be a great project to try a female mold on. Hmmm.
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