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This thing shorted itself out in 2014 and no one was willing to pick up the project. It was scrapped. | |||
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Build a vacuum former [http://www.vacuum-forming.com/ like this one] to do some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_forming vacuum forming]. I gather someone else has a similar plan - if you'd like to collaborate then let me know. | Build a vacuum former [http://www.vacuum-forming.com/ like this one] to do some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_forming vacuum forming]. I gather someone else has a similar plan - if you'd like to collaborate then let me know. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 20 April 2016
This thing shorted itself out in 2014 and no one was willing to pick up the project. It was scrapped.
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Build a vacuum former like this one to do some vacuum forming. I gather someone else has a similar plan - if you'd like to collaborate then let me know.
- Should be fairly easy to construct using laser cut parts.
- Vacuum source will be a standard vacuum cleaner.
- Heat source will be a heating element from an oven or similar.
Can then make stuff like this: