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Latest revision as of 10:04, 20 April 2016
| Vacuum former | |
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| Model | Unknown |
| Sub-category | Defunct |
| Status | Scrapped |
| Consumables | Thermoplastic sheets |
| Accessories | Unknown |
| Training link | Unknown |
| ACnode | no |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Location | Basement, workshop |
| Maintainers | Hipster |
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:
