Vacuum Forming table

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:49 pm

For any of you that have made one, think you could do a how-to?
Or could someone point me to one.

AwwSheet made one but it's kinda hard to follow.

Thanks

EDIT:

Just found this which is amazing..
http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f123/va ... cs-532040/

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:14 pm

i am also interested in this, i would love to toy around with one of these

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:48 pm

take the how to from the srtforums.
you don't need the lines inside!

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:12 pm

Jenni wrote:take the how to from the srtforums.
you don't need the lines inside!

You mean the howto I posted a link to?

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:12 pm

I still don't know wtf these do... lol.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:16 pm

LowNSlow wrote:I still don't know wtf these do... lol.

They make molds of stuff. Let's you replicate stuff. Like you can make a mold for your center console lid and have a little thing for it. You can do alot of shit with them.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:17 pm

heydockyle wrote:
LowNSlow wrote:I still don't know wtf these do... lol.
They make molds of stuff. Let's you replicate stuff. Like you can make a mold for your center console lid and have a little thing for it. You can do alot of shit with them.

a mold?... like what would this mold be made of?...what material?

hm...

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:25 pm

Plastic. You heat the plastic up, then place it over the object you want to make a mold of. Then the vacuum sucks the plastic to it real tight and makes a mold of it.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:50 pm

Ah I see...that's pretty nifty.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:04 am

I would love one of these. One day I will make one. One day

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:38 pm

kornholio788 wrote:I would love one of these. One day I will make one. One day

And then you will make me one.

So lets say, start tomorrow

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:04 pm

it is a very simple thing to make.... the thing i see is where would u get the plastic for the mold? i honestly would make one if i knew i could get the plastic fast to make stuff...

the possibilitys....

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:23 pm

Internet is your friend my friend. I'm sure you can get it online. And i'm pretty sure I read where someone bought some from home depot.

It might not be hard for you to make, but I have like 0 woodworking tools.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:25 pm

yeah, it would not be bad with the right tools.... i could make SOOO many bad ass things with that....

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:59 pm

heydockyle wrote:
kornholio788 wrote:I would love one of these. One day I will make one. One day
And then you will make me one.

So lets say, start tomorrow

Heh. Maby next winter when I am bored in my house.

As for the plastic I don't remember where I saw someone buy it but I know it is available online.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:58 pm

kornholio788 wrote: As for the plastic I don't remember where I saw someone buy it but I know it is available online.

At good hobby stores, too....

- Nick

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:55 pm

Something like this work?

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/De ... D=PLS91105

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:10 pm

heydockyle wrote:Something like this work?

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/De ... D=PLS91105

That's exactly what I had in mind, Thanks !

There are many different grades of plastic. I'm sure there are some that vaccuform better than others, and they all have varying degrees of toughness and durability, strength, flexibility, rigidity, etc.

- Nick

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:57 pm

Okay cool, I have it on stock at the hobby shop I work at