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Weekend Project: Make A Vacuum Former
Here’s a cheap and easy way to make 3D plastic forms like Stormtrooper costumes and tons of other things. Cost: around $20.
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8:38 pm on August 10th, 2009
try waiting about 30 seconds longer till the hips slumps down about 3 or 4 cm below the top of the moulding lid surface , flip apply the vac then use the heat gun carefully till u see the divots near the edge of the job to form. let cool with the vac still on , that gives great results. dont forget to put ur job in the fridge for 20 mins first though ,it really help get hi definition.brad
9:19 pm on August 10th, 2009
have you actually used it on foam i think it might melt or warp it what about great stuff can foam
9:55 pm on August 10th, 2009
thats awsum
10:06 pm on August 10th, 2009
so after you cut out your form, how do you get the left over piece of the polystyrene off the frame?
10:26 pm on August 10th, 2009
Can you get see-through plastic to do that?
11:01 pm on August 10th, 2009
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11:56 pm on August 10th, 2009
you’re not suggesting to vacu-form fibreglass, are you?
12:37 am on August 11th, 2009
Vacu Form using whatever you want, then make the actual model from fibreglass.
12:56 am on August 11th, 2009
thanks for clearing that up. i thought that’s what you meant, just didn’t want anyone else to get the wrong idea. imo, if it’s a small piece, you could consider using a resin instead. depends on the price, which i’d have to compare. i wouldn’t want to use fibreglass except on larger pieces that need to be relatively light while offering good structural integrity. lots and lots of products out there to play with.
1:15 am on August 11th, 2009
hahaha srill has the over gloves on hahahahahahah