Morphen Jar
New Hunter
:angry Hey I could do it! I'm more carful than that! But all !12 year olds are under estimated.:love
Please stop using that smiley. It's very annoying.
Not unless you have highly skilled feet.
Hahahaha,
Anyways, given that you are 12, I don't know if explaining the process of building the vacc oven and the forming table are such a great idea. You are better off like the others say heating up sintra somehow and forming it that way.
To Tuba,
The forming table if you're interested in the cheapest piece. It just takes awhile to construct. I made mine out of wood, mdf, steel, and vaccuum attachments. The box is made out of wood with mdf reinforcements. The forming surface is a sheet of mdf with steel on the top. Then I measured out a grid of squares every inch. Holes are drilled at every intersection (this is where most of the time is spend making it ). The bottom houses the vaccuum attachments. This site is good for showing how to make the oven http://www.tk560.com/vactable4.html, otherwise you could also just make a hardibacker cement board box and put a grill in it or some heating elements if you don't want to wire an oven with nichrome wire and ceramic posts.
does the Vacuum Forming table have 2 tables? Like one has the big hole where the vacuum hose goes and another Piece of wood on top of that with a bunch holes in it?:love
does the Vacuum Forming table have 2 tables? Like one has the big hole where the vacuum hose goes and another Piece of wood on top of that with a bunch holes in it?:love
Dude, kid, you need to take some serious advice here… While I can fully appreciate your eagerness to learn and build in this hobby. This is an adult’s game. It takes a lot more than just saying “I want to build this….” To make this happen. There are good reasons that it is against the law to drive a car until you are 14-15 and even than it’s under the watchful guidance of an adult. The same holds true for the tools and techniques we use in this hobby. I’ve had friends cut their fingers off, light them selves on fire and in general do a great deal of physical damage to themselves doing what you are asking about.