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    My first vacuum forming and mold making project! (Lots of large pics)

    WOW. I have never even tried to do anything that involved. Sorry, off to the garage to start!
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    Glowing coffee table I made for my mancave that I'm waaaay too proud of.

    Just found this post. Table is great. Makes me think of some things I should build. Thanks for sharing the great pics.
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    vac forming temperatures?

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    vac forming temperatures?

    The plastic industry says "Forming temperatures are 10 - 15 degrees higher than the deformation temperature of a material". While this is great input, the art is still better than the science. Find deformation temperatures here. The problem in real life, is that the temperature on the surface of...
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    Vac-forming question

    We used a 5 hp shopvac to pull PETG and Styrene and had good luck - table is 20 X 20. Got material from IPS. The ABS is a bit tougher to pull for some reason. We did extra sealing in all the joints of the box, and on some of our deep draws we had to use a heat gun on the exterior to get the fine...
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    Darktrooper Progress Thread 8MAR2011: Getting back to it

    Hi tubachris85x, I got some flat sheets of white plastic from Industrial Plastic. They have Styrene and Foamed PVC which bonds well with my PVC fittings from Home Depot. Easy to work with.
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