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== Things to do right next time == | |||
* put the mold high on the pedestal if you want the vacuum to suck the material around the bottom edge. This will trap it, so only do this if you want it somewhat caught. Learned working on [[Bike seat cover]]. | |||
== see also == | == see also == | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 2012 October 30
- small one: ??? Template:TD Possum Lodge
- big one: Formech 660 24" x 24" x 16"
Material sizes
- 24"+ square for the big vacuum former
- 16" square for the reducer frame
- 18.5" square for the small vacuum former
Materials to use
- got some 1/8"styrene, will try
- that's 3.175mm, 127-ish seconds according to [1]
- John in vid says 45ish s
- 150-180C
- that's 3.175mm, 127-ish seconds according to [1]
- makralon doesn't work well
Things to do right next time
- put the mold high on the pedestal if you want the vacuum to suck the material around the bottom edge. This will trap it, so only do this if you want it somewhat caught. Learned working on Bike seat cover.
