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Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: Jdog on January 18, 2009, 01:35:45 AM

Title: Cheap DIY Vacuum Formed Homemade Plastic Parts
Post by: Jdog on January 18, 2009, 01:35:45 AM
I recently found this instructable (sorry about all the treehugging crap)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Potato-Plastic!/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Potato-Plastic!/)
or if you want try the better, more dangerous way, this
http://www.instructables.com/id/Starch_Plastic_20_Pressure_Cooker_Hacking/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Starch_Plastic_20_Pressure_Cooker_Hacking/)
I thought it would go great with this video to make a cheap homemade vacuum formed base or part made out of plastic.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1251365/make_a_vacuum_former/ (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1251365/make_a_vacuum_former/)
This would be cool for a lightweight part. Just make it out of wood or something else, use the vacuum former to make a mold and pour the plastic into the mold. I haven't tried this yet because I have been to busy with other projects, and school, but I plan to. If you have tried this let me know how it goes, and as will I when I get around to it. The only thing I would change about the vacuum former is make a better, reusable way to change sheets of polystyrene (maybe a bunch of camps or something like that).
Title: Re: Cheap DIY Vacuum Formed Homemade Plastic Parts
Post by: Joker94 on June 25, 2009, 06:00:58 AM
Thats brilliant for hobbyists to create light weight parts. and it is cheap to
Title: Re: Cheap DIY Vacuum Formed Homemade Plastic Parts
Post by: Brandon121233 on July 30, 2009, 04:24:56 PM
ha you found my other 2 instructables
Title: Re: Cheap DIY Vacuum Formed Homemade Plastic Parts
Post by: SmAsH on July 31, 2009, 01:41:34 AM
wow, those instuctables are great brandon! excellent work... i might try them sometime ;D
Title: Re: Cheap DIY Vacuum Formed Homemade Plastic Parts
Post by: Truckstop on August 04, 2009, 03:48:47 AM
That is awesome, you can also do something similar with a solder pot and pam cooking spray,