Rob Keeble
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Well i mentioned i want to build a vacuum forming machine. Anyhow while the vacuum pump setup is a work in progress, that can now proceed since i picked up a shipment of extra bits and pieces from Niagara this week, one of the things i had ordered was a book on building a vacuum forming machine.
http://gingerybooks.com/Forming-Sheet-Plastic-Video.html
I have a different design in mind but wanted to have a reference for some mold tips etc that i have not found much of via the web.
Bought Vincent Gingerys book for a few $$$ and my initial thought was not great. But then i started digging through the detail in the book and his design and given all the research i have done to date, this guy has a pretty clever sheet clamping technique that i will take and use on my version of this type of machine.
Most designs i have seen dont cater to allowing variable size plastic to be clamped all round. This one is pretty basic and clever.
Half way down the page there is a video going back to days of very basic instructional videos its kind of a call back the past movie. How things have changed.
http://gingerybooks.com/Forming-Sheet-Plastic-Video.html
I have a different design in mind but wanted to have a reference for some mold tips etc that i have not found much of via the web.
Bought Vincent Gingerys book for a few $$$ and my initial thought was not great. But then i started digging through the detail in the book and his design and given all the research i have done to date, this guy has a pretty clever sheet clamping technique that i will take and use on my version of this type of machine.
Most designs i have seen dont cater to allowing variable size plastic to be clamped all round. This one is pretty basic and clever.
Half way down the page there is a video going back to days of very basic instructional videos its kind of a call back the past movie. How things have changed.