How to Make a Larger Vacuum Former | I Like To Make Stuff

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I'm remaking the vacuum former from my very first project video, but way better this time! Come check out the process. TOOLS & SUPPLIES (affiliate links): https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/vacuum-former https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/shop-safety-gear As many of you know, I don't really repeat projects.  Not that each project or video is perfect, far from it actually, I just rarely have the time or desire to completely reinvent something I've already done. If you check out the link for my first project video, you'l see why this project (being far from perfect) is in need of a revamping. In my previous attempt at making a vacuum former, I placed the material in a frame and placed it in my oven to soften the plastic. This technically did work, but presented a lot of problems; melting plastic where my food goes, taking over the kitchen with a prop-making project, the plastic starts to cool when moving it around, etc. So I found a small space heater that is meant to hang from a shop ceiling to use as the source of heat to soften the plastic. A vacuum former works by heating up and thereby softening/slightly melting a thin sheet of plastic. That malleable sheet is then pulled down over an object that sits on a flat bed of holes. Once the plastic is pulled down over the object and sealed around the bed, a vacuum pulls the air from under the sheet through the holes and the plastic sucks down into the object's nooks and crannies creating the vacuum formed shape. To keep the heat

Published 2018-05-24 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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