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- Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2015
- Bill shows you how to quickly make a vacuum forming machine from cheap hardware store supplies.
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Materials & Tools
Aluminum Solid Angle 1/16" x 1/2" x 1/2"
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Miter Box/Saw
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Corner Braces 1.5"
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Screws
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Nuts
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Styrene Plastic
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PETG Plastic
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Binder clips
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Toaster Oven
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Shop Vac
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Check out our NEW tutorial for making a BIG Vacuum Form table using materials from the hardware store: ruclips.net/video/O790OvRy1rc/видео.html
These are really helpful videos you guys are awesome but I really am having a hard time finding the plastic bars I see people using to hold a two-part vacuum mold together in order to make things like candles. Is there a place you might recommend?
Made one... great stuff. I found that the sheets sold for the makyu form box are perfect for a 21cmx21cm frame and the plastic is nice...$40 for 30 pieces 2 day shipping
Hi i was just wondering what were the dimensions you used for the vacuum former box? Was the size decided by the inside dimensions of the toaster oven?
Lol, since my son watched your tutorial and built his own vac former all of my sheet stock vanished!!.....he has turned it into Poke Balls:) ........Thank you!!......I think ;) Wonderful tutorial!!
That’s hilarious 😂 and your son sounds awesome
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do you do work for hire? I need a set of motorcycle headlight covers for glass LED headlights.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for, putting out these videos. I am pretty new to casting and vacuum forming. it's nice to have a visual guide to these techniques. it makes it seem like way less of a daunting task.
Amazing, great quality,interesting ideas,clear speach, accurate tips, inspiring as hell,thanks for making this)
Always like workshops that ACTUALLY look like people work in em! Cool vid too!
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Then you'd love mine 😂 😅😅
Dude you are awesome ! thank you for all your techniques ! And thank you for your good mood, it's always a pleasure to see your videos !
6 second intro, perfect! Thx for being smart!
This was super helpful! I'll definitely be making one, thanks!!
I'm very glad to find your channel. I was watching you and Adam Savage build a foam gauntlet. So I came over to Punished Props Academy to look around. I liked what I saw so I stayed around by subscribing.
That's great, thanks for subscribing!
Really enjoy clear informative tutorials like this. Great links in description and simple instructions. Really look forward to trying it out.
I've used a many a commercial Thermoformer to make big things back in the "real world", this is a great way to make your own. Well done sir!
Awesome tutorial and excellent presentation. I really appreciate your style and down to earth personality.
I really love this video, planning on starting to make vacuum formed hockey masks soon! 8 years later and this video gives all the best info on how to make them, Thank you for this info punishedprops! I'll be having fun following these steps and making my own forming machine,
Sweet.....finally I can make my own things now..!! thanx dude..!!
I have that same bourbon st. sign in my painting room..... great video. thanks!
Thank you for listing all of the material links. 👍
yeoow!!!! that was way cool! always thought i'd need a big framework and all that other stuff.. this is so compact and easy to make ......love it!! gotta do it ..thanks!!
LOVE your videos, and your books are great also. Make some more!
Great clip..I need to make one for the canopy of the model aircraft. ..Will copy it one for sure!!
Thanks for sharing!
Just stumbled across this video from prop shop. Just the ticket for my modelling needs, I found it informative and an easy to achieve project. Cheers mate.
Right on! We're so happy you found the video helpful!
Very cool! Definitely building one soon, however I am curious, if you scale it up do you have to worry about loss of suction power at all and if so, how do you compensate?
Cool! Thanks for the video. I'm going to do this.
excellent video, just what I was looking for, thanks for sharing, greetings from mexico city
Great tutorial Bill! I can't wait for the tutorial on how to make a buck to vacuuform.
Super easy! Thanks for the vid!
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
also noticed the Khorne berzerker on your pc background at 4:54. building chaos armour is the exact reason I'm looking at making a vacuuformer! great video +40k awesome points.
Incrível. Bom trabalho mano
I had an idea like this only I over complicated things, thanks this is a good reference
Amazing work
New subscriber- loving your channel! I think this little vacuum former would work well for the kydex projects I'm planning on- thanks for the info!
Awesome Tutorial!
JUST PICKED UP A FEW OF THE BOOKS CANT WAIT TO READ THEM
This just gave me a great idea for a small sanding or drilling table, with the vacuumed area catching all the dust Ect... Tired of my workshop shelves having 1/8th of dust every month.. No need for the Vacuum Forming, but I guess it’s there if I do...
Thanks....👍👍LEBIII
The rubber sanding block was neat! Thank you for sharing this with us.
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@@punishedprops what is the thickness of the PETG that you’re using for this tutorial?
This is a really good idea thanks! I have a bunch of poly carbonate we will se how it goes!
so much help, thanks bill :)
OMG, Frank Ippolito has a twin brother!
that was my reaction too...
So I see a little money being sucked out of my wallet in the near future.
Great video, Bill!
Thanks for posting this, Bill. This pushed me to get back into Kydex holster making. Have you seen the use of a silicone membrane to place on top in a frame to get even more detail? Another technique is placing a piece of rope in a circle around the item, helps create an even tighter vacuum apparently.
Thank you, really enjoy and learn a lot
really cool videos cant wait to get back home and start doing my own cosplay. not as big in Australia but still will be fun :) keep up the great work mate ;)
looks like a nice way to make tool box drawer liners, so you can tell what's missing
Hi, very helpful video. I am new to vacuum forming and I'm having a hard time finding where to buy the plastic sheets (preferable ldpe) or the least toxic and most transparent. I will be using resin so also something that will release the cured resin. Any suggestions on where to buy?
Do you think a big enough table would be able to handle a daft punk guy manuel visor?
it would definitely be able to handle, no doubt
Lol, nice to see you here Jake,
+Bill Doran bwahahaha, sweet
+Zachnikatel Gaming nice to be here
+William Jakespeare I thought the same question. XD
I've wanted to learn to do this for so long for mold making! What type of plastic do you recommend for vacuforming molds that will be used with resin?
This is awesome!
Thanx PP, this was informative...and useful.
You're very welcome!
Nice video I shall be trying to form my own 1mm -2mm clamshell packaging for my start up business ill use petg, hope it picks out the small detail
Hydrastone works well as a plug/buck too. The last 50 lb bag I got was about $30. Works like Plaster of Paris but is much harder and dries without cracking.
Def gonna try!
Great idea, thanks
great.. on my list of things to make
Having done vacuum forming before (4' x 8' sheets) I really appreciate your video. I'm really looking forward to doing some small projects at home.
Thanks for the inspiration!😉👍
Thanks very much, we're so happy to help!
Awesome video thanks 😁👍👍
Hi, i have been looking at how to make conrete leaves and i wonder if it would be possible to vacuum form leaves so i could just fill with concrete and use as a mould many times ?
Thanks for making this. I though I was going to have to buy an actual whole vacuum molding machine for this
I love the Mass Effect Hoodie!!
Thanks for sharing!
I know this video is old, but it's clear, concise, not very long. I really appreciate it. If you're still watching the comments, do you need any kind of mold release? What keeps the vacuum formed plastic from sticking to the buck? Also, how thick should the plastic be?
A powder can help the plastic release from the buck. Here's a time stamp of us showing the process on a newer project: ruclips.net/video/K8zeGIRcmUw/видео.html
This is fantastic
Do you think you could 3D print some of those vacuum forming bucks? I know pla has a low melting temp but it should hold its form for long enough I would think to make the plastic case
What kinds of plastics are the best to work with with a vacu-former? What are the advantages/disadvantages for each one?
Thank you so much for this, do you think there is any recommended limitation in size for this? I would like to make something about 60x60x20 (cm).
Props for using the Dragon Priest mask footage! Which one was that?
This is great! Question... How to calculate the ratio for the material for a piece that is about 20"x20" x 8" How big has to be frame. It is to high to vac form?
Very creative well done.
Thanks!
Can a "Heat Press" be used for PETG and other materials (If not, please advise on what you recommend for "larger sheets" 24"x30")?
hi there. Thanks for another great tutorial. What type of plastic are you using? How thick? Source? I'll be primarily vacuforming T-Visors for Mandalorian Helmets. TIA!
Super cool! I'll try to build my own!
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Can you use Eva foam as a template I'm working on symmetras proton gun and I want to use acrylic for the covering
Love the hoodie!
I would have made the frame to fit the width of the oven so you don't need the pan. Also for shapes that are glossy, sometimes it is good to use a velvet coating so wrinkles don't form. It makes a smooth matte finish that hides tiny imperfections. Also a list of melting temperatures for the plastics and an IR thermometer can be handy.
Once you make a vacuum press…Can you please share how you remove the vacuum formed material from the mold without destroying it? Thanks
Good video thanks!!
Thank you for this video and a great work❤️👌
You're so welcome, thanks for watching!
Stayed for the content, subbed for the N7 gear 👍🏻
Thanks so much for your support!
Have you tried using worbla, or transparent worbla with the box? Or would the glue totally ruin everything.
I can see a use for it to make a mold for fiberglass motorcycle parts, very useful to copy parts that can no longer be bought from the makers or even 2nd hand
For the actual box part would just a regular wooden box you have around with some holes in it work?
Which is beneficial? 1 hole for vacuum or the pegboard method?
What type of plastic are you using what thickness and where did you get it back
Can you tell me what that small drill bit chuck is that is inserted in the drill press chuck? Kinda nifty.
Just exactly what I needed to know to make clear canopies for model aircraft.
The expensive or hard thing to get will be a toaster.
What about a hot air gun?
Will that work?
Thank you greatly for the video.
When I was a kid, I had a Vac-U-Form Toy. It had a small heating element and a hand pump to create the vacuum. This is simply a homemade version of that toy.
Question. I want to make a helmet for a plush doll using clear vinyl fabric. The kind you can get at Joann’s but have never worked with it. Could that be used to create two half spheres with a vacuum former?
what is the thickest material you could vacuum form? I'm thinking about doing this for car purposes but I think the styrene would be too thin.
If I were to form polycarbonate, would it thin it out making it weaker.
I'm trying to make an ODST visor and I need it to be strong enough to withstand Airsoft
I have a question can any plastic relate material Will do ? Like Book plastic covers and Plastic bag Will worked for my homemade vaccum forming?
I'm currently making my own machine based off this. What is the issue with using an oven also used for food? As I have limited space so was planning to use our main home oven for the heating.
Your guide has made me realize that making your own vacuum former isn't a scary, impossible task. I'm going to make one myself but would like to know what to look for in the vacuum cleaner. Is power/wattage what matters? is a 2400 watt model better than a 1200 watt one?
David S the amount of air it moves is what is important
they need to really suck, that's all.
Really interesting video. Thanks a lo!!
+Delta Johnny You’re welcome!
I have a question about the holes in the top
Is it better to have holes that size? Does it make vacforming easier?
I've made a budget vacforming rig and I've had trouble with my test runs getting the plast to form over the piece and I know its not the plastic as its plenty hot enough, so I'm wondering if I've made the holes too small? The size of the drill bit I was using was approximately 1.5mm wide.
There seems to be good suction, but the plastic doesnt seem to want to conform all the way down over the piece so I end up with like a tenting effect where it partially forms around the tops and then angles out on all sides like a tent
Whats a better method for high detail works? Thanks
what would be the biggest size table you would make when using a shop vac?
Very cool
Haven't touched my toaster oven since I got an air fryer, I'm definitely gonna have to repurpose it now
Great video! What plastic would you recommend for candle molds?
Hmm I'm not sure, that's not something I've ever done before