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I made two VacForm-Boxes: One with 50cm x 28cm and one 64cm x 34cm.
I made two VacForm-Boxes: One with 50cm x 28cm and one 64cm x 34cm.
Why?
Why?
* The 50cm-sized..TBD
* The 50cm x 28cm - sized: because I can cut 3 sheets from the supplied 1000x500mm PET-G sheets<ref>https://www.architekturbedarf.de/kunststoffe/pet-g-transparent/</ref>
* The 64cm x 34cm - sized: because some body shells are too large for 50cmx28cm. Unfortunately I can cut only one out of above mentioned sheets.
 
The boxes are around 10cm high and have one 35mm - hole on the side to attach the vacuumer.


== The Form ==
== The Form ==

Revision as of 20:01, 3 May 2020

This work-in-progress. Just wanted to let me know. :-D

The Goal

I wanted to make my own body shells, ones NO ONE got. Insane, I know. :)

Building

The Vacuum-Forming Tools

I made two VacForm-Boxes: One with 50cm x 28cm and one 64cm x 34cm. Why?

  • The 50cm x 28cm - sized: because I can cut 3 sheets from the supplied 1000x500mm PET-G sheets[1]
  • The 64cm x 34cm - sized: because some body shells are too large for 50cmx28cm. Unfortunately I can cut only one out of above mentioned sheets.

The boxes are around 10cm high and have one 35mm - hole on the side to attach the vacuumer.

The Form

The Lessons Learned