Vac forming?

[Stuart]

Anyone here work with vac formers or for a company that does vac forming?

I need two pieces making up, I have the blanks/molds to do it etc.
approx sizes are 400mm long, 100mm wide and approx 150mm tall (one piece is 100mm tall instead). Dont know if its possible but can it be done with a psltic that will set once with heat and never change again

All the local places that I've found want a min order of £117.50 to do it the feckers!!!! For that much I'd buy a machine myself and undercut the gits lol.


:thumb:

[dannyb]

A couple of secondary schools I've worked at had them in their tech department. If you know any secondary teachers, it may be worth asking them...

[Jon_nova1]

The ones in secondary school are only really suitable for thin plastic, and they're remeltable??

[bmw156]

techplas is the company we use i think. might be tecplas not sure

they might do you a one off if you have the mould already.

and yeh my uni had a vac forming machine. not massive tho.

Techplas Ltd

Milner Road
Chilton Industrial Estate
Sudbury
(http://www.applegate.co.uk/all-industry/towns/sudbury-index.htm)CO10 2XG (http://www.applegate.co.uk/all-industry/postcodes/co-index.htm) (Road Map (http://www.applegate.co.uk/maps/techplas-0025644.htm))
Suffolk
(http://www.applegate.co.uk/all-industry/counties/suffolk-index.htm)
Tel: 01787 881300 (http://www.applegate.co.uk/all-industry/area-codes/01787-index.htm)
Fax: 01787 882201

http://www.techplas.co.uk

[nova josh]

we have one at school and ours only does thin plastic.

[Stuart]

I know most schools have them, mine did way back in the 90's lol

I dont get why so few places do it... the machines are fairly cheap at £2K

I'll see what Techplas can do :)

[ade]

bah - make your own!

3 frames and a box and a hoover!

Heat the plastic in an oven on 70 - 100'c for 10 mins testing occasionally - seal between the frames and then shove the hoover up its ****!

Suck the life out of it whilst wafting with a heat gun!

sorted!

[Stuart]

bah - make your own!

3 frames and a box and a hoover!

Heat the plastic in an oven on 70 - 100'c for 10 mins testing occasionally - seal between the frames and then shove the hoover up its ****!

Suck the life out of it whilst wafting with a heat gun!

sorted!
lol you make its sound so easy :)

[mowgli]

lol you make its sound so easy :)

i reckon thats how he makes those nova models......