{"id":984,"date":"2015-03-11T19:57:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richa1.com\/RichardAlbritton\/?p=984"},"modified":"2015-03-11T19:57:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:57:37","slug":"diy-vacuum-former","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richa1.com\/RichardAlbritton\/diy-vacuum-former\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Vacuum Former"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday I will be trying to make a small Vacuum Former for heat forming plastic sheets. Vacuum Forming is a fast and easy way to copy 3D printed parts, provide a smooth plastic shell for finished products or to make your own Storm Trooper helmet.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.richa1.com\/RichardAlbritton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ST-armor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-985 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richa1.com\/RichardAlbritton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ST-armor.jpg\" alt=\"ST-armor\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be my first time actually building one of these machines, but they are relatively easy and I have done similar stuff with heat forming acrylic using a toaster oven and home vacuum cleaner. The design will be loosely based on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Vacuum-Former\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instructables tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For this build I will be using mostly reclaimed wood, two old toasters, and a small shop vacuum. 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