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Revision as of 23:37, 5 June 2018
© Mark Qvale - June, 2018
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Introduction
After doing hundreds of 3D prints for canopies, skids, shields, et., I decided to build my own Vacuum Forming box so I could get the weight dramatically down on some these parts. I did a pile of research and found many different styles and sizes but finally decided to simply take the things I liked in many pictures found on google and design my own. This then is my version.
Tools I Used
Besides the basic hand tools, these power tools helped immensly with keeping things sized and squared perfectly.
- 1. 10" Chop saw w/60 tooth carbide blade
- 2. Drill press
- 3. 10" Table saw
Parts & Pieces
Here is the complete parts list for this project. All dimensions and screw specs for this project are imperial (inches).
Cut List
- Hardwood 3/4 x 2-3/4 x 11-1/2
- Hardwood 3/4 x 3-1/4 x 24
- Hardwood 3/4 x 3-1/4 x 11-1/5
- Hardwood 5/8 x 1-1/2 x 2
- Hardwood 3/4 x 2-3/4 x 10
- Hardwood 3/4 x 2-3/4 x 10-1/8
- Plywood 15/64 x 11-1/2 x 24
- Plywood 15/64 x 11-1/2 x 14
- Pine Laminate 1 x 8 x 10
- Alum Flatbar 1/8 x 1 x 3-1/2
- Alum Angle 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 14L
- Alum Angle 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 10-1/2L
- Alum Angle 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 9-1/2L
- Alum Angle 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 11-1/4L
- Wood Dowel 1/2D x 10-1/2L
- Heat Box 2-3/4 x 10-3/16 x 8-7/16
Hardware
- 4x #8 x 1-1/4" wood Screws
- 12x #4 x 3/4" wood screws
- 4x #8-32 x 2" round head machine screws
- 5x #8-32 x 1" pan head machine screws
- 20x #6-32 x 3/8" flat head machine screws
- 8x #6-32 x 3/8" pan head machine screws
- 2x #12-24 x 3/4" button head machine screws
- 9x #8-32 hex nuts
- 28x #6-32 hex nuts
- 2x #12 nylok hex nuts
- 14x #8 flat washers
- 2x 3/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 nylon spacers
- 8x small steel flat corner brackets
Heater Components
- Walmart Toaster Oven
Base Build
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| Cut wood pieces and box build |
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| Corner clamps |
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| Box build |
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| Box and top parts |
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| Template for marking and drilling the vac holes |
Frame Build
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| Aluminum frame components |
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| Clamp frame corner detail |
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| Main frame joint detail |
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| Completed frames |
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| Completed and mounted frames |
Heat Box Build
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| Sheetmetal layout and cut |
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| Completed heat box |
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| Heat element mount detail |
First Mold!
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| Wait for it! |
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| What's that sucking sound? |
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| A very light, near perfect replacement part! |
VF51 VF52 VF53
See Also
TBA
