Did you know that acrylic is not a suitable material to be formed by vacuum-forming rigs? I didn’t. Grrr……
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Did you know that acrylic is not a suitable material to be formed by vacuum-forming rigs? I didn’t. Grrr……
yeah… actually, I knew that. Acrylic is not a high-stress substance. try ABS or polypropylene.
Or… shit… what is it that– oh yeah. that’s ABS.
–Nik
We know that now, but could’ve used your insight a couple of nights ago. 🙂
ABS is probably the way we’re going to go. The prototypes we had made for us were made of ABS, but acrylic works better. Just doesn’t vacuum-form, that’s all.
yeah… actually, I knew that. Acrylic is not a high-stress substance. try ABS or polypropylene.
Or… shit… what is it that– oh yeah. that’s ABS.
–Nik
Uh oh. Sounds like you made a mess. 🙁
No mess (fortunately, unless you count a fine layer of acrylic dust all over my Dremel)–just a lot of frustration and several sheets of blistered plastic that don’t have the right shape.
I’m learning more than I ever thought I’d know about industrial plastic forming, though, for whatever that’s worth…
Oh no not more knowledge for Tacitr..eek..is there anything you don’t know about? lol
Uh oh. Sounds like you made a mess. 🙁
We know that now, but could’ve used your insight a couple of nights ago. 🙂
ABS is probably the way we’re going to go. The prototypes we had made for us were made of ABS, but acrylic works better. Just doesn’t vacuum-form, that’s all.
No mess (fortunately, unless you count a fine layer of acrylic dust all over my Dremel)–just a lot of frustration and several sheets of blistered plastic that don’t have the right shape.
I’m learning more than I ever thought I’d know about industrial plastic forming, though, for whatever that’s worth…
Oh no not more knowledge for Tacitr..eek..is there anything you don’t know about? lol