So I've been working on this here & there over the past few weeks. I finally finished it today. Now I'm just waiting on the polystyrene to show up so I can play with my new toy!
This is the main vac table. I decided to put the port directly in the middle.
Here's the frame for the plastic sheets.
It took me a bit to figure out how I was going to finish it off. I went back & notched the bottom all the way around & added the sides (would have been much easier to just cut the bottom layer 1/2" shorter on each side but I didn't know that when I was assembling it).
I installed the vac port & cut handles into the sides to make it easy to lug around.
I finished it off with some foam insulation & built a stand to hold up the reflectors/ projector (stole this idea fron NJ Kiko). Well, here you have it!
Maybe this will spark some idea's for someone else to get out there & make some cool shit!
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basically a home made vacuform. he is going to put a big piece of plastic in there and heat it up and pull a vacuum on the table which will suck the air from under it and pull it over whats on the table. basically making a mold.
Do you have direct access to a CnC machine or something? That vacuum matrix looks like it would either take a lot of time free hand or you did some CnC shits.
I finished it off with some foam insulation & built a stand to hold up the reflectors/ projector (stole this idea fron NJ Kiko). Well, here you have it!
Maybe this will spark some idea's for someone else to get out there & make some cool shit!
hey btw, can you make me one of those stands? legos ain't cutting it anymore
Do you have direct access to a CnC machine or something? That vacuum matrix looks like it would either take a lot of time free hand or you did some CnC shits.
I do have access to a CnC but I cut everything with my table saw & used all purpose construction adhesive (like liquid nails). It did tabe some time to build. That's why it took 3 full days.
Chris, next time I get everything out I'll build one of those stands for you.
when you get that all working perfectly let me know becuase i want to talk to you about vaccuforming my shrouds for me..i failed epicly at it and i will send you my lights and what not i would just need you to vaccuform for me.ill pay for shipping to and from! i just want to get it done but i can becuase i suck at vacuforming!! let me know!!
when you get that all working perfectly let me know becuase i want to talk to you about vaccuforming my shrouds for me..i failed epicly at it and i will send you my lights and what not i would just need you to vaccuform for me.ill pay for shipping to and from! i just want to get it done but i can becuase i suck at vacuforming!! let me know!!
Obviously I'm still new to it so I want to play with some different stuff & get the hang of it 1st. If you need something ASAP then aww sgeet & NJ Kiko can help you out as well.
Ahhhh ok. I see the table saw work now. Lots of little pieces. I hate working with table saws and small shit like that. Always afraid I'll lose a finger.
Can't wait to see what you end up doing with this. Your products are already great without the use of one of these tables. Now its just going to be insane.
Wow! You spent some time on that one. LOL, @ peniies. Why didn't you use biscuits to assemble the frame?
I just didn't feel like making a trip to go get some biscuits. I had about 11tybillion pennys so it worked out. Once I get going on a project I hate to stop.
I'm excited to use this on some projects. The plastic should be here today so this weekend I'll mess with it.
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