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Revision as of 12:33, 6 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). The dimensions for the wood cut pieces are based on perfectly sized wood so if you copy this you will need to make adjustments based on the wood you select.
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 1/4 x 11-1/2 x 24
- Plywood 1/4 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
- 5x 3/16 x 1/2 x 3/8L phenolic spacers
- 4x 1/2 x 5/8D rubber feet w/screws
Heater Components
- Walmart Toaster Oven
First Things First
Toaster Oven
While reading many articles on how to create an effective heating element I found a YouTube video from a guy who was simply using a toaster oven to heat the plastic in an aluminum frame. So, I bought a toaster oven at Wallmart for $19 and gave this method a try. I found that these heating elements provided more than enough heat for this purpose so I incorporated the heat elements and the complete oven control system in my design.
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| WallMart 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! |
See Also
TBA
