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1Intro
Overview of the project - and how I got started. Also shows how it works.
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2Tools & Materials
You will need a Heat Gun (though a hairdryer will do also at a push).
Scissors, a lollypop stick, and if you have it some 1" / 25mm metal strip (You can scavenge this from a biscuit tin if you don't have this in the workshop).
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3Cut out Section
As shown, remove a 230x230mm (approx.) section as shown. If you're unsure about what size this is, I suggest getting a bit of paper, cutting to size (perhaps a little bigger, even), and then drawing around it.
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4Heat to stretch and flatten out HDPE into sheet.
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5'Raw HDPE Sheet'
Once you have wrangled it - you should have something like this. Good news is it does not need to be perfect!
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6Warm-up
I suggest you do a 'warm-up' and do some heating without any items to vac form.
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7Flattening Out
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8Vac Forming!
Now you are ready to Vac Form. Keep heating so that the HDPE sags (this is a bit of a 'trial and error', as of course results can vary from machine to machine, but once you get the basics sorted, it's easy after that!).
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9Lower & Vaccum!
Now pull the platten down and pull the vacuum also!
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10Tidy Up
I found that the tidy up was pretty simple, and only needed scissors.
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