Thermo forming madness
Thermo forming madness
we'd have to figure out suction and heat for a long deal, maybe the small suction pump on rudolf_diesels setup works for a long table, or maybe two at the same time? Its been done obviously, so spying has to take place.
I was thinking that an old air tank with a vacuum pump and a release valve might work best for something bigger. That way I could use the pump to create vacuum in the tank, and simply dump a large valve on the tank when I have a good seal and let the pressure difference suck the plastic down. Kinda like a rendering truck setup, but on a small scale. Then I could rig up something else to come on to give me continued suction for a time, and so on.
Is this the basic concept on rudolf_diesel's machine?
for MK2, I will stick with a wet dry vac, since I have one here, but what sucks about these projects is that you always think of a better way to do something after you are committed heavily to one path! I have all kinds of design and process improvements for MK2, which if I include, might as well be MK3. MK2 im kinda just making up as I go along so far
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
MK3 I hope will be big enough if MK2 proves itself, heating something that long would be tricky without entering the realm of an actual professional machine.
we'd have to figure out suction and heat for a long deal, maybe the small suction pump on rudolf_diesels setup works for a long table, or maybe two at the same time? Its been done obviously, so spying has to take place.
I was thinking that an old air tank with a vacuum pump and a release valve might work best for something bigger. That way I could use the pump to create vacuum in the tank, and simply dump a large valve on the tank when I have a good seal and let the pressure difference suck the plastic down. Kinda like a rendering truck setup, but on a small scale. Then I could rig up something else to come on to give me continued suction for a time, and so on.
Is this the basic concept on rudolf_diesel's machine?
for MK2, I will stick with a wet dry vac, since I have one here, but what sucks about these projects is that you always think of a better way to do something after you are committed heavily to one path! I have all kinds of design and process improvements for MK2, which if I include, might as well be MK3. MK2 im kinda just making up as I go along so far
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
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