Thermo forming madness
Thermo forming madness
03-10-2010, 08:07 AM
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(03-09-2010, 08:29 AM)dropnosky approximately how far away are the heating elements from the plastic on yours during heating? Im shooting for about 3 inches with the electric oven elements at its closest, but that measurement is based on nothing.
The fun part will be rigging up a way to achieve the same thing as those sexy red cam locks on yours. I was going to try and adapt the clasps from around the stock MB air filter housing, or maybe an old ski boot. Those are even adjustable!
The oven is about 6" above the plastic, the locks are available at McMaster-Carr or any other supply house, i.e. Grainger.
It was built by an outside machine shop that makes tooling for us as well.
The old machine used an air compressor that was rigged into a vacuum pump - switch in and out piping.
When running production we use a device called a plug assist to aid in getting the material into tight spots, it is very similar in shape to the tool. Pressure or as it is also known as Blow-form is used to help form the part as well. The plastic is actually sealed in a chamber as the forming process occurs. During a prodcution run we are cycling our machines at 4 secs or so and up to 16 pieces at a time.
This post was last modified: 03-10-2010, 08:10 AM by Rudolf_Diesel.
1982 300SD: 304,xxx Super M-pump with 7.5mm elements, 265 Nozzles, GT35 water cooled turbo, M90 Supercharger, A/W Intercooler, Serpentine drive belt, 3" SS exhaust with Magnaflow muffler, 240 breather, AEM dry Filter, Manual Boost Control, EGT / Boost / EMP gauges....Moved on to other projects
1995 F-350 7.3L PSD: 230,xxx 6.0 IC, DIY Stage 1 Injectors, 17* hpop, Tony Wildman Chip, John Wood Trans, 6.4L TC, 3" down pipe, 4" straight exhaust, 310 HP on wheel dyno - 8500# dually: 0-60 in 6.98
Suzuki Samurai: VW 1.9L TD, Trackick doubler transfer case (made by me) 5.8:1 transfer case gears, YJ springs front and rear with rear missing links, wheel base extended 14", diffs welded, some day a VNT.
Rudolf_Diesel
03-10-2010, 08:07 AM #10(03-09-2010, 08:29 AM)dropnosky approximately how far away are the heating elements from the plastic on yours during heating? Im shooting for about 3 inches with the electric oven elements at its closest, but that measurement is based on nothing.
The fun part will be rigging up a way to achieve the same thing as those sexy red cam locks on yours. I was going to try and adapt the clasps from around the stock MB air filter housing, or maybe an old ski boot. Those are even adjustable!
The oven is about 6" above the plastic, the locks are available at McMaster-Carr or any other supply house, i.e. Grainger.
It was built by an outside machine shop that makes tooling for us as well.
The old machine used an air compressor that was rigged into a vacuum pump - switch in and out piping.
When running production we use a device called a plug assist to aid in getting the material into tight spots, it is very similar in shape to the tool. Pressure or as it is also known as Blow-form is used to help form the part as well. The plastic is actually sealed in a chamber as the forming process occurs. During a prodcution run we are cycling our machines at 4 secs or so and up to 16 pieces at a time.
1982 300SD: 304,xxx Super M-pump with 7.5mm elements, 265 Nozzles, GT35 water cooled turbo, M90 Supercharger, A/W Intercooler, Serpentine drive belt, 3" SS exhaust with Magnaflow muffler, 240 breather, AEM dry Filter, Manual Boost Control, EGT / Boost / EMP gauges....Moved on to other projects
1995 F-350 7.3L PSD: 230,xxx 6.0 IC, DIY Stage 1 Injectors, 17* hpop, Tony Wildman Chip, John Wood Trans, 6.4L TC, 3" down pipe, 4" straight exhaust, 310 HP on wheel dyno - 8500# dually: 0-60 in 6.98
Suzuki Samurai: VW 1.9L TD, Trackick doubler transfer case (made by me) 5.8:1 transfer case gears, YJ springs front and rear with rear missing links, wheel base extended 14", diffs welded, some day a VNT.
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Thermo forming madness - by dropnosky - 03-08-2010, 06:17 PM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by Rudolf_Diesel - 03-08-2010, 08:12 PM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by DeliveryValve - 03-08-2010, 09:07 PM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by willbhere4u - 03-08-2010, 08:35 PM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by dropnosky - 03-08-2010, 08:40 PM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by Rudolf_Diesel - 03-09-2010, 12:37 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by dropnosky - 03-09-2010, 08:29 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by Rudolf_Diesel - 03-10-2010, 08:07 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by winmutt - 03-09-2010, 08:55 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by StreetRat - 03-13-2010, 01:33 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by dropnosky - 03-09-2010, 11:40 AM
RE: Thermo forming madness - by ME262 - 03-26-2010, 05:54 PM
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