Lee,

Are you a plastic modeler? My dad is big into that and I often read FSM
just because he gets it and I find it fascinating. I built only one model
back when I was about 10, with my dad's help, but I think it has a lot to
do with my being interested in technical stuff.

He has one of the Mattel Vac-U-Form machines :-) Only uses it very rarely.
I understand that it takes some effort to get the technique down.

Sean


At 02:55 PM 4/8/02 -0700, you wrote:
>It works fine.  It's used all the time in plastic modeling.  The
>suppliers have pre-cut plastic sheet specifically desgined for it.
>Thin (0.010") clear sheet is frequently vacuum formed to make a
>better looking aircraft canopy.  Master can be the thick injection
>molded plastic canopy shoved full of modeling clay (heat sink).
>
>Fine Scale Modeler magazine, May 2002 issue, has an article on
>"Build A Simple Vac-Form Rig".  I haven't read the article yet...
>Magazine is available from your local hobby store or mail-order.
>Details at http://www.finescalemodeler.com .
>
>Decades ago, Mattel sold a toy vacuum former called Vac-U-Form.
>It has a flip-over frame that held ~3" x ~3" sheets of plastic
>via holes all around the edges, a heating side to soften it, and
>a stage with hand-operated vacuum pump.  Vac-U-Forms are still in
>demand on the used market today.
>                                                 Lee Jones
>
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