Vacuum Former

Goals

So Cunning Turtle Needed a vacuum former for a new project. Not wanting to get crazy I decided we wanted a small toaster oven sized former.

Plastics

We will be trying HDPE which is a commonly found on milk and water jugs. Our oven temperature is 280F.

Heat Source

We will be using a ten year old toaster oven as our heat source. It's old rusty and we have a shiny new one for $20 anyway.

Vacuum Table

Vacuum tables are usually just an semi air tight box with a peg board top. Sometimes weather stripping is applied to the edges to allow a better seal when the plastic is laid on top.

References

An advanced vacuum former that inflates the plastic to improve forming deep draw shapes