Friday, February 28, 2020

Dale Cherne - PM - 2/28/20 - Vacuum Forming Update:

Found the styrene we need from Evergreen. Select the 11 x 14" on this site and quantity of sheets: https://evergreenscalemodels.com/collections/plain-opaque-white-polystrene-sheets/products/copy-of-9010-010-25mm-plain-opaque-white-polystyrene-sheet?variant=33345416722


Other Parts from before:

* 2 Shop vacuums

* Oven

Shadow Box -  make a 1' square out of wood and 1 1/4th" deep. Drill two large holes on two sides of the Shadow Box that matches the size of the shop vacuum. Add Felt around the top edges of the box.

Top Surface - Cut a piece of wood to make a 1' Square and 1/8th" deep. Drill a grid of holes 5mm apart and 1.5mm (1/16th) in size.

Glue - Epoxy ( by choice)

Frame - make a 1' square from 1x2 wood pieces. Need 4 steel corner braces. (give or take with styrene size)

Hinged Door - cut a 1' square from 1/4" plywood. 2 small brass hinges w/screws (give or take with styrene size)


Plastic - .38mm, 11 x 14" styrene from Evergreen.

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