Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Bush
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Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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It's not a table. It's a box, and works quite well. I'm ordering some plastic for a commission, and I will use it for my own needs also. Every single nook and cranny is sealed with caulk, and the wood is held together with industrial strength glue and nails from a nailgun. The pegboard is actually some thin plywood that I cut with a drill press. The frame that holds the plastic is in two pieces, and will be clamped together like Bentomo does, with office clips, effectively sandwiching the sheet of styrene. What do you think?

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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Nice work! Looks a lot like the beast I made, only thicker. However, your vacuum cleaner hole is a lot nicer than mine tho :lol:

Looks like it will serve you well in all your vac-forming missions :)
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Lookin' good sir, cant wait to see what amazing things you do with this beast :mrgreen:
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Thanks! I did a test run today, and she did good.
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Mine is set up in the same way. How much room is there between the inside of the frames the outside of the box? Because the first frames I made for mine fit, but was difficult once you were rushing to get the hot plastic down onto the mold before it hardened. I had to make new ones that had a little more wiggle room.
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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half an inch or so I think. I thought of that problem ahead luckily lol.
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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nice work there bush :!:

that vac hole is epic
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Thanks guys! I made this today:Image
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Re: Bush's Vacuum Form Box

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Just a heads up, I can do case commissions now if anyone is interested. Just ask and I will give you a quote. Also, I am cheap :P
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