Do It Yourself Vacuum Forming For The Hobbyist

The purpose of this book is to take a little understood manufacturing process and reduce it to its simplest form, so it can be done right in the home. Vacuum forming is an easy, clean, and fast way to make high quality plastic parts. Best of all, small scale vacuum forming can be done in your own home, with no special skills and very little equipment. Make your own: car bodies, airplane parts, boat hulls and more. Chapters cover: types of plastics, mold materials, heat sources, vacuum sources, tips and examples.