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Bill shows you how to quickly make a vacuum forming machine from cheap hardware store supplies.
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@punishedprops 6 лет назад

Check out our NEW tutorial for making a BIG Vacuum Form table using materials from the hardware store: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O790OvRy1rc.html

@saborguerito 5 лет назад

These are really helpful videos you guys are awesome but I really am having a hard time finding the plastic bars I see people using to hold a two-part vacuum mold together in order to make things like candles. Is there a place you might recommend?

@Clockwork6655321 4 года назад

Made one... great stuff. I found that the sheets sold for the makyu form box are perfect for a 21cmx21cm frame and the plastic is nice...$40 for 30 pieces 2 day shipping

@ij20man35 4 года назад

Hi i was just wondering what were the dimensions you used for the vacuum former box? Was the size decided by the inside dimensions of the toaster oven?

@bonifaciovelasquez9796 2 года назад

So I see a little money being sucked out of my wallet in the near future.

@HandmadeProps 8 лет назад

Lol, since my son watched your tutorial and built his own vac former all of my sheet stock vanished!!.....he has turned it into Poke Balls:) ........Thank you!!......I think ;) Wonderful tutorial!!

@bradh9564 3 месяца назад

That’s hilarious 😂 and your son sounds awesome

@andjon3710 8 лет назад

OMG, Frank Ippolito has a twin brother!

@Frostfly 7 лет назад

that was my reaction too...

@defiance42 8 лет назад

Amazing, great quality,interesting ideas,clear speach, accurate tips, inspiring as hell,thanks for making this)

@StephenMattison66 5 лет назад

6 second intro, perfect! Thx for being smart!

@theyarehere8919 6 лет назад

I'm very glad to find your channel. I was watching you and Adam Savage build a foam gauntlet. So I came over to Punished Props Academy to look around. I liked what I saw so I stayed around by subscribing.

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

That's great, thanks for subscribing!

@WilliamJakespeareProps 8 лет назад

Do you think a big enough table would be able to handle a daft punk guy manuel visor?

@bane426 8 лет назад

it would definitely be able to handle, no doubt

@Xzo 8 лет назад

Lol, nice to see you here Jake,

@WilliamJakespeareProps 8 лет назад

+Bill Doran bwahahaha, sweet

@WilliamJakespeareProps 8 лет назад

+Zachnikatel Gaming nice to be here

@Jevivrexavie 8 лет назад

+William Jakespeare I thought the same question. XD

@AdmiralDravish 8 лет назад

Your guide has made me realize that making your own vacuum former isn't a scary, impossible task. I'm going to make one myself but would like to know what to look for in the vacuum cleaner. Is power/wattage what matters? is a 2400 watt model better than a 1200 watt one?

@tek4 6 лет назад

David S the amount of air it moves is what is important

@MrMilarepa108 5 лет назад

they need to really suck, that's all.

@Doobie3010 8 лет назад

Always like workshops that ACTUALLY look like people work in em! Cool vid too!

@HiggsDeposition 2 года назад

Replying so this comment gets more attention

@PropGuru702 Год назад

Then you'd love mine 😂 😅😅

@jesterger 2 года назад

This video has stimulated my grey matter. I restore Matchbox and Dinky cars. So one of these would be perfect for reproducing the window units. I will make mine small enough so I can recycle 2 liter soda bottles or old CD jewel cases, for the blanks. Baha, bwahahahaha (evil laugh)!

@punishedprops 2 года назад

Oh man, that sounds like fun!

@censusgary 6 лет назад

When I was a kid, I had a Vac-U-Form Toy. It had a small heating element and a hand pump to create the vacuum. This is simply a homemade version of that toy.

@gabeg6781 Месяц назад

this is so cool. and seems doable for a normie like meee!

@XBlazingCrafterX 8 лет назад

anyone else notice the portal music?

@DeadExposureDF Год назад

Once you make a vacuum press…Can you please share how you remove the vacuum formed material from the mold without destroying it? Thanks

@2300Kenzie 7 лет назад

I would have made the frame to fit the width of the oven so you don't need the pan. Also for shapes that are glossy, sometimes it is good to use a velvet coating so wrinkles don't form. It makes a smooth matte finish that hides tiny imperfections. Also a list of melting temperatures for the plastics and an IR thermometer can be handy.

@jerrym995 6 лет назад

looks like a nice way to make tool box drawer liners, so you can tell what's missing

@lenaoxton6819 6 лет назад

Hello, Bill! It's so nice seeing you in another brilliant episode:) this one's my favorite forming method so far, even though i haven't tried it yet. but i will try this in near future and question i really want to ask is, any recommendations of PETG substitute? or an alternative. My online service is currently unavailable so......under circumstances, i couldn't find the sheet that i was looking for. And that material is PETG. and i can only buy the material-related product. for example, PETG container (but is there any container that is made of PETG?). Anyhow, in this country, it's rare to find the materials what i exactly looking for. It would be greatly appreciated if you help me out on this project by replying my comment. Thank you very much in advance:) cheers!

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

The only other clear material I can think of would be thin sheets of acrylic plastic or polycarbonate plastic. Good luck!

@lenaoxton6819 6 лет назад

Punished Props Academy 👍👍

@beachcomberbob3496 Год назад

I'm hoping you'll reply, but my first steps into this vacuforming game aren't working out like your results. I followed this build advice, but am hitting what I expect are noob mistakes. Some advice would be helpful. My first run ended up with a great 'sag' in the 0.5mm PETG, but major pleats in the material over the buck. Would that be due to too much melt or insufficient vacuum? Just needing your experience and opinion on that point. Second problem was, when using 0.75mm material (purportedly PETG, but I can't attest to the actual plastic; Ebay you know) while waiting for the 'sag', the material turned milk white, never sagged to the same extent, and then wouldn't even get close to forming over the buck. Temperature? Or my pulling too early due to the colour change? Does the rapidity of vacuum power make a difference?

@jeffnovak5965 5 лет назад

I just wanted to say thank you so much for, putting out these videos. I am pretty new to casting and vacuum forming. it's nice to have a visual guide to these techniques. it makes it seem like way less of a daunting task.

@Objectively_Correct 7 лет назад

Dragon Priest mask!!!!

@silver.airsoft 8 лет назад

Where did you get your dragon mask from skyrim?

@tylerbivins9807 4 года назад

Yes Dovahkiin

@Antlegs 4 года назад

do you need a shop vac or will a home vacuum work

@punishedprops 4 года назад

The main reason we suggest a shop vac is because they're better at handling dust and particles at high volumes and I think they're often stronger, but you can try with whatever vacuum you have!

@askaliu2943 4 года назад

i am a simple man, i see N7 jacket i press sub XD

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

Visit our website to check out the all of the tools and links mentioned here! punishedprops.com/2015/11/23/vacuum-forming-machine/

@infantrymatt83 6 лет назад

do you do work for hire? I need a set of motorcycle headlight covers for glass LED headlights.

@WoManticore 3 года назад

"Probably do it for under $50" •proceeds to use many large, very expensive tools• Uh-huh.. •finds a different video•

@aaaarrrgggghh 3 года назад

I also have a hand drill for my holes so I hear you but he put the little hand saw clips so you wouldn't say this, you must have missed it?

@WoManticore 3 года назад

@@aaaarrrgggghh that's only one tool of the many...

@aaaarrrgggghh 3 года назад

@@WoManticore sure, so I will now spell it for you: He.only.made.a.square.box.for.fuck.sake

@WoManticore 3 года назад

@@aaaarrrgggghh if that's all you're making your vacuum form box won't be very effective will it. There is a hole specifically for the vacuum, the seal, the nails, the glue, the measuring, the heating. Don't try to sound mighty by simplifying it to just "a box", if that's all it was there wouldn't be videos about it.

@aaaarrrgggghh 3 года назад

@@WoManticore I bough two apartments with money earned from selling finished moulds, and I paid cash for both of them. One is by the seaside, one is next to a skying resort.

@753bowie 8 лет назад

too much seeing you and too little of how to make it

@seanswanson.2919 7 лет назад

753bowie true

@peterxyz3541 7 лет назад

(Satire). The old Hollywood & educational saying: TELL, don't show! 🙊🐒🙈🙉

@SOAHCSOAHCSOAHC 7 лет назад

Make a frame for plastic. Make a box with holes on top and a hole in the side. Stick vacuum cleaner hose in side hole.

@LogicSpeaks 6 лет назад

Heh - this is easy - also awesome. Gonna do a much larger format.

@PaulXerxen 6 лет назад

Yeah, and I hate that hat.

@timbroderickjr 8 лет назад

New subscriber- loving your channel! I think this little vacuum former would work well for the kydex projects I'm planning on- thanks for the info!

@user-rs1990 8 лет назад

I could use vacuum forming to make chocolate moulds of anything!

@beachcomberbob3496 Год назад

And that old toaster oven doubles for powder coating bakes also!

@rcWizzard 8 лет назад

Great video Bill. Want to see my Big custom made vacuum box? Search for "1/4 Scale Grave Digger part 10" . Pardon my language at the 2:55 minute mark.

@williamwallace6508 Год назад

Whats the best cheapest way of mass producing polycarbonate covers? Thanks!

@gensischosen251 3 года назад

I have a question can any plastic relate material Will do ? Like Book plastic covers and Plastic bag Will worked for my homemade vaccum forming?

@parrotroyalty8906 3 года назад

If I were to form polycarbonate, would it thin it out making it weaker. I'm trying to make an ODST visor and I need it to be strong enough to withstand Airsoft

@SteveOLive88 2 года назад

I am going to attempt to build microphone elements using this method

@ryansizemore5064 8 лет назад

Really enjoy clear informative tutorials like this. Great links in description and simple instructions. Really look forward to trying it out.

@WildmanTech 6 лет назад

My latest video is a vacuum forming machine. I used a vacuum pump, but it's looking like a shop vac will work even better.

@tyleroger17 8 лет назад

what is the thickest material you could vacuum form? I'm thinking about doing this for car purposes but I think the styrene would be too thin.

@rotomolding 8 лет назад

#Jordan Musleh Want to see this mini beast in action?! I made a video showcasing some experiments and fails: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sOq2SFtPmqU.html @Punished Props

@brianfoster7064 Год назад

I would get the Rigid if it weren't for the fact that I have Dewalt batteries. For my needs, the Dewalt is good enough.

@reduniverse0 8 лет назад

you speak too much in front of camera for me ! I prefer to see people in action to understand things. of course you have to speak, because important informations can't be on the video. but this amount of words and camera facing is just to much.

@tofuninja5489 7 лет назад

How would I vacuum form something I'm afraid would be hurt by the heat of the hot plastic?

@punishedprops 7 лет назад

Perhaps make a silicone mold of that thing and then cast a copy in hydrocal. Use that hydrocal casting to do the vacuum forming.

@KumkumSanjayaOfficial Год назад

what is the suction power of the vacuum?

@runforitman Год назад

oh wow I didn't even think of pegboard I was gonna go drill all the holes when I already have sheets of unused pegboard

@gr6e Год назад

Haven't touched my toaster oven since I got an air fryer, I'm definitely gonna have to repurpose it now

@clintlucas7604 2 года назад

Which is beneficial? 1 hole for vacuum or the pegboard method?

@Bidoof_Fan7 2 года назад

For the actual box part would just a regular wooden box you have around with some holes in it work?

@ΜανουσοςΠαυλακης 3 года назад

hi there ... can you please tell me what plastic sheets you use ??? and if you can give me a link where i can order those ... ty in advance

@Svaneero 5 дней назад

Had a Mattel vacuform as a kid in the 60s

@martinwalters1954 8 лет назад

Can you tell me what that small drill bit chuck is that is inserted in the drill press chuck? Kinda nifty.

@MisstaMan 7 лет назад

Is Acrylic sheet work? or is that PVC? :D :D or PMMA or whats that? :D :D

@Quietnotsilent_Nights 2 года назад

Just wanted to know an affordable way to make one so I could make a vizor. Thanks

@sandiablo360 3 года назад

where do you buy the plastic sheets to work with? I'm looking for something clear to make some toy blisters...also, I have been trying to use the liter soda bottles and it isn't working, but I also don't have a decent heating element. I need to get an oven, I've been trying to use the heat gun and it doesn't heat evenly. I'm have a working are of about 7x7

@punishedprops 3 года назад

Yeah a heat gun is usually too specific an area of heating to work well. We usually get our sheets from Amazon, it's just Styrene

@RunningMan40510 3 года назад

Can you help me with something? I want to make a hollow mold of these: showalterfireworks.com/shop/shop/spinners-helicopters/2-color-space-ship/. Thickness will be 1/16" and the type of plastic has to be the type that is hard enough to maintain its form without cracking on impact. I want the plastic to have a semi gloss. Why type of dyes do I use for the plastic like for red and blue and white?

@punishedprops 3 года назад

Ask me on Twitter: twitter.com/chinbeard

@RunningMan40510 3 года назад

@@punishedprops I dont do social media. Nevermind.

@vantatilfly 6 лет назад

I don't have a toaster :( can I just burn some wood outside and suspend the plastic like barbecue?

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

I have serious doubts if that would work.

@vantatilfly 6 лет назад

Punished Props i guess i could do fibrglass instead

@tek4 6 лет назад

Yes but, you will char it and won't be able to control it

@alexandrevaliquette1941 6 лет назад

Sure, and perhaps use a broom instead of a vacuum cleaner as well!

@skylarwalters 2 года назад

What type of plastic are you using what thickness and where did you get it back

@the_amazingspidey_6686 7 лет назад

Great tutorial Bill! I can't wait for the tutorial on how to make a buck to vacuuform.

@whattheglasses9904 2 года назад

I used a folding picture frame and a baking with a box below to make one of these

@grumpyalison4869 3 года назад

Where do people source materials for the plastics? I've been trying to find sources for plastic that would work for chocolate molds for the last few hours and I can't seem to find anything thin enough :P

@punishedprops 3 года назад

We go to places like TAP plastic or order from Amazon. I'm not sure what you want to look for that's safe for food though

@grumpyalison4869 3 года назад

@@punishedprops I've not looked into TAP before. Thanks for the suggestion!

@jyrkihirvonen6055 8 лет назад

I need a copy of my vintage Masters Of The Universe Castle Grayskull because I'm going to make sort of a custom Grayskull wall relief. I don't want to destroy real Grayskull so it has to be copy. But apparently vacuum forming would damage the original since it's made of thin plastic. Right?

@sevenproxies4255 8 лет назад

How about cooling the original before applying the heated plastic or using a sponge and some cold water across the surface of the original? This would both help to cool and harden the hot plastic you're applying on top, while also prevent the original plastic piece from reaching melting point. In theory at least. Do a test with another piece of plastic of the same kind as your Castle Grayskull and see if it deforms.

@crumbsboi 4 года назад

whos here from black magic craft's video?

@keenbay 6 лет назад

First one of these where the creator used pegboard. I wondered if that was a thing or if all the other creators tediously drilled holes in their vacuum top media. (1/4", 1/8", etc). Seems kind of silly with pegboard being readily available at most of your favorite plywood vendors.

@tek4 6 лет назад

Roger Keener I am making mine out of steel plate, so yeah, the peg board won't hold up to the force and heat I'm applying

@bianjh6243 7 лет назад

I have a question that i really need answered. I have been looking around for a used shop vac that I can buy solely for the use of vacuum forming. Is there a minimum HP that shop vacs should have in order to use for vacuum forming? As i will not be using it for anything else, the gallon size does not matter because i will not be vacuuming anything but air. I will only be vacuuming small things, most likely with LDPE plastic 2 or 3 ml thick

@RichardDenRooyen1973 6 лет назад

as long it creates a vacuum it doesnt matter that much how powerfull the vac is....ofcourse.. the more powerfull it is, the faster it creates the mold

@mathboy1212 6 лет назад

So if I made a wooden form, placed a sheet of acrylic over it and slowly heated it, would that work at all without the vacuum? I don't have a vacuum form and really don't need one other than this one time.

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

For simple forms, that might work.

@ChozoSR388 8 лет назад

Props for using the Dragon Priest mask footage! Which one was that?

@mayhutnoi 4 месяца назад

hay

@Moviefan2k4 8 лет назад

Would this process work on molding something like an old Nintendo cartridge? I want to cast duplicates for a relatively cheap price, but need a master-mold first.

@MajimeTV 7 лет назад

Moviefan2k4 not sure if it would melt

@DaveSmith-cp5kj 6 лет назад

Well for one, if you intend to make an exact duplicate of the cartridge (such as to insert your own homemade game) it obviously won't work since the vacuum formed shell will inherently be larger than the master by the thickness of the material you are using.

@johnjacob688 6 лет назад

Dave Smith, he could make a negative mold first.

@yangxin8356 3 года назад

It's cool to make one, but too complicated for me. I'll buy one on Amazon

@brendoncummins2762 3 года назад

I have a vaccume chamber for resins degasing and wood stabilizing, just need to make a new top out of peg board and I have a 1'x2' vacuform table!

@punishedprops 3 года назад

Huh, I wonder if that would work!

@melgross 5 лет назад

Or...you can weld the aluminum. Cheap MiG welder works well. And another skill to learn.

@morluche91 4 года назад

Have you ever tried welding alumin(i)um? Because everytime i hear welding and alumin(i)um together all i can understand is total nightmare! (it's like hydrophobic but with molten metal, so nothing sticks)

@jeromevet007 8 лет назад

the " screws "you are using for the frame are bolts ! , you cannot put nuts on a screw ! Cool build tho !

@burntsyder 8 лет назад

They are called screws because they have screw heads, nothing to do with the threads

@morrisl7 7 лет назад

Whats a better method for high detail works? Thanks

@TowMan127 4 года назад

Very cool

@rizkidarmawan2470 Год назад

Mau bertanya plastik yang anda gunakan nama nya apa

@gabohXD Год назад

Thank you so much for this, do you think there is any recommended limitation in size for this? I would like to make something about 60x60x20 (cm).

@eross21 9 месяцев назад

do you have any ,diy acrylic sheet bending tools?

@grannysvids 5 лет назад

Hi, I have loads of Mylar plastic sheets, commonly used in schools for projectors. Is this plastic ok to use in one of these devices?

@punishedprops 5 лет назад

Hmm, I'm sure, that's not a material I have really worked with.

@grannysvids 5 лет назад

@@punishedprops - Transparency sheets are typically acetate or sometimes polyester, also known as PET, so is that near enough to the material you are using. I hope it is as I would like to use these sheets for something and this project would be ideal, let me know. Cheers.

@johnsplayworld2402 3 года назад

What will happen when I used thin wavey pvc plastic for vacuformation? What will happen?

@punishedprops 3 года назад

If it's too thin it could just melt and the wavey-ness could cause a less clean imprint.

@oscardootson2500 7 лет назад

can anyone help me. I've been looking to make a visor for a mask and i was thinking of sculpting the mold with das clay. would the mold hold if I were to vacuum form it?. regards

@oscardootson2500 7 лет назад

Ah ok, thanks for replying. You wouldn't know any sort of clay that works with it would you?

@elliemae4887 3 года назад

Great video! What plastic would you recommend for candle molds?

@punishedprops 3 года назад

Hmm I'm not sure, that's not something I've ever done before

@rdgk1se3019 7 лет назад

Micromark sells a small vacuum forming machine.

@gazzydoesntknow 8 лет назад

Amazing video, but I have to ask... is that Mass Effect hoodie as awesome as it looks???

@Evil_Misfit_ 6 лет назад

Funny video.

@robertforrester578 8 лет назад

Absolutely unwatchable. Pretend that you're talking to adults.

@robertforrester578 8 лет назад

I'm just sayin' . . . . . Pumpkin.

@runforitman Год назад

I'll definitely be making one of these the windshield for one of my planes came off mid flight, and they don't make them anymore so time to make one (cant make it by just folding sheet as it has extrusions)

@runforitman Год назад

rc plane, that is

@z6n387 6 лет назад

Can you use vacuuming to mold around EVA foam props such as a pistol or a attachment like a Holographic scope all made from EVA foam?

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

EVA foam isn't rigid enough to use as a pattern for vacuum forming. It would compress under the pressure of the vacuum.

@vincentlawrence5956 7 лет назад

Where's this video talking about making form bucks?

@vincentlawrence5956 7 лет назад

Punished Props thank ya much appreciated

@ekimba Год назад

Thank you, really enjoy and learn a lot

@lauraarnold3578 5 лет назад

what is best machine to buy to make some larger things, like tops for side by side vehicles? Probably 4x8 sheets

@punishedprops 5 лет назад

Unfortunately they don't really make machines commercially that are that large. When they do, they are VERY very expensive. Check out this video to see how I made myself a larger machine: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O790OvRy1rc.html There are some useful links in there abut building a machine and different methods you can use. Hope that helps!

@Xenoyer 2 года назад

Thanks for the tute. I would like to mention that you knife-edged the holes when you countersunk them. Next time maybe don't go so deep. Only go as deep as you need to make the head flush. Use the proper head style too.

@jaimesvideochannel242 Год назад

What is the thickness of the PETG or styrene?

@JFBence 2 года назад

For a sec I thought this was Frank Ippolito 😂

@squirrelrobotics 4 года назад

Now to see what I can print here...

@thomaslee7352 3 года назад

I have broken plastics from a jukebox, how can I make a mould to then do what you outlined?

@punishedprops 3 года назад

You'd need to make a "buck" - something in the final shape that you want. It could be 3D printed, or wood, or plaster! Than you could vacuum form your plastic over it.

@gaza102289 7 лет назад

could you use the plastic from a two litre pop/soda bottle if you cut a sheet and flattened it with a hot air gun prior

@punishedprops 7 лет назад

I tried that and it did not work. =( Here's the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sOq2SFtPmqU.html

@petercane6376 2 года назад

Just exactly what I needed to know to make clear canopies for model aircraft. The expensive or hard thing to get will be a toaster. What about a hot air gun? Will that work? Thank you greatly for the video.

@samson5erb312 6 лет назад

Me at 4:00... Why you grab the top of the bag or the bottoms are the best

@KatieJEvans 6 лет назад

Is it dangerous to heat the plastic in a home oven? Why is it unfit to cook food in after warming plastic? Thanks for the help!

@punishedprops 6 лет назад

Depends on which plastics you use, but some of them can give off toxic gas if burned. I find it a best practice to commit one over for only using plastics.

@mycalbarrowclough6643 Год назад

hi there. Thanks for another great tutorial. What type of plastic are you using? How thick? Source? I'll be primarily vacuforming T-Visors for Mandalorian Helmets. TIA!