Fabrication The goal of the vacuum-forming process is to heat a plastic sheet to most flexible state (ideal forming temperature). Plastic sheets will begin to transition from their more rigid state at room temperature soon after passing the glass transition temperature. Once the molds have been created, we selected three dominant plastics (LDPE, white sytrene, and black ABS) to use in the workshop. While these three were chosen, nine total option were tested and can be used. Below are the settings and results for each type of plastic. Content includes vacuum former settings, material properties and vacuum form results.
Tools
Materials
Vacuum Former Plastic sheets (as necessary) MDF Molds Elastic string Plastic clippers & cutters Plastic punch
Vacuum Formed Masks: Fall 2018
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