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mcd body - 8/27/2012 12:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		been playing with vacuum forming made me a new body for my mcd rrv4 [image][/image]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/glenn201/PICT0179.jpg

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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 1:28 AM   
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Looks cool for a homemade job.

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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 3:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		the mold is still ruff but im getting there next one will look better

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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 3:06 AM   
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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 4:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		i am planning on smoothing out corners i just pulled one tonight out of .118 plastic the one in the pic is .093 not bad for a home made vacuum former

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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 10:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have made a fibreglass mould of a 1/5 scale f150 body shell,

I made it from the brittle body that came with my rovan big monster 4wd truck and now want to build a vaccum former,

I hope to make myself a body from 3mm polycarbonate,

Can you post some pics of your vaccum former and what you use to heat the polycarbonate?

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RE: mcd body - 8/27/2012 1:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		3mm is what i just pulled i made my own heater from element wire you need a lot of vacuum

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RE: mcd body - 9/9/2012 3:02 PM   
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RE: mcd body - 9/9/2012 4:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's a real strong bodyshell

I was planning to use a twin motor valeting vaccum cleaner for suction?

Also can you tell me how much droop approx you had in your polycarbonate sheet before removing from the heat source?

For heat I'm using 2 x electric ovens side by side with with electric grill elements to heat the polycarbonate,

You got any pics of your vaccum and heat elements?

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RE: mcd body - 9/9/2012 8:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		your heat my be ok but vacuum i bet you will need more with a vacuum cleaner you pull about 10 inches of vacuum im pilling 24 inches

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