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Yep.... To They are great.....the cost. Not so much

AND....i forgot....before any of that happens . .some plastic wholesalers don't cut the 4x9 foot sheets to 2x3 so it fits your former...now just imagine cutting....the base minimum bulk order of...2500 lbs of abs lol....have you ever seen 2500 lbs of plastic or even moved it from the front yard down the stairs to your work shop...ugh the work out it a leg buster

It take about 2 hours to pull a full set..that is just the easy part..not a lot of videos on the rest of the process..but It takes about 30 sheets of plastic( this depends on your vacuumformer) and on 1 sheet you have 3 shins Now when you get them you see a bit of a ruff edge that edge was on the mold...locked on the mold. You have to fight each peice off each mold ...that is 38 fights Now each part you look at for any problems. then toss it in the box then you have the extra scrap plastic that has to be cut up in to small little peices ....i can tell you my rt forearm is bigger then my left...lol. After all is formed cut and then you lay it out look for anything missing and pack it nicely....at your little things....mic tips brow trim hardwear and what nots...then take the trash plastic out Now i own an automotive repair smop and i have worked in this field for more years then i care to count but what that has tought me is work effectively..find the fastest way of doing something and i save time ...but from flat sheets of plastic to a full set of armor in a box it take about 3 full days....not 3 days after work..3 full working days. And rember this people..we the formers still play with every peice that comes off our formers...it is the same love you feel when you take the face plate out of the box and fit it to your face Aslo..you do have down sides..the burns,cuts,and heat...it does get hot in that oven and i drink a gallon of water each time i an pulling Also the hot abs dries you skin out...i can go on and on... but there ya go

well done

Still growing

Great ideas here guys!!!

My molds start as plaster...you can pull and fix sameday...when i am happy i will do a pull with styrene and a deep pull then I bust out the plaster and pour rondo in..after it cools i sand and drill my holes...done

Welp!!?...here we go again!!!!!!.. Lots of info here,,just look down to other posts.....one rule is...post pics of all the fails and all the wins!!! And get ready for a great ride

This is to deep for me

Soon.....there will be an other....

working on the bigger molds

Nice!!!!....

Congratulations to all!!!.....

Mathias makes a good point...vern makes a good point.. That is one i would hate to carry around for 3 to 4 hours I have a doopys dlt19..and con cops do not like you with it That said..i will take it if you dont!! I said it first!!

Haha

Lol

Um......is this a trick question??

If i may..expand on what mark has shared with us....and it is shared becouse he has paid the price of learning it his self... For some time i used a timmer to tell me when to pull..and i would ad more time till i burnt the plastic, then i would back down the time..and i woukd feel the sag also see how far the max it will go..ya know...experience the plastic...i now dont use a timmer and go by feel 1000% outside temp plays a part and indoors plays a part aswell..here in new England we have temps that drop to below 0 with no moisture in the air and rise to 45 in just a few hours...and that is a fun one to figure out Mark???.what kind of silicone do you use on the plug??..private joke...he wont tell me Also...HIPS yes i remove when warm to still hot And again...mark thanks for sharing!

Are ya looking for kids armor??

still big

uh....its my name.....but the other fourms I am rottie...my love for Rottweiler's my prop shop is called...WTF walts trooper factory....al gave me that name

don't listen to me

leave it like that....its cool

Or even a biker

Let me know if a new one is needed...or a second