Stormy3D Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hey, guys. I was thinking of creating my own vacuum former someday, but I can't find a decent tutorial. (Most of them create formers far too small in size) could you guys tell me some advice where to find a decent tutorial? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddz77 Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 I don't know if there's a tutorial for a large former based on exactly what you want. You'll have to do a bit of research on your own coupled with the knowledge you gather from the tutorials you find on smaller sized machines. Then once you have an idea of how it all works and what's needed to scale up to what you want, design it and build it. It's what I did when I was building my CNC Router. I think I have some blueprints I found online somewhere for a former... maybe... might have lost it when my HDD crashed. If I find it, I'll send it off to you. It's a nice start to get an idea of what's needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy3D Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 I don't know if there's a tutorial for a large former based on exactly what you want. You'll have to do a bit of research on your own coupled with the knowledge you gather from the tutorials you find on smaller sized machines. Then once you have an idea of how it all works and what's needed to scale up to what you want, design it and build it. It's what I did when I was building my CNC Router. I think I have some blueprints I found online somewhere for a former... maybe... might have lost it when my HDD crashed. If I find it, I'll send it off to you. It's a nice start to get an idea of what's needed. Ok. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripper_L[Admin] Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 I've used this tutorial to build my vacuum machine with a size of one squaremeter http://mynocksden.com/diy-vacuum-former/tools-for-the-job.htmlIt's not perfect, but it's a good start 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 I find a google search normally comes up with what I am looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy3D Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 I've used this tutorial to build my vacuum machine with a size of one squaremeter http://mynocksden.com/diy-vacuum-former/tools-for-the-job.html It's not perfect, but it's a good start Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy3D Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 I find a google search normally comes up with what I am looking for Yeah, most tutorials I find aren't that clear. Thanks though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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