On Vac-u-forming aircraft canopies and such

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Greetings,

Does anyone know of any good step-by-step articles on how to make Vac-U-Form aircraft canopies from the originals? I just scored a Vac-u-form machine on eBay, and am looking forward to putting it to good use.

Thanks!
Rory

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Rory, here is a good website to get you going with the Mattel machine. Supplies, parts, and how to’s.

http://www.gaugepods.com/vacuform/

Here is another site with heavy stuff on making your own machine:

http://www.tk560.com/vactable4.html

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Step-by-step instructions for Vac-U-Forming aircraft canopies from your original can be found by following this link:

http://www.lulu.com/content/1792664

The machine used in the book’s demo is a Mattel Vac-U Form.

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You should find this link helpfull:

http://www.warmplastic.com/how.html