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      • Vacuum Former
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    • Learning Story 10CTR

VACUUM FORMER

A  vacuum former is a special piece a machinery found in a workshop. It is used to shape plastic. We will be using it to make a cover for your electronics project. The plastic will be molded around a piece of wood the exact size of your circuit board. It will fit over the circuit board and some tape can be used to secure it in place. 
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Vacuum Former - get a teacher to observe
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Plastic (25x30cm)

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The process of vacuum forming looks like this - the mold must has a 3 degree or more slope so that it can easily be taken out of the mold.
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Here's an example of an MDF base (for circuit board), a wooden block to create top.

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The wooden block to mold upper area of project where componentry will be.

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The inside of an example finished mold.

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Base for circuits to be added to will mold to fit on the circuit board.


​Instructional Video

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