Suggestions : plastic shear and edge beveler.
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please send us links to these items.
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After just a couple minutes of looking, all the plastic shears I could find are for “flexible plastic”. This might be suitable for vacuum-forming material. Was that what you had in mind?
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Yes, exactly. A shear would mesh nicely with Laser for cutting dual-layer engraveable plastics. An edge beveler would provide nice finishing touches on projects:
https://www.johnsonplastics.com/quality-one-industrial-11-64-beveler
Of course, that’s a “Cadillac” but you get the gist.
Nick, is it safe for me to assume that Plastics’ safety glasses policy will be the same as machine shop? If you’re in the area, you need glasses …
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If this happens???
Yes absolutely since we will use/support machining tools such as a router and bandsaw, etc. cheers
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“Plastics” will be treated like a SIG under Machine Shop.* All safety rules, clean-up, and policies will apply. I’m sure there will be some special rules (material restrictions, tool restrictions - materials and use by minors, etc. Machine Shop already does plastics work - we’ll just be getting some specialized tools, dedicated workspace, and expanding the scope of what can be done.
Go to be really exciting, Plastics has been talked about for years. I’m sure @Chris_Wischkowsky will bring composites to the fore!
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Do you want me to set up a Talk sub-category? If so, do you want it called Plastics, or Composites? Or Plastics & Composites?
I think &\ composites would be best. I’ll set up a wiki page when I get a chance. Cheers
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A vacuum pump for composites and oven for curing would be good too.
Setting up a table like the one in the video makes a lot of sense too.
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I probably have a vacuum pump to give to the cause.
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Jeff is trying to get rid of a big one …
Lol. Big is relative. I probably have several smaller 6 cfm pumps.
The oven me and chuck placed into metal shop is perfect for composites curing (that’s the reason we bought it).
It even has a port hole for vacuum lines.
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I know this is off topic, but I want to thank you for enabling me to travel down this particular youtube rabbit hole. That guy’s enthusiasm is addictive, and that plane is…interesting. Here’s the moment of truth, to save all the rest of you the time to find it…
PS would love to see this kind of composite work happening here, and would love even more to learn to do some of it myself…
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Is this the vacuum-former the Space already owns? I ask because it sounds like I need to send Capt (currently teaching vacuum former) to the Machine Shop meeting.
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Flat pcv fabrication is very useful, and not generally done at DMS. Probably because laser cutting is out! However, is is a great structural plastic that can be cut , machined, and welded. Hot air welders are reasonably inexpensive. Thought about this for some time, never did anything about it!! Not certain if the welding process for pcv generates fumes or odors. I think it can also be cut/machined on the router.
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