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【Imagination comes true】Creative application of vacuum forming

多樣化的真空成型應用

【Imagination comes true】Creative application of vacuum forming

Author:MakerPRO/蔡松寰


The introduction of desktop vacuum former is a great news for Makers. Just like the emergence of 3D printers, various application methods have continued to appear. With vacuum forming machines, what kind of creative agitation can we have?

The author has compiled a few interesting and fun applications, let us take a look!

Small vacuum former application

1. Packaging blister

This is probably the most widely used application. Whether we buy cakes, stationery or toy models, we often have a plastic coating on the outside. With the smart forming machine, it is very convenient for us to make this kind of blister. With a little skill, we can make a beautiful shell, and we can make as much as we want !

This is really good news for small quantity production, and the convenience of a desktop vacuum former allows us to easily produce the quantity we need according to our needs, without worrying about being rejected by the factory because the quantity. Or you have to place a lot of orders with the factory at a time, and quickly make blister shells with 3D printing molds. I think it will be easy to see new products with beautiful packaging in the future!

用真空成型機(真空吸塑機)製作包裝泡殼2. Creative wall mount picture frame

This should be regarded as an extended application of the blister. In the video below, we can see that the master uses woodworking to make molds, and then combines the finished shell with photo frames and many model collections to become a creative frame storage!

If you are collecting something and want to show it to everyone, you can try this display mode. Not only is it creative, but it is also not difficult to make after having a vacuum former.

Is it simple? Do you want to try to do one for yourself?

https://www.facebook.com/myyardtech/videos/346949635919895/

3. Chocolate mold, handmade soap mold

It can quickly produce the thin plastic shells, and can also be used to make some molds!

In the past, in addition to turning the mold multiple times, the time to wait for the silicone to harden, and the ratio adjustment, etc., made this type of mold require a relatively long production time and a certain failure rate.

However, with a desktop vacuum former, many molds with less complicated shapes can be made with it! The production speed is fast and the success rate is high. It is really convenient.

Smart vacuum former can easily make handmade soap molds

4. Copy models

The small vacuum forming machine is popular because it can easily replicate the details of the model surface

Using this principle, we can also use to copy some objects that we want to duplicate, which may be masks or toys. After the plastic sheet is heated by a vacuum former, the texture on the surface is copied, and we can reuse the produced "Mold" turns the object we want to replicate into a material of silicone, plaster, cement, epoxy etc.

The forming machine can be used to make masks

5. Lighting

If used properly, with 3D printing molds, a small vacuum former can be used to make cute pig lights and piggy bank!

The cute piglet really wins my heart! When I saw it for the first time, I was amazed by such an application. I didn't expect to be able to apply the vacuum forming machine to such stuffs. It can be sold directly as mature products. Any excitement?

If you want to know the detailed production process of the piglet light, please click the link below.

小璇子の奇幻世界

Super cute little pig light! Source:小璇子の奇幻世界

Conclusion

Vacuum former is just like a 3D printer. It is a very convenient tool. After understanding its characteristics, After understanding its characteristics, we can combine the two types of machines to quickly manufacture and shape works that would otherwise take a lot of time. Of course, the vacuum former also has its limitations, but after we know its limitations and what it can do, there are still many ideas waiting for us to explore.

So what kind of work do you want to make with a vacuum former? Welcome everyone to leave a message to tell us!

(This article is reproduced with permission from MakerPROOriginal link

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