文档介绍：Forming Machine IVincent Gingery THE SECRETS OF BUILDING A PLASTIC VACUUM FORMING MACHINE Written & Illustrated by Vincent R. Gingery Published by David J. Gingery Publishing LLC . Box 318 Rogersville, MO 65742 Printed in the USA CONTENTS First Edition Introduction ....................................4 First Printing 1999 How vacuum forming is done .........................7 Vacuum form safety ...............................10 A few things to consider ............................16 Copyright @ 1999 Vincent R . Gingery All rights reserved What kind of plastic can we use and where can we buy it? .....16 What is vacuum? .................................17 Choosing a vacuum source ..........................18 Vacuum storage ..................................22 Library Of Congress Catalog The heating element and control switch .................22 Card Number 99-94589 The adjustable platen .............................24 Other materials ...................................25 Tools & construction methods ........................26 Safety .........................................26 ISBN # 1-878087-22-3 Material list for roll around cart .......................26 Building the roll around cart .........................28 Mounting the platen jack and control valves ................36 .~p Parts list for the adjustable platen assembly ................41 NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER: There are serious hazards in the pro- ........................ cesses and procedures in this book . No attempt has been made to Building the adjustable platen 42 point out all of the danger or even a majority of them . The methods. Parts list for clamp frame ...........................57 materials and procedures that are suggested in this manual were de- Building the clamp frame ............................58 veloped by a nonprofessional . The author is not an engineer or scien- tist and no claim is