Learning how to vacuform ...

[Pascal]

I want to try to vacuform a windshield and side windows of a +/- 1/50 scale car.

 

The master is from the kit and is styrene.

 

Can I vacuform directly onto the styrene master ? Will the vacuformed plastic stick to the master ?

 

All help is welcome.

 

Sincerely

 

Pascal

[themongoose]

Hey Pascal you'll have fun at this for sure! I learned last year to make a canopy. I put quite a bit into my post but honestly alot came from a fellow hobbyist at our local club. Simple tools, I learned it's alot about watching the p[lastic and knowing when it droops just enough to indicate it's ready to form. 

In your case you will need to make a mold from the styrene part you have otherwise you will ruin it. Check out what I have here...

 

and this one from BiggTim has alot in it...

 

I'm sure others will chime in as well. Looking forward to seeing what you do :-)

[BiggTim]

Any luck so far, Pascal?

 

I finished my vacs with some success, see here...

 

 

Edited November 27, 2019 by BiggTim

[blackbetty]

i used kit parts as a master a couple of times, but fill them with carputty before pulling the vac and get them smooth. i had no sticking problem.

if you have a vac part that you want to dupilcate, i also fill it with carputty, but remove the original part if it is thin enough. then i pull over the carputty master.

all done with a selfmade box and vacuum cleaner