PROJECT BRIEF:
Design a Vacuform Machine with the following features:
- Adjustable frame with a 3' x 3' limit
- A Shuttle w/Ball Bearing system to raise the frame to the heat
- Counterweights for a one person workflow
- Explore a 3D printed Platen System
-Ventilation System
SCOPE:
3D Model
3D Render
Prototype Fabrication
3D Print the Platen System
Custom Edited Video
Presentation
PROGRAMS USED:
Rhino3D, Keyshot, Cura
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premier
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VIDEOGRAPHY
THE FIVE CORE VACU-FORM SYSTEMS
VACUUM SYSTEM
The vacuum system consists of a vacuum pump, two 11 gallon air tanks, steel tubing/fittings and the general purpose platen or the 3D printed interchngeable platen system (see the presentation above for full details on that).
THE FINAL
Here is the final vacu-form. Yes, that is what you think. Once the vacu-form was finished and I proved to myself that I could design and execute this project, I put it in storage and got my livingroom back.
