I am new to the form. I have been making armor for my friends for the last few years. I just made some brand new molds, and they are the best molds I have ever made. In the past I have only used HIPS for the plastic. I now bought ABS plastic for my new armor.
When I frist tried out the plastic on my vacuum former I got tiny little air bubbles. My vacuum former is fully automated and I was afraid I was over heating the plastic. I called around and learned that needed to dry the plastic before I used it. If you do not dry the plastic, then you get tiny little bubble and it will no longer be smooth. I have been talking with Andrew you made the amor for the movies. He is a super nice guy. He explained how he made a drying oven for his plastic. (If you want to see his emails and explanation , let me know and I will post them.)
I was to making an oven to dry my plastic. Does anybody know how or does any body have a process they would like to share?
I found this link to make an oven. Let me know what you think.
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