{"id":1462,"date":"2013-01-28T00:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T05:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2025-01-18T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:32:46","slug":"vacuum-former-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyode.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/vacuum-former-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacuum Former Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a link to a good page with information on building a Vacuum Former:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tk560.com\/vactable4.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tk560.com\/vactable4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tk560.com\/vactable4.html<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A lot of good information.<\/p>\n<p>I would prefer to build one out of mostly metal, with the heating elements on the top, so the frame with the plastic sheet will just have to be dropped down onto the mold.<\/p>\n<p>Seth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a link to a good page with information on building a Vacuum Former: http:\/\/www.tk560.com\/vactable4.html A lot of good information. 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