Hi I am new to vacuum forming and Thermoforming. I had a Belovac but had to sell it to pay for some medical bills I only used it 5 times if that. Now I need to build my own. I am looking at doing it like a Mini Machine and might even sell them when I am done.
I have gone over some of the posts here, I feel a have a handle on some thing but others still got me asking more and more questions so here it is :
Vacuum Pump ?
2 stage or single stage?
8CFM or 12CFM ? and why?
oil or dry vane?
40 or 12 microns I think the 12 is the best from what I under stand.
10 gal tank or two 5 gal tanks or even two 10 gal tanks ?
For pulling Lexan .020 to .040 thick. R/C Car bodies.
pulling surface L24" X W12" X H8"
heating elements what would be best?
Electronic valves for the tanks ? are there such a thing?
110/220 ? I would like to keep it 110V but I find most are 220V
Any help on this would be great. pics of routing the pump and tanks would be cool also.
or should I just buy the plans from workshop publishing for 125.00 and hope it helps and works out. (Proto-Form Construction Plans)
http://www.build-stuff.com/index.htm
Thank you.
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