[sdiy] Vacume forming recommendation in england?

[Loopy]

Julian, The wasp cases where injection molded not vacuum formed. Vacuum
forming usually results in quite a thin flexible product, and not like the
hard reasonably thick and rigid case of the wasp. I have not seen any vacuum
forming that I would feel comfortable putting a synth inside. 

These guys do one off injection molding from cad files

http://www.protomold.co.uk

but its not cheap... about £2000

Loopy

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Tim Parkhurst
Sent: 28 April 2006 19:44
To: Julian
Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Vacume forming recommendation in england?

On 4/28/06, Julian <julian at 22host24.com> wrote:
>
> Im looking to get an idea on how much itlld cost me to get a couple of EDP
> wasp cases re-made.
>
> This, as far as i can tell, should be simple, apart from making the, is it
> called, tool (or pattern?) to begin with.  But i know very little about
> vacuum forming.
>
> Has anyone got any recommendations here in england?  I have no doubt that
> cheaper deals can be had in china, but with the added communication
> restrictions, i know ill never get arround to sorting it out.
>
> Im aware that this may not be cheap, but id still like to look into it.
>
> Cheers, Julian

Maybe do a Google for people in your area who do model
trains/cars/planes, OR possibly people who do movie special effects.
Vacuum molded bits are used quite a lot when a movie needs to
reproduce a prop (like a gun or helmet needed for a bunch of
'stormtrooper' extras). The "mold" for doing vacuum molding is quite
often made of wood as it is cheap and easy to carve into the desired
shape. A copy of Cinefex magazine may also have some pertinent ads for
people who do vacuum molding and/or supplies. If all else fails, hang
around wherever they shoot Dr. Who and start asking questions. ;-)


Tim (Dr. Huh?) Servo
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein