SERENITY - Sept 2 2005

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Back to the engine and the flap things that open every so often. Well I cut up part of one of the castings and ground it down to thin it but I would never get it thin enough. Since there was some cut out details also I felt I had to do a vac form of the part

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Here is the part on the Mattel vac-form table. It is a toy but it does work for little things

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Another view of the clear sheet being heated


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Puled over and the suction applied

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Another view

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It took 4 tried to get 2 good ones


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One of the 2 good ones


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The first one lost vacuum and was not heated up enough

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The second one was heated up too much and is wrinkled


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the 2 good ones