Friday, June 1, 2007

'Huston We Have (nose cone) Lift Off"






Here is how to make very large pieces in the vacuum former. First you build an outrageous tool, then you build a vacuum chamber for the top of it , then you turn it upside down and lower it in the machine with the fork lift because it is too large and heavy to form it the normal way. Heat up the "binford 9000" (watch Tool Time for Tim & Al's version) with the ABS sheet and presto, one half the nose for a LAND SPEED RACER.
It was not easy and took great imagination on the whole team at PLASTEC. Everyone was involved including Margaret who videoed the first ones and cheered the crew on to success.
Jeff, Pat, Kevin and Barry pulled it off . Barry is seen inspecting the finished pieces. Now they will be trimmed and joined together to make the nose cone. Kevin is now moving on to the canopy and Pat will continue with the upper tail section and the fin before it is all reassembled to sand and prep for paint. There is nothing like a looming deadline to get things accomplished. THANKS to everyone at PLASTEC for the team on the car and the others who are keeping the customers orders flowing out. I am proud to recommend you to anyone who is seeking normal plastic products or fabrication. Don't forget top quality costs less in Canada!

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