OT: But not really OT..this could be my next project.

[Robatoy]

Cut a flourish on the cnc, then vacuum form a bunch of them...mmmmm

guys are having way too much fun... although I absolutely understand and want some of that fun..)

[RonB]

On Jan 25, 8:45=A0am, Robatoy wrote: \

I couldn't agree more!

But it does demonstrate what you can do with a pile of stuff and a little head scratching.

RonB

[Tim W]

Really good. Really funny too.

Kiwis? ("Den here there's a tep...")

Tim w

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[Leon]

Used to play with one when I was 9-10 years old. IIRC Matel marketed the toy. You had to use a manual built in pump however.

[George W Frost]

Nah mate, true blue Aussies ya not hearin striat

[CW]

I had one of those back in the 60s. The only vacuum form experience I had until I went to work for a place making vacuum molds (big ones) when I was in my 30s. Being the only moldmaker in the place, I just had to figure it out as I went. Must have done all right, got a $4.00 hr. raise the second month.

[Zz Yzx]

It was called a "Vac-U-Form". Mine was red with a black hand operated pump handle. I made mostly litttle cars. And burned myself.

-Zz

[Robatoy]

They're still around. So are the sheets and paints. Neat-O!

[Larry W]

I had one too and burned myself several times. I know I was no more than

9 or 10 years old when I got it. This was a toy that plugged in to a regular 120 volt socket, had a heater probably 40 watts or so, hot enough to melt plastic or burn skin. Can you imagine something like that being marketed for 10 year olds today?

[Robatoy]

My microscope set when I was 8 or 9 had a set of scalpels, an alcohol Bunsen burner, very fragile slide glass, nasty dyes etc. My chemistry set had sulpher, KClO3, charcoal, mercuric oxide, lead powder, none of those heavy metals afnetty brung flork.

[Martin Eastburn]

Not only a metal project but two funny guys!

Nice project and presentation.

Mart> Cut a flourish on the cnc, then vacuum form a bunch of them...mmmmm >

[Martin Eastburn]

Pizza would be great - then create a form over left-overs for the freezer.

Mart>>

> I want some of those cheese sandwiches. Wonder how well it cooks pizza? >

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[CW]

How about the one where you pored the "goop" in the mold, baked it then puled the mold off the cooker with a wire handle so you didn't burn yourself. Once it cooled down, you pulled the finished product out of the mold. Then you used a knife or scissors to trim the flash. All kinds of neat ways to hurt yourself with that one. Had one of those when I was about 7 or

8.

[Larry Jaques]

Ditto. I mostly made signs. The boats were too thin and always cracked. Plastic for those was expensive, IIRC.

-- If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying? -- Shantideva

[J. Clarke]

Yeah, when I was a kid if you burned yourself you learned "don't touch that, it's hot", now you learn "let's sue somebody and get rich".

[J. Clarke]

How about chemistry sets with real chemicals? And an alcohol lamp for bending glass.

[Phil Kangas]

"J. Clarke" wrote in message news: [e-mail]...

"Why try to fix it yourself when you can bring it to someone you can sue"?

[J. Clarke]

That does explain much.

[Leon]

IIRC you could eat those things.