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Old 07-12-2009, 09:51 PM   #32 (permalink)
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I have a heat gun and the pizza pan has holes in it, so I could blast it from below. Maybe put a metal pan in between to help "even" the temp distribution(?!?!?). I could vary the overall temp as a function of distance between the heat gun and the pan.

Lots of good fabbing ideas flying around.

CarloSW2
Got an insulated box that you can put the pizza pan in? You can spray the heat gun into it and watch the internal temp until it gets to a good temp, then just let it cool for a few hours. It should form anyway.

Another thing that you could use instead of PVA is ABS... but I'm not sure about the melting point (before it burns). I do know that you can melt ABS in acetone, and use it for patch plastic. Maybe you could try forming some by soaking it in acetone and pressing it into a mold?
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