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Wanted - Clear VacUForm Sheets

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From: Richard Wright
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 14:30
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   Who would have thought it? I was walking through the Vintage Toy and
Model show help in Marrietta, GA this past weekend and a miracle happened!
There, before my wondering eyes (as the saying goes) was a MATTEL VACUFORM
MACHINE!!! Wait, It get's better. The guy only wanted $40! It is in
perfect working order and even still had the original box and all of the
mold pieces. I can die happy now...

   Actually, there is still one little hitch. I wanted the VacUForm to 
mold small parts (especially clear canopies) and my miracle find didn't
have any plastic sheets included (Oh well, can't have everything - where
would you put it? <grin>). So, (FINALLY, he gets to the POINT!) I find
myself in need of a source for plastic suitable for VacUForming, especially
clear. I seem to remember reading somewhere that neither clear styrene nor
Squardon's ThermaForm is suitable for use in the VacUForm (although why
Thermaform wouldn't work escapes me). Any ideas/recommendations? Thanks
in advance.

					Richard 

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From: rlw@atlanta.dg.com (Richard Wright)
Subject: Wanted - Clear VacUForm Sheets
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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 14:30:59 GMT
Organization: Data General Corp. Performance Services, Atlanta, GA
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