A vacuum former heats a sheet of plastic (or other material) until it is soft and then sucks that soft plastic around a buck. 

A buck is a shape you want the plastic formed into. It usually needs to have a draft so you can remove it from the newly formed plastic part.

The machine has four different size platens from 12.5"x8.5" to 24"x48"

We will be going through the following;

• Safety concerns before and when using the machine.
• The controls and how to use the machine.
• Different plastic options and ones to avoid or are prohibited as being unsafe.
• Basics pitfalls in buck creation.

We will run through several practice parts on the smallest platen to get a feel for the process. The material for these practice parts will be supplied.

If you wish to use your plastic and buck for the class, please talk to me about it first. If you don't contact me beforehand, we will only allow the practice part prepared for the class.