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  @fusion828 күн бұрын

  All I hear is music but other than that nice job 👍

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  @ryanf78296 ай бұрын

  how long does the heating process take?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20446 ай бұрын

  it changes a little depending on the thickness of the plastic I tend to set the heaters to around 3 and let the heat soak in to the plastic but when everything is setup only around 3 minuets if you check my other videos there is one that is shot in real time from setup to forming and it only takes a few minuets

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  @michaelgreenhouse20446 ай бұрын

  kzread.info/dash/bejne/noar0qaRlNLPnZM.html

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  @ryanf78296 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the fast reply!

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  @NixCM7 ай бұрын

  Is this still available somewhere?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20447 ай бұрын

  Hi I am taking a break for a few weeks as I have been in hospital what were you looking for I can supply a vacuum former and heat box if you live in the UK unfortunately I cant post To US as voltage is different I sell primarily on ebay and will list the small formers at the moment but they take a week to make and post

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  @NixCM7 ай бұрын

  thanks@@michaelgreenhouse2044, get well soon! I live in canada, thought about using a step up tranformer for the heater but maybe I'l try to build my own

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  @charseli Жыл бұрын

  Hello, could you tell me the specifications or characteristics of the vacuum cleaner you use?

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Hi yes I use A Henry vacuum cleaner

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  @charseli Жыл бұрын

  Hello, could you tell me the specifications or characteristics of the vacuum cleaner you use?

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  @jamespatrick8971 Жыл бұрын

  Great video. Can it go larger? 4ft x 2 ft?

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  probably not with this type of former it would depend a lot on the thickness of the plastic you want to form and level of detail you want to capture you would probably need a vacuum pump and tank based system like this one kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKKAsKWycdOumKg.html

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  @joesena9658 Жыл бұрын

  Wont tapping the plastic often distribute fingerprints all over the plastic and ahow in the final product tho?

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  I haven't found that if you watch the video close the plastic acts more like a sheet of rubber when its still under heat Im not saying it wouldn't happen with different types of plastic but in those cases I would do a couple of test pieces to get an average time and use a digital heat gun

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  @jcsmith800 Жыл бұрын

  do you sell plans/kits for your vacuum former? if so, is there a link?...

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  No sorry I have a small business selling them on Etsy and eBay

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  @jcsmith800 Жыл бұрын

  @@michaelgreenhouse2044 link?...

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  @danangwidiyanarko6128 Жыл бұрын

  Berapa kapasitas vacuum pump?

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  @mikeosborn3906 Жыл бұрын

  Michael have you got plans for that one .....to sell

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Sorry no there are a lot of similar designs on youtube that may have plans

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  @retropursuit992 Жыл бұрын

  Nice former, what vacuum are you using with this? Does it need to be something like a Dyson or Henry? Cheers

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  I use a Henry

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  @securityrobot Жыл бұрын

  A lot of time and effort for such an underwhelming result. A far superior and less time consuming result could have been achieved if a bit of thought had been exercised.

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  yes it was a bit of effort but it was an experiment some work better than others I have used the same process on a smaller item to produce a very effective brass and rusted steel finish

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  @sukamalbustrackmodel5773 Жыл бұрын

  👌🙏

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  @zhandoskossakbay617 Жыл бұрын

  Good job man, liked and subscribed to your chanel. Inspired me.

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Thank you

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  @mochoks Жыл бұрын

  Haces envios a España ??

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  @gazsto6733 Жыл бұрын

  Looks amazing and something I am interested in using, how does the vacuum work, as on the larger setups, they use compressed air.

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  This system uses a domestic vacuum cleaner they are great for plastics up to 1.5mm thick after that you really need a vacuum pump tank based system to get a strong enough vacuum for thicker materials like 3mm abs often used in storm trooper armour I do make that type of system as well checkout kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKKAsKWycdOumKg.html its a little steam punk and costs around £600 but that's a lot less than a £20.000 commercial system hope this helps Thanks Mike

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  @markquinn7511 Жыл бұрын

  I actually have one of these forming kits and they are really good.

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  @chrisshadow7294 Жыл бұрын

  Hi Michael, How much is this setup to the UK? also do you know where I could source the appropriate sized sheets to make rc bodies? Thanks Chris

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Hi I am in the UK so no problems I sell a 16 x 12 with heat box and heaters on ebay and etsy they are £165.99 for the full kit that's all you need except the vacuum cleaner the one in the video is slightly larger 18 x 12 that would be £185.99 the price dose include shipping as regards plastic I buy petg from here www.trentplastics.co.uk/pet-petg-sheets/clear-petg-sheets Hope this helps Mike

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  @sotm2 Жыл бұрын

  You shou;ld use a non-contact laser thermomoter to check the PETG temp.

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Yes I have one somewhere think the wife nicked it for chocolate making

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  @alcetus3 Жыл бұрын

  can the machine kit be purchased from the USA?

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  Hi I sell the vacuum bed on its own to the USA but not the heater as it is a different voltage but I can give you a link to a compatible heater on US EBAY and the heat box would be easy for you to make from some thin plywood and foil roofing tape

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  @alcetus3 Жыл бұрын

  @@michaelgreenhouse2044 I would like to purchase it with the heater cabinet lees the heaters if possible.

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  @@alcetus3 That is possible the only drawback is the shipping costs I sell the former on its own for £90 the sipping is around £55 fedex 3 working days the cost of the heat box without the heaters would be £40 so it would be a total of £130 plus shipping so £185 inc shipping so a bit pricy let me know what you think

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  @markquinn7511 Жыл бұрын

  I have one of these vacuum formers and I would recommend for the price, available on Ebay UK👍

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  @clintlucas7604 Жыл бұрын

  Another question I've seen 2 versions. The lid that holds the plastic form to be shaped.....sit flat direct on box or larger opening to push down below the puck and around d the outside of the box????

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  ye the ones you see that the plastic sits on the box and the plastic is usually heated by ceramic heaters in an overhead box that slides on rails so that the puck can be raised from below are usually professional industrial formers these systems don't have an air tank so the puck is raised on the bed and seals when the plastic has been pulled around only leaving a little air to be vacuumed out an internal vacuum pump sucks the plastic tight when cool they often have a facility to blow a little air back between the plastic and the puck helping it to release the type that has a frame that holds the plastic then pulled own around the wooden base on large format systems this can be useful to make adjustable sized frames so you can set the frame to the size of the interchangeable bed you are using then when the plastic is pushed down it seals on the edge of the bed again mostly industrial

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  @clintlucas7604 Жыл бұрын

  @@michaelgreenhouse2044 I built mine with a gasket on top of box and the frame that holds the plastic will sit on top of the gasket. Hope it works! I'm building the plastic framing now. The vacuum box is complete and tested it yesterday. I did as you suggested and put the pegboard style holes in and it worked great with paper! Thanks! Hopefully tomorrow I can test the forming on something small before I start on my project. Thank you again for answering. Out of 10 send outs your the only one to help me! Your my hero! 🤣🤣🤣

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  @clintlucas7604 Жыл бұрын

  Hello, I noticed you have pegboard style on the vacuum board. I'm asking around to see if this method is better or some use 1 hole. I'm building a DIY and would like to know. Any thoughts?

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  if you are building a former with vac pump and tank single hole if you are using a vacuum cleaner the pegboard style

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  @clintlucas7604 Жыл бұрын

  @@michaelgreenhouse2044 May ask how you derived at that conclusion? Experience? Math? Just curious. Thanks

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  @@clintlucas7604 I have built both and found that when using a vacuum pump you need a reservoir tank to give you the first big suck to pull the plastic down and then the vacuum pump finishes off with the strongest but slower vacuum pulling the plastic into the fine detail so having a pipe that is short and just a hole with a few groves gives less area for the tank to empty before the pump kicks in ware as if you are using a vacuum cleaner based former then then having a gap bellow a holed board allows the vacuum cleaner to build a constant vacuum across the area and draw the plastic down evenly this is just my own thoughts from my own experience and others may have different views

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  @redbaron2448 Жыл бұрын

  What size is that

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  @michaelgreenhouse2044 Жыл бұрын

  50cm X 50cm

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  @redbaron2448 Жыл бұрын

  @@michaelgreenhouse2044 thank you

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  @eduardofreitas5562 Жыл бұрын

  Thank you for posting!

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  @HansStrijbos2 жыл бұрын

  Does this also work with acrylic sheets? Even with a thickness of 3 mm?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  IT works with 1'5mm I would say if you are using 3mm extruded acrylic and you heat gently up to temperature so the heat soaks the acrylic until really soft and the form you are making is smooth without a lot of fine detail it should work

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  @Jamie-Smith2 ай бұрын

  @HanStrijbos, have you now tried this with a 3mm sheet? I'm interested in doing the same.

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  @HansStrijbos2 ай бұрын

  @@Jamie-Smith I've tried it. It was terrible!

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  @markquinn75112 жыл бұрын

  Where can I get this guy's 😉

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Hi thanks for the interest in my Formers her is a link to the A4 kit on ebay check my other items for different sizes Thanks Mike www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275261729265

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  @freddieparrydrums2 жыл бұрын

  Hi Mate, will the heated version do Lexan good? I'm making RC Car Bodies, cheers :)

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  sorry to be so long getting back to you I haven't tried it but i have just put a video on showing 1mm petg being used for an RC Body if it helps kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2xtuKeSesvMabg.html

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  @franciscoperezmacazaga4432 жыл бұрын

  Hello! Thank you for sharing. How do you connect the vaccum?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Its just a piece of flexi hose that joins a standard vacuum cleaner hose to A tube that comes out of the vacuum bed it comes with the former kit

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  @bigsteve67292 жыл бұрын

  hi Mike your machine is great I love it, what are you using as your heat source ? Do you have more details on how you pull such a tight vacuum here ? I see it's with the tanks

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Hi thanks for the interest I was using 4 charcoal burning stoves little 1kw ring stoves heat was set to about half but gave a nice even heat over the plastic as they emit a lot of infrared heat , the small low cost vacuum pump doesn't vacuum fast enough on its own to pull the plastic before it cools so by sucking the air out of the tank gives a vacuum reservoir that can be used quickly and the pump can still suck the plastic tight at the finish

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  @zyme45692 жыл бұрын

  very interesting I was thinking of using this to make parts for a dashboard on a kit car

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  What sort of thing did you have in mind

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  @dustineputtaert57922 жыл бұрын

  Hi how much would the vacuum forming machine be ?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Around £500

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  @SculptorLogic2 жыл бұрын

  Awesome

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  @Cosborn852 жыл бұрын

  Hi could you use a heat gun to heat the plastic sheet instead of an oven?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Hi no it doesn't provide an even heat across the surface if you don't want to use an oven a simple heat box is easy to make take a look at my other videos there is one based around a horizontal toaster and a large former that uses 4 hobs as a heat source

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  @GeeCdiaz2 жыл бұрын

  Awesome

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  @alangunter72833 жыл бұрын

  Great video and live the heat box

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  @michaelgreenhouse20442 жыл бұрын

  Thanks 👍

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  @neva-surrender3 жыл бұрын

  Could this be used as a mold?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20443 жыл бұрын

  Yes

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  @michaeldiaz65703 жыл бұрын

  Have you tried this with thin eva foam 2mm or 3mm?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20443 жыл бұрын

  Yes I have formed eva foam with a former it works well you need to heat gently and best if your mould is inverted that way the eva foam will pickup very tiny detail even scratch marks if you want a hard shell you can use pvc foam board extremely hard shell great detail using inverted mould they are the only plastics you can form 5mm thick on these formers the pvc foam board forms so hard you can stand on it and ultra light

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  @koalaklove3 жыл бұрын

  Hi. Are U using petg or poly and how thick was it? Nice1. Thx.

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  @michaelgreenhouse20443 жыл бұрын

  The clear was 1mm petg and the pale blue was 1mm hips

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  @stevenvanderveken20333 жыл бұрын

  Looks great Where do I buy the silicone sheets from and how long do you have to put it in the oven? Cheers steven

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  @champagneshot_13263 жыл бұрын

  What is the machine you used to carve the superman logo ?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20443 жыл бұрын

  It is a cnc router IBuilt from some salvaged parts and some stepper motors and controller I bought off ebay also use it to make the vacuum formers I am making a larger one now for bigger projects

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  @captainmotion45243 жыл бұрын

  I bought one of these off Etsy, great bit of kit and craftmanship :-)

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  @chove933 жыл бұрын

  hi , do you have a thermoforming size bigger ?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20443 жыл бұрын

  www.etsy.com/uk/listing/753854310/12-x-16-vacuum-former-kit-free-world?ref=listings_manager_grid

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  @dimdimdu543 жыл бұрын

  i'm high and i love this music, thanks

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  @cr0we5 жыл бұрын

  What is the powder you are using in your finishing?

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  Hi here is a link its iron powder used for cold casting use a mask when using it In cold casting you dust the inside of the mould and add to the resin to create the metal surface I found by spraying the surface with lacquer and dusting with the powder in a couple of layers you can get the same effect

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Iron-metal-powder-100g-metallic-Fe-Atomised-atomized-Ultra-fine/253646591694?epid=534063909&hash=item3b0e83d6ce:g:IZ8AAOSwqYZbB9u3

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  @TuanNguyen-we3vh5 жыл бұрын

  Hello Michael is this work for 3mm Arylic sheet ? I just bought one from you !

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  I usually only recommend using sheets of 1.5mm but I have used thicker sheets the results will depend on the strength of your vacuum cleaner and with thicker material you will need to heat your material until it is very soft also where possible warm the form the plastic is going to be shaped around this will give you more time to vacuum the plastic and as the plastic is forming you can heat gently from above with a heat gun like the ones used for paint stripping but you have to do this carefully so as not to burn the plastic

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  @TuanNguyen-we3vh5 жыл бұрын

  Michael Greenhouse I doing a led diffuser for my headlights. Is it good enough with 1.5mm Michael? Tks you !

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  you should be able to use the 3mm acrylic its only fine details that wouldnt be picked up it may be better to use a clear hips plastic or petg as when you heat acrylic it can form bubbles in the material and 1.5mm will give a firm shell

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  @Fueledbylatte5 жыл бұрын

  I'm looking at buying your kit, quick question though. Does it have to be an electric oven to heat up the frame? Worried about using a gas oven and burning the frame!

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  To be honest I have not used one with a gas oven but as the frame is only in the oven for a few minutes it should be ok I always use the oven not the grill pre heat to around 150c or 300f gas mark 2 that way your oven flame should be low as it will be at temperature alternatively you can make a simple heat box there are a few videos on you tube hope this helps

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  @chrisboddy97755 жыл бұрын

  Love it will be ordering one very soon

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  @indigomoysenko86825 жыл бұрын

  Hey what software are you using for this? I've been looking to make a hush mask as well but cant find any good techniques on computer

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  @michaelgreenhouse20445 жыл бұрын

  The software is zbrush a friend owns it and lets me use it as its quite expensive there are a couple of similar free programs around sculptris and sculptgl www.topbestalternatives.com/zbrush/