Manual - Formech Compac Mini
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Plastics
Plastic sheet is commercially available in a wide variety of grades, thickness and colours. Materials such as
styrene and PVC are most suited to vacuum forming. Other materials such as acrylic, polypropylene and
polycarbonate will mould but difficulties may be encountered.
It is not within the scope of this manual to attempt to list all the potential problems and their solutions. It is
recommended that the newcomer to vacuum forming gains experience and confidence with easily formed
materials before moving onto the more difficult materials.
Formech has available a Vacuum Forming Guide which will cover some of these topics in more details. Please
contact Formech to gain access to this guide.
