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On making Vac-U-Form Canopies
uproar
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Nebraska, United States
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:04 PM UTC
Greetings,

Does anyone know of any good step-by-step articles on how to make Vac-U-Form aircraft canopies from the originals? I just scored a Vac-u-form machine on eBay, and am looking forward to putting it to good use.

Thanks!
Rory
m_buchler
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California, United States
Joined: March 20, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008 - 05:22 PM UTC

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Greetings,

Does anyone know of any good step-by-step articles on how to make Vac-U-Form aircraft canopies from the originals? I just scored a Vac-u-form machine on eBay, and am looking forward to putting it to good use.

Thanks!
Rory


Step-by-step instructions for Vac-U-Forming aircraft canopies from your original can be found by following this link:

http://www.lulu.com/content/1792664

The machine used in the book's demo is a Mattel Vac-U Form.
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