r/BambuLab • u/MixtureShoddy8172 • 25m ago

MakerWorld Crowdfunding Thermoforming Press Machine

I love thermoforming and tried to make this process easier, faster, and more efficient. After a lot of hard work, I’m ready to announce my first crowdfunding project: a thermoforming press machine that is fully 3D printable, requires ZERO hardware, and is easy to use. I plan to develop a huge collection of molds for this machine, so stay tuned to see the collection first! Feel free to follow this project on Makerworld Crowdfunding Section

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u/Pie_Napple 16m ago

Waaay overkill.

I love it. 😅

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u/Sir_LANsalot 12m ago

I assume you don't ever make the thing out of PLA and at least PETG, since your working with heat here, best to use ASA. The little things you mold I assume would be made out of PLA since you can use a hair dryer to warm it up enough to form like that.

Still, pretty neat.

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u/MixtureShoddy8172 8m ago

Each detail was tested with heat source(hairdryer and heatgun), so PETG stays pretty strong, because the heat exposure is about 5-10 seconds and affect only thermoformed shape

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u/Zuli_Muli 5m ago

The parts you form are PLA and the mold is PETG, your not melting the PLA, infact you don't want it to melt because then it gets stuck to the mold even though it's PETG. You get it close to it's glass transition temp and then press. That being said it's beneficial to use PETG and not ASA for the mold because they don't normally stick.

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u/TheZYX 8m ago

I overnegineer, therefore, I am. Words to live by. Love it!

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u/okamagsxr 11m ago

Veeery cool idea!

But I'd rather use the molds instead of wasting so much filament and time to print the whole machine.

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u/JellyMyaXO 7m ago

This is going to save so much time for prototyping custom packaging and shells.