Vacuum forming

This video is aimed at school students of design and technology, and engineering. The video covers:
1. making a pattern from medium density fibre board (MDF) and/or clay
2. the process of vacuum forming softened thermoplastic sheet materials.
Typical materials used for vacuum forming:
(source: British Plastics Federation)
• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
• Polyethylene; sheet and foamed sheet (PE)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polycarbonate (PC)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• Polyester Copolymer (PETG)
• Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
• Acrylic (PMMA)