Help finding plastic for Vacuforming

darthmadonna · Post by **darthmadonna** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:48 pm

I am working on a project , making blister packages. Like an action figure comes in. It would be really helpful if I knew of a place to order the clear plastic.
Thanks

Loachnut · Post by **Loachnut** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:56 pm

Try here for starters: www.harborsales.net

jack wendt · Post by **jack wendt** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:38 pm

and here
www.interstateplastics.com

Post by **LindaSmile** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:09 pm

John buys these plastic sheets (#50091) from US Plastics for most (maybe even all) of the canopies he makes for products in the store.

Hope that helps,

Linda

Vince Hoffmann · Post by **Vince Hoffmann** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:05 am

Acetate shrinks is not a good plastic of choice for thermoforming. Styrene works well, but heats unevenly.

By far the best (clear) plastic you can use for thermoforming is PETG (don't ask me what the acronym stands for). This plastic is inexpensive and widely available from plastic wholesalers in large 4'x4' or 4'x8' sheets in various thicknesses.

jack wendt · Post by **jack wendt** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:32 pm

Leaky Rowboat wrote:Acetate shrinks is not a good plastic of choice for thermoforming. Styrene works well, but heats unevenly.

By far the best (clear) plastic you can use for thermoforming is PETG (don't ask me what the acronym stands for). This plastic is inexpensive and widely available from plastic wholesalers in large 4'x4' or 4'x8' sheets in various thicknesses.

the stuff sold in hobby shops labeled clear styrene can not be vacuformed successfully. you need the same plastic that blister packs are made of which is the PETG.

DX-SFX · Post by **DX-SFX** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:32 pm

Co-polyester is the other one.

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:50 pm

clear butyrate (bought at a hobby store) vacuforms nicely as well.