Testing a new part out for my convertible early A

ok more to follow


ok molds ready , check.
plastic cut to fit vacuform,check
ahhh HEAT! check



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it was cold outside too (for Florida that is in the 30's.)
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plastic mounted and waiting on me.
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dang it's dirty. forgot to clean it off .
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only need one zone for the 2'x2' platen
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slipped the mold in and raised the plastic up to the heat to soften it.
got it hot enough and down it came on the mold.
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popped the part off the mold and cooled it down
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passengers side is already cut out and drivers side is next
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and test fit again to make sure I didn't screw up.
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lotsa test fits and not too bad a setup. I probably have 70 hours total into making the 2 molds, so it's not cost effective as a production setup but it's good for a short run setup. and another couple of hours cutting them out and trimming them to look good.
then it's off to other molds of parts that no one makes. ie plastic splash shields for the 66 darts (all 4 pieces are in the works) the convertible top panels that I'm testing the drivers side on now. plus other goodies as I think of them.
it all started when I needed a way to mount my LED tail light into my housings without making any mods(still have not designed them to make a mold of.. but it's on the list!