Vacuum Former Build - Plastic Battery Case

In this video I build a vacuum former to make sealed ABS cases for the electric crosskart battery modules. You can learn more details about how I did it and what I learned in the process or download the plans by checking out the links below. In the next video I'll show you how I made the battery modules and sealed them in the ABS cases that I formed. Build article: renewablesystemstechnology.com/project-blog/how-i-… Plans: resystech.creator-spring.com/listing/vacuum-former… Electric crosskart build series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7OHrW5oYM&list=PLdO3Wk-XPC_BYIyKzLDE410YO1IWXkHCI More tool builds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQnydST9fw&list=PLdO3Wk-XPC_DcMgUM8GEPAOcMML1tCdvG

I was a welder for 15 years and lived in the workshop . Used to love that I could get up at any hour and make whatever crazy thing popped into my head . Now I live in a second floor, 1 bedroom flat on sickness pay and can’t make anything . Miss that time so much . Love watching all your builds & keep enjoying & sharing . So cool 👍

As usual, I watch in amazement! To design and manufacture awe inspiring projects as well as the tools to make them. People must be beating your door down to have you take on projects ... it would just distract you from this cool stuff you obviously passionate about. Nice work once again James .... Daryl

MAN...the fact that you build your own tool and that they look sooo clean and perfect is really impressive.

T'es toujours aussi fort. Respect total pour ce que tu fais. N'arrête pas c'est trop bien.

Just wanted to say thanks for the extremely thorough write-up at your website..I enjoyed the video and came away with a lot of ideas, but now seeing the written post regarding the project after the video -- TOP notch work.

This is by far the best design, fab and step by step i’ve seen’

Thanks James, love it, makes you think of so many potentials and could double up for carbon fibre parts production too hmmmm . Good to see the Kart progressing.

One of the best videos i saw in Youtube ! You are so smart , creative and you have manual skills ! Most people don´t understand how dificult is to make samethig new and imagine in the head the project befor start the construction. Each detail needs to be thought . I go to folow you and congratulations. All the best .

Superb.. Im pleased you showed the ones that didn't work as Every project has an element of trial and error. Fantastic

Always excited to see your uploads, salamu kutoka Nairobi, Kenya.

Oh man, I wanna see that krosscart ripping it up already, but this is just awesome on a whole other level....

I know this is an older video, but loving your work so far!

Nice build man 👌 , as a mechanical student good to see this kind of builds 😊

You have a unique clean design mentality and flow I like and want to incorperate. CAD, Mech, hands-on skills: your shop is nicely organized and kept in a non-trippable state( ie I fall over my crap). I'm trying to stop my tendency toward a system-of-piles mentality, where I jump from project idea to project idea, without proper cleanup between, as I context switch. I call it my "mpu interrupts without return address" system. Drop in some hoarding of anything that might be useful material in the vague future, and it's often a mess in my head, lab, and shop!!!! BR, Lee

Sir you are undoubtedly a legend...

Handy tool, thanks for sharing.

Wow!!! Nice work!

Very nice! What a tool!

Excellent work man!!! I’m about to build one of these machines for packaging some motorcycle parts were manufacturing.