Building custom parts often means learning new skills or getting out of your comfort zone, especially if you want to create something that is really cool. While most hot rodders can fabricate brackets ...

Has anyone here actually done this? <BR>Lots of DIY sites say that it is bad to attempt to heat-form because it bubbles up when heated, but a couple industrial sites say it has to be baked at 250 F ...

The spaghetti-like internal structure of most plastics makes it hard for them to cast away heat, but a research team has made a plastic blend that does so 10 times better than its conventional ...

Vacuum forming is a handy thing to be able to do, and [3DSage] demonstrates how to do a bare-bones system that can form anything smaller than a dinner plate with little more than a 3D printed fitting ...

Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a high-performance engineered polymer that has one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any thermoplastic, and has excellent heat tolerance. PEEK can be used as ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastic Machining Company has seen a drastic increase in plastic technologies that push the previous limits of load-bearing, torque handling, and gear ...