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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-30
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I had no idea they made boats by blowing up a giant plastic balloon and crushing it in a giant smasher machine, that's amazing

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Gonzako lemmy.world Gonzako@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
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I had no idea they made boats by blowing up a giant plastic balloon and crushing it in a giant smasher machine, that's amazing

What's the method named? Something about casting

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him] anarchist.nexus PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-01-09
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I wish engineering was just this all the time and not designing weapons for "defense" contractors 🙃

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Darkard lemmy.world Darkard@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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The roller and the guy with the shovel jabbing it underneath was making me anxious

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thousandyardstare lemmy.dbzer0.com thousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-28
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Printing boob!

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Alex lemmy.ml stsquad@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-09
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What's the method named? Something about casting

Is it not a variation of vacuum forming?

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-04
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What's the method named? Something about casting

Transmutation, probably.

Thought it might be conjuration at first, but that's creating stuff from nothing rather than reshaping matter..

Oh, that's not the kind of casting you mean? Carry on, then 🤷🏻

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HeartyOfGlass piefed.social HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-04
#9 · Quote Reply

I hear Factorio calling...

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aeiou piefed.social aeiou@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-27
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What's the method named? Something about casting

This is blow molding, more common for soda bottles. Closed-top boats like kayaks are typically rotomolded instead.

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Gonzako lemmy.world Gonzako@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
#11 · Quote Reply

This is blow molding, more common for soda bottles. Closed-top boats like kayaks are typically rotomolded instead.

Rotomolded?

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ramble81 lemmy.zip ramble81@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-08
#12 · Quote Reply

The roller and the guy with the shovel jabbing it underneath was making me anxious

The way it was spinning it looks like it would have kicked it out, rather than pull it in. Looked almost counterintuitive.

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teft piefed.social teft@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-22
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I want to be the nail magnet guy. So satisfying.

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BradleyUffner lemmy.world BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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I want to be the nail magnet guy. So satisfying.

That one really called to me also. I'm not sure why.

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CADmonkey lemmy.world CADmonkey@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
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Is it not a variation of vacuum forming?

Inside-out vaccum forming, basically.

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Steve startrek.website Steve@startrek.website
Joined: 2023-10-08
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Rotomolded?

Squirt some liquid hot plastic into a closed mold and rotate it to coat the inside while it cools.

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Gonzako lemmy.world Gonzako@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
#17 · Quote Reply

Squirt some liquid hot plastic into a closed mold and rotate it to coat the inside while it cools.

How do you control for thickness there?

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dethedrus lemmy.dbzer0.com dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-03-09
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Transmutation, probably. Thought it might be conjuration at first, but that's creating stuff from nothing rather than reshaping matter.. Oh, that's not the kind of casting you mean? Carry on, then 🤷🏻

Definitely transmutation.

I'd rather it be done via thaumaturgy with a blind, wizened master sitting nearby shaping a tiny version as his family has done for centuries.

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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that 3d stamp boob used to be so expensive. it probably still is.

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rainwall piefed.social rainwall@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-17
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How do you control for thickness there?

Likely amount of liquid and amount of rotation.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-10-06
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I'd let this thing give me a face tattoo.

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-04
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I'd let this thing give me a face tattoo.

Which one of the things do you mean? The nail magnet? 😛

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