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OhGizmo!: Private: Mattel’s 1960s Vac-U-Form Playset - Damn You Modern Safety Standards!

  • Earthworm · 9 months ago
    lol
  • DJK · 9 months ago
    My brother had a Vac-U-Form. I can attest that burnt fingers were a recreational hazard. But anytime I smell melting plastic I remember this toy.
  • just an engineer · 9 months ago
    You can still do this with Kraft American Cheese singles. Just let them dry in any shape you like.
  • datgnat · 9 months ago
    I had a vac-u-form; played with it a looong time. The pieces of plastic were perforated along the edges, like dot-matrix printer paper (remember that?), in order that they were held in the correct position over the mold. I remember the smell to this day: I daresay that it was slightly toxic. These days they warn you about the volatiles in your car''s dashboard, but here I was heating thin sheets of plastic to melting-point.
  • steve · 9 months ago
    i want one!!
  • Centerman · 9 months ago
    Very interesting. I wish that the pictures of the product were a little better.
  • will · 9 months ago
    my dad had one of these and i got to play with it
  • Forcemaster2000 · 9 months ago
    I wish I could get one of these today! Looks like fun!
  • Bob · 9 months ago
    Yup I nearly lost my fingers due to the molten plastic..great toy though..
  • Ned Harkey · 8 months ago
    Vac-U-Form was one of my favorite toys. I remember buying additional plastic sheet bundles many times over some of which included metallic gold and silver pieces. We even made moldings of Hot Wheels cars! It was an awesome toy! I would still have mine if my dad had not recently thrown it out after cleaning out the attic when he sold his house..!
  • a_smith · 8 months ago
    WOW thst looks like a good time.
  • Samantha · 8 months ago
    that is pretty awesome. I could have made lots of fun stuff with it.
  • Alex · 8 months ago
    My brother and I had one. It was great! Kids today don't know what they're missing. They're such little wimps, made that way by their craven parents afraid to let natural selection do its work.