hi there! i'd like to know your opinion about bending plexi.. i know that you have to warm it up(a lot), so it can be bendable without breaking.. 'd like to know witch tools i have to use, and for how long i'll have to warm the plexi so it can be bendable.. that kind of things that a noob @ plexi bending needs to know.. regards
well if you a slow internet connection (like me) i can just tell you here is a clipping from an article I'm writing for an another site, tell me if you like it
You would need more heat then a piece of nichrome wire would put out. The heating elements that ive seen used in hot-strips for bending acrylic were more similar to the elements used in electric ovens or water heaters then just regular nichrome wire. If you're using a heat gun for a long straight bend, I would clamp either side of the acrylic between blocks of wood.
thank you for all the answers.. now i am aware of bending plexi is also possible at your oven... am i sure ?
I mean't like to u have an oven that u like bake stuff in? well i mean't like use a top burner which is wat u like boil water on but its alright if u didn't get it!
basically what i did was make a jig so once "melted" it could be held in place till cold. so i heated it in the oven till it went floppy, threw it in the jig (in my case an arc) and held it outside in the cold. it worked a treat.