Guide bending plexi

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  1. cr3ativ3

    cr3ativ3 What's a Dremel?

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    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
     
  2. IanJackson

    IanJackson Photographer & Modder

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  3. The_Beast

    The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ

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    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

     
  4. profqwerty

    profqwerty What's a Dremel?

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    You should mention that the heater element is simply a long piece(s) of resistant wire
     
  5. ConKbot of Doom

    ConKbot of Doom Minimodder

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    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.
     
  6. cr3ativ3

    cr3ativ3 What's a Dremel?

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    thank you for all the answers.. :thumb:
    now i am aware of bending plexi is also possible at your oven...

    am i sure ?
     
  7. IanJackson

    IanJackson Photographer & Modder

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    Do u mean useing the top burners or inside it because it would be hard to use the inside... lol
     
  8. cr3ativ3

    cr3ativ3 What's a Dremel?

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    sorry, i'm not english os american.. e didn't get it... :confused: :duh:

    regards
     
  9. IanJackson

    IanJackson Photographer & Modder

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    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! :hip:
     
  10. cr3ativ3

    cr3ativ3 What's a Dremel?

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    hm.. you mean i can use the oven, but only with the top burner on ? if not, nevermind :thumb:
     
  11. Fozzy

    Fozzy What's a Dremel?

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    Get a heat gun and use something straight to guide straight bends. It's easy and heat guns are $20
     
  12. koolkidd

    koolkidd What's a Dremel?

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    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.
     
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