Not totally sure that this is the right section to post this but here goes... With my birthday approaching in June I've been searching for a mini line bender as a present and I have to say its been a nightmare I remember using one at school that was about 1.5' long but after spending 4 days searching on the web I haven't found any suppliers of the machine or the heating elements. Not looking for anything outrageous as its only going to be used for a max of 5mm plexi but as the curves are the striking feature of my up coming project they need to be perfect and heat guns/old irons scare me If anyone has a supplier or an old one tucked away in the workshop that would be a HUGE help
here in the US you can get the heating element from plastics shops like tapplastics. I don't know UK sources for plastics, but I'd go that route or maybe a sign shop.
Thanks dude, Oddly I had'nt even thought of going down the plastic's suppliers route.. time to start a new search
->Circa85] Ive seen that video dude and its a good starting point if you can find the heating strip from a uk supplier which seems almost impossible. ->ModMinded] Found one but its priced at £300
The heat coil from an old hair dryer or toaster... for insulation you can use concrete-hardy plank. You will want to put it on a power strip with a mini breaker...
Oh my god man your a legend! I'm sure the wife's got a more than one old hair dryer kicking about! couldn't it just be wired up with a low amp fuse in the plug and a standard on off toggle switch? don't fancy shocking myself with 240volts lol
Just don't come looking for me if you set your hair on fire. The problem with hardy plank is that it's a poor HEAT insulator, but I've made the junk glow orange with a torch before. It won't burn, but it will get hot.
