Put on cotton safety gloves.
Bending abs plastic sheets.
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Position the plastic sheet so that the area you will bend is between two flat flame retardant surfaces like saw horses.
Make adjustments appropriate to the specifications of your project.
Heat source small projects with bends that are close together will need upon heat source which can be easily aimed at small areas.
As you ll need to put the plastic sheet into the oven this is your size limitation.
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Have a mold ready to use.
True it forms at a lesser temperature than others but it will lose it easier as well.
Principally using a heat gun to bend a polycarbonate sheet is the same as hot line bending.
To bend sheet plastic and acrylic you will need.
Slip the kevlar on and position the assebly on your choice of straight surfaces energize place plastic on element and wait till bercomes taffy like and make your bend.
First experiment with a few scraps to get the time and heat right.
Measure the inside of your oven.
Abs seem to be a little less tolerant of temperature than some of the other plastics.
Position a strip heater at the recommended safe distance from the plastic as directed by the manufacturer.
Bending polycarbonate sheet with a heat gun.
You can see this in the video below.
We demonstrate an easy way to cut and bend plastics to re use and recycle this incredible material into your projects you will need 1 heat source heat.
Only that the operator is now forced to move the heat gun constantly along the bend line and flip over the polycarbonate sheet to ensure both sides get heated.
No big deal just take the time to bring it up to temp while checking on it.
The example here is the outside of a mold but it can work inside too.
Secure the sheet in place by using clamps on both ends.