By helen mccormick january 6 2018.
Diy acrylic sheet bender.
In this instructable video i am going to show you how you can make simple cheap and very useful acrylic bending tool.
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Diy acrylic sheet bender.
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Use long thin 1 inch or so in width test strips to practice your technique and learn how your particular heat source affects your chosen thickness of plastic.
To set up your plastic or acrylic sheet to bend simple curves for your miniature and model projects you need to first remove the protective covering from the material you wish to bend.
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Next step was to secure particle board from high 400 watt header lamp.