Bending Acrylic Sheet

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Bending acrylic sheet.

Calculate the dimensions of your craft or enclosure if necessary. 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. Bending acrylic with a strip heater 1. 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.

Cut down the sheet of acrylic to the size or shape. If you want to practice first use a scrap piece of acrylic. Step 5 bending and securing. Set up plastic or acrylic sheet in a simple bending jig.

Gather the materials that you need in order to bend a piece of acrylic with a strip heater. It becomes soft and can then be properly although care must be taken. Professionals who bend acrylate regularly or bend acrylic sheet do so with the aid of a filament. The acrylic sheet is laid over a long thin filament with the bending line just above the wire.

It is vital that the thermoforming area is kept clean at all times. After removing the acrylic from the strip heater bend it in accordance with your desired shape. Position the sheet over the heating element directly over the line where you want to bend it. Dust and other particles will greatly affect surface quality of the finished product.