Bending Abs Plastic Sheets

Position the plastic sheet so that the area you will bend is between two flat flame retardant surfaces like saw horses.

Bending abs plastic sheets.

Position a strip heater at the recommended safe distance from the plastic as directed by the manufacturer. Have a mold ready to use. Measure the inside of your oven. 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.

Put on cotton safety gloves. Secure the sheet in place by using clamps on both ends. Bending polycarbonate sheet with a heat gun. To bend sheet plastic and acrylic you will need.

Principally using a heat gun to bend a polycarbonate sheet is the same as hot line bending. 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. 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.

You can see this in the video below. No big deal just take the time to bring it up to temp while checking on it. 01 15 2012 08 39 am 7. First experiment with a few scraps to get the time and heat right.

The two best tools for this are a small butane torch the type used in the kitchen work well or you can also use an embossing heat tool used by card makers and scrapbookers to melt and apply embossing powders. The example here is the outside of a mold but it can work inside too. Set the oven to around 230 and give the abs some time in there. As you ll need to put the plastic sheet into the oven this is your size limitation.

I have foung that simle carpeners square will damn close 90 degree. Abs seem to be a little less tolerant of temperature than some of the other plastics.