Acrylic Bender

The Makery’s recent acquisition of a Variac has rekindled interest in a few projects that had been on hold.  One of those projects was the Acrylic Bender that James had been working on. At it’s core, the bender is just a halogen bulb between two aluminum tubes full of circulating water. The idea is to create a line of focused heat to allow plastics to be bent accurately.  We found that it works equally well for acrylic and Sintra (Foamed PVC).  The Bender (along with the Variac) is currently stored in the “TOOLS” cabinet.

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