Bending Abs Plastic Sheet With Heat Gun

Use the spare piece of flat scrap wood to push the acrylic back and down while you aim the heat gun at the acrylic.

Bending abs plastic sheet with heat gun.

1 4 abs plastic can be bent using a heat gun to soften it up and then shape it manually. Bending shaping plastic with hot air gun heat gun. Kydex can be easily cut to size by scoring and cutting sheets with a razor or similar knife. This article uses a sheet about 1 4 thick so all times are about 10 to 15 minutes per step.

The only absolute requirement for bending and forming kydex is heating the sheet until soft when the material becomes formable. Here s a video showing my procedure for bending plexiglass with a heat gun. The only major variable that can affect the forming process is the thickness of the plastic sheet. Modify the timing as necessary.

Make your pressure on the acrylic as even as possible while you push. Heating is a slow process in order to make sure that you get a straight bend in the acrylic. Wagner spraytech 0503008 ht1000 heat gun 2 temp settings 750ᵒf 1000ᵒf soften paint caulking adhesive putty for removal shrink wrap bend plastic pipes and loosen rusted nuts or bolts by wagner spraytech. Preparing hot air gun w.

Heat guns and toaster ovens have proven the best diy method for our customers. Prepare your heat gun for bending the acrylic. For thicker sheets it will take longer and for thinner sheets it will take less time. To create bends for small scale projects in plexiglass perspex or acrylic 1 8 inch and thinner you can use a small torch butane kitchen torches work well a paint stripping heat gun or an embossing heat tool which is a wand that works very similarly to a paint stripping gun but using a smaller more directed heat flow with a smaller fan.

Bending abs plastic with a heat gun by ypedal. Ideal for perspex acrylic plexiglass polycarbonate.