How To Bend Acrylic Sheets

Gather the materials that you need in order to bend a piece of acrylic with a strip heater.
How to bend acrylic sheets. 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. A strip heater which is a tool that has a heating element along the length of it and rests on which to lay the material you want to heat so that they are not directly on the intense heating element sheet of acrylic that is large enough for your needs. 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 bend acrylic sheet you will need.
Heat source small projects with bends that are close together will need upon heat source which can be easily aimed at small areas. Once the acrylic has cooled and firmed you can remove the fixture. Diy soda fountain machine.