Acrylic Sheet Bender Strip Heater

You can also use many acrylic bender heaters to heat more bents at the same time.

Acrylic sheet bender strip heater.

The heating element is 1 2 wide x 36 long and wired with a 2 prong 110 volt plug. These benders are compatible with plastics such as acrylic polyethylene polypropylene polycarbonate pvc cpvc abs and kydex. Wear gloves as you do this to avoid burning your hands. Power 1500w power supply ac110v 220v 50 60hz.

Bend acrylic styrene and abs. Use wood or metal supports not included under the sheet during heating. If the thickness of acrylic sheet is beyond 6mm you can use two heaters heat the top and bottom of the sheet at the same time or you need to cut a slot on the sheet. Manual 48 4ft acrylic plastic strip bender light box pvc bending machine heater bender 1 6mm thickness 110 220v 4 2 out of 5 stars 6 249 00 249.

The photo on this page shows a test strip of sheet acrylic which did not bend evenly along the line of the jig. Be sure that the marked line is above the heating element. Place a sheet between the heating bars to soften it. Twisted bends caused by uneven pressure when bending sheet acrylic.

We have a wide range of acrylic strip heaters and line benders below. Bending material before it is thoroughly heated will result in stress crazing small internal fractures along the bend. Easy to use this professional grade acrylic strip heater is great for everything small jobs to high volume production. Acrylic strip heater an acrylic plastic sheet can be placed on these heavy duty strip heaters until it is soft and pliable enough to bend to the desired form.

Set the sheet of acrylic across the rests on the strip heater and turn it on. Maximum bending width 1220mm 48. Quickly soften acrylic sheets for easy bending perfect for making face shields sneeze guards plastic photos frames arts and crafts and custom workshop fabricating. V groove attachment creates sharp nonradius.

Instructions for strip heat forming acrylic sheet. If you require more information regarding strip heaters line benders and hot wire heaters or if you like to discuss your requirements regarding bending acrylic hips abs or any other thermoplastic please do not hesitate to contact us or you want to know more about us click here. Instructions for building strip heaters and forming acrylic sheet are included on the back of the package or downloaded from the links below. Heating time varies between 30 seconds and 12 minutes based on material type and thickness.

This is the same strip shown in the jig where the heat was applied too far away from the bend line and applied unevenly.