Acrylic Sheet Bender Strip Heater

These benders are compatible with plastics such as acrylic polyethylene polypropylene polycarbonate pvc cpvc abs and kydex.

Acrylic sheet bender strip heater.

Bend acrylic styrene and abs. Turn the sheet of acrylic over on the heating element every 30 60 seconds in order to avoid damaging it. Heating time varies between 30 seconds and 12 minutes based on material type and thickness. V groove attachment creates sharp nonradius.

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. Quickly soften acrylic sheets for easy bending perfect for making face shields sneeze guards plastic photos frames arts and crafts and custom workshop fabricating. This is the same strip shown in the jig where the heat was applied too far away from the bend line and applied unevenly. 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.

Instructions for building strip heaters and forming acrylic sheet are included on the back of the package or downloaded from the links below. Use wood or metal supports not included under the sheet during heating. The photo on this page shows a test strip of sheet acrylic which did not bend evenly along the line of the jig. 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.

Set the sheet of acrylic across the rests on the strip heater and turn it on. Bending material before it is thoroughly heated will result in stress crazing small internal fractures along the bend. Place a sheet between the heating bars to soften it. We have a wide range of acrylic strip heaters and line benders below.

Instructions for strip heat forming acrylic sheet. Wear gloves as you do this to avoid burning your hands. Capable of heating sheets up to 1 2 thick. Easy to use this professional grade acrylic strip heater is great for everything small jobs to high volume production.

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. Shop manufacturer direct plastic bending strip heaters by briskheat plastic bending strip heaters produce a radiant line of heat for controlled bending to quickly soften acrylic sheets providing easy bending 1 614 294 3376. Twisted bends caused by uneven pressure when bending sheet acrylic. You can also use many acrylic bender heaters to heat more bents at the same time.

The heating element is 1 2 wide x 36 long and wired with a 2 prong 110 volt plug.