Has anyone had success using this type of machine to bend polycarbonate sheets? This is one of the benders available on Amazon, but I’m unsure how effective it is:
I’d appreciate any suggestions! Our team has been using a heat gun, but the results are usually poor.
I have used something like that. It works but it having a mandrill to form the plastic with is a big help.
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KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE HOT TOOL - they take a long time to cool down,
What other tools have you used?
I use a table bender. It’s a combination of the heater you linked to and a hinged table. You heat the plastic and then move 1/2 of the table and it folds the plastic.
It’s looks like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mVmzWQ7Iy8
(You can build that in about an hour)