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From:	James (TILER02)	24 Apr 2006
To:	ALL	1 of 6

3610.1
I have a plastic strip heater, trying to use for the first time. I placed the heater on the plastic, put a piece of porcalin tile on that to weight it, after 20 minutes I still can not get a piece of 1/16 plastic to bend. What am I doing wrong?

From:	Peter	24 Apr 2006
To:	James (TILER02)	2 of 6

3610.2 In reply to 3610.1
switch it on B-) Peter Vasic Engraving Services Co. Adelaide, Australia. http://www.engravingservices.com.au

From:	UncleSteve	24 Apr 2006
To:	James (TILER02)	3 of 6

3610.3 In reply to 3610.1
The tile could be sucking all the heat out of the setup.... Can you put the plastic OVER the heater? and what kind of plastic are you trying to bend? "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	Nick (WOODWORKNICK)	24 Apr 2006
To:	James (TILER02)	4 of 6

3610.4 In reply to 3610.1

Go to www.tapplastics.com Look around, there are a couple video's showing how to build your own acrylic bender and one showing how to bend plastic.

Napier's Laser Engraving
email: woodworknick@yahoo.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	24 Apr 2006
To:	James (TILER02)	5 of 6

3610.5 In reply to 3610.1

James,

Does your strip heater have a thermostat?

Depending on the thickness of the acrylic, you'll probably need about 300 degrees.

You shouldn't need to place anything over the acrylic, to hold in contact with the heating element.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 24 Apr 2006 by DGL

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	24 Apr 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	6 of 6

3610.6 In reply to 3610.5
I use a premade strip heater, in a case. I place a piece of wood over the plastic to keep it from warping if it is thin, (wood is a fairly good insulator and if it does not start to turn brown you have not exceeded its temperature limit). Thicker I use nothing. It works very differently than an unrollable heater so no advice for that. Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

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