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Default How would you bend polycarbinate (lexan)

Ignoramus25935 fired this volley in
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I need to bend some 4 foot long (almost), 1/4" thick Lexan sheets. It
does not have to be super pretty, just good enough. How can I do that?

i


Sheet metal brake with radius nosing.

Lexan bends and holds its shape wonderfully.

(WARNING!!! A BAD THING just happened. I just discovered that blue
Loctite destroys Lexan almost as quickly as chlorinated solvents do. It
doesn't dissolve -- no. It sits for 15 minutes without visible changes,
then collapses into tiny "kenerbles" about the size and shape of tempered
glass fragments.)

LLoyd