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Default How would you bend polycarbinate (lexan)

On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:16:21 -0600, Ignoramus25935
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On 2011-03-09, chaniarts wrote:
Ignoramus25935 wrote:
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


heat. ideally a strip heater. you can do this with a torch if you're
careful. bend it over something.



What about this one?

http://www.amazon.com/Craftics-48-Pl.../dp/B003GUESEU

My strip heater is only about 42" long. It is a heater element out of
a dishwasher straightened out and mounted in the channel from a single
tube fluorescent fixture. These elements are 120V. When I have ice
dams on the roof eve, I turn it upside down to melt channels for water
drainage.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada