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Re: Minibot Questions

As far as bending polycarb goes, it helps if you heat it first. We have an electric heater for just that purpose but you can also get the job done with a Heat gun if you're careful. But as you bend it (especially past 90 degrees) the material gets thinner and slightly more brittle (because you are actually stretching it) so it does have its limits. We had to get pretty good at this for our minibot
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