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Re: Lexan heating strip / tape

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Originally Posted by Garret View Post
How well did this work? Did you have to heat the material at all or do anything special before hand?
All of the bends on this robot were done in run of the mill sheet metal break without any prior preparation. I would agree you have to go farther than you want as it flexes back slightly but it is pretty straightforward. As you get closer to 90 degrees you might start to see microcracks appear, but we never had any panels fail (although we never really used them in load bearing situations).
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