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Re: pic: Team 3688 Lexan Line Bender 12 volt

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
Polycarbonate on the other hand is very resilient. We simply bend it on a sheet metal brake, cold, just as you would metal, and it comes out great. You just have to overbend to compensate for the spring back.
We do something similar although we actually heat a line first and then bend with our brake. It makes a perfect bend every time. We use one of these http://www.delviesplastics.com/p/Stripheater.html but you can obviously just build something like 3688 did.
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