Thread: pic: Team 3688 Lexan Line Bender 12 volt
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Re: pic: Team 3688 Lexan Line Bender 12 volt
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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
Acrylic and Polycarbonate (Lexan) are two very different materials, and bend in very different ways. For acrylic, this technique works very well. However, acrylic is brittle and prone to cracking, and I cannot think of any application where it would be suitable in an FRC robot.
We don't have the resources for a sheet metal bender... But this bender cost us very little and serves us well. Being portable doesn't hurt either.

Also, we use our acrylic supply to test our ideas before using the precious lexan.
Last edited by SeeleySWS : 11-09-2016 at 21:35. Reason: Clarification
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