Heating is a slow process in order to make sure that you get a straight bend in the acrylic.
Bending plastic sheet with heat gun.
Making bends in 1 8 lexan using a heat gun.
Ideal for perspex acrylic plexiglass polycarbonate.
Bending shaping plastic with hot air gun heat gun.
Tutorial for how to.
Use the spare piece of flat scrap wood to push the acrylic back and down while you aim the heat gun at the acrylic.
Make your pressure on the acrylic as even as possible while you push.
Here s a video showing my procedure for bending plexiglass with a heat gun.
Testing a heat gun as method for bending plexiglass.
Prepare your heat gun for bending the acrylic.
Testing a heat gun as method for bending plexiglass.