Diy acrylic plastic bending machine step 1.
Diy plastic sheet bending machine.
I had few left over particle board chip board pieces i managed to find 3.
Adding aluminium and tin cover.
Next step was to secure particle board from high 400 watt header lamp.
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I went on a mission to confirm if i could bend plastics such as plexiglass or lexan with any precision of accuracy.
A handy shop made tool for making straight line bends in acrylic plastic sheet.
I use it for making chip shields for my machine tools and to make plastic enclosures for small electronics projects.