Heat forming polycarbonate

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2018
  • Using forced air heat to bend 1/16" poly into a half circle. The piece is going on a railroad sign prop. It's the sun shield for the lights.
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  • @freddievaldez6587
    @freddievaldez6587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nice. Thanks for not gunking up your video with stupid comments and unnecessary stuff. Straight to the point. Inspirational bro...

  • @sweetbeetyourfriend1808
    @sweetbeetyourfriend1808 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    didn’t realize it was that easy, thanks for the help! you’ve just made a whole lot of others projects that much easier 👍

  • @iuliancretu1688
    @iuliancretu1688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks!

  • @kurtbilinski1723
    @kurtbilinski1723 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like how you keep glancing up to see if we're still paying attention :)

  • @fsj197811
    @fsj197811 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @jairocruz9277
    @jairocruz9277 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks. I did not know it was possible to shape it with heat. Am going to try it in future projects.

  • @daniel25ss
    @daniel25ss ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you exaclty what i was looking for

  • @boofuls
    @boofuls 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video 👍 food for thought

  • @bauermobiletoolsystmfabrct8686
    @bauermobiletoolsystmfabrct8686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very cool. I've heard you want good ventilation when doing that

  • @KoenigsTiger957
    @KoenigsTiger957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool!!

  • @kimrok1
    @kimrok1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting I went to here to see your process because I am also working on a railroad related project!

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you ever finish it?!

  • @___echo___
    @___echo___ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I thought fir a sec you made a tiny faceplate as example lol

  • @parkvip
    @parkvip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Any ideas on how to make a dome using thin acrylic sheets? About 2mm

  • @angeldejesus65
    @angeldejesus65 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been trying to do a pc .17 inch at least car roof and wondering if a heat gun ,little by little, will work in shaping it while the top is still on the car.... ???

  • @stavb9400
    @stavb9400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video buddy. How many mm is your sheet? Do you think for 1 or 2mm thickness I could get away with a home hairdryer or do I need equipment as the one you are using ? Thanks, Stavros

  • @LTVoyager
    @LTVoyager 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heats thermoplastic on a thermoplastic bin. 😁

  • @ProfessorOzone
    @ProfessorOzone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for posting this. I would like to thermoform something a little more complex than that (shroud inside of a headlight). It looks like the PC has to be held in place during cooling to maintain the new shape. If you had something that looked a little more like a mountain range and you laid the plastic over the top of it and heated it more, would it form to the mountain range or just sort of sag and create a warped sheet?

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you did a mountain range type shape, you'd have to use thin PC, maybe thinner than .063, make a vaccum table, and drill holes in the valleys of the mold. I'm sure there's a video on making a DIY vacuum table somewhere.

    • @backcountryshitok
      @backcountryshitok 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to donsomething similar. Did you figure it out ?

    • @ProfessorOzone
      @ProfessorOzone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@backcountryshitok No, sorry. I used a different method altogether. If you want to see it you can go to the second episode on my channel antimattergarage.

  • @CJwhit86
    @CJwhit86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome...

  • @karifry3670
    @karifry3670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome!

  • @PhotographyChick17
    @PhotographyChick17 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What would you recommend I use to bend acrylic into a bowl shape?

  • @daveyt4802
    @daveyt4802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What temp is best for forming? How hot is too hot? Bubbles?

  • @JCnordic2983
    @JCnordic2983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What temp does it become maleable

  • @X02switchblades
    @X02switchblades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    can it be heated so it takes the shape of a mold eg. a bawl?

  • @MickeyKimsey
    @MickeyKimsey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anyone know if you could just put the entire piece to be molded into water @ specific temperature and then apply it to the mold? Or will crack on cool down?

  • @fsriccobon8279
    @fsriccobon8279 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do your gloves leave any marks while its soft?

  • @k_s.m
    @k_s.m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi pal, I'll be trying to use PC as a taillight cover that was broken (lamps are rare and expensive), so it has to be formed to shape of the lamp. Any tips You could share? thanks

  • @rombofaidate3431
    @rombofaidate3431 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interessante👍👍👍

  • @lukemaney645
    @lukemaney645 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice😊

  • @barramk3
    @barramk3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let’s say someone has access to a large oven, what temperature would lexan like this have to get too, to achieve a bend. Trying to use glass out of a car as a template to recreate in lexan.

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Google says 315°-330°

  • @konstantinNeo
    @konstantinNeo ปีที่แล้ว

    I am trying to thermoform a sheet of pc 6mm thick to form a roughly 80mm OD half pipe.
    So far mixed results. If I over heat bubbling occurs. I have to figure out some kind of a jig. Temperature control. Prior drying of pc sheets. Etc.
    Not easy to get a reliable repeatable product.

  • @houseofbaboshka6456
    @houseofbaboshka6456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hiya, can you heat other polycarbonate together? like you do when wielding steel together?. Thanks for the video.

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've never heat welded poly, only acrylic glue. I haven't had any luck heating up poly without it bubbling. It doesn't handle heat like acrylic.

    • @houseofbaboshka6456
      @houseofbaboshka6456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Mallrat79 Thanks Bud :)

  • @prototype9000
    @prototype9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you take a wet washcloth and form it with that while holding it will set a whole lot fast

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweet! Thanks!

  • @borosadam3199
    @borosadam3199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ye ye thats a pretty good job nice work ! +rep

  • @pnp072000
    @pnp072000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would it be possible to build a guitar like this?

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I imagine you could using .125" material. That would be pretty cool.

  • @ACcrafted
    @ACcrafted ปีที่แล้ว

    What type of Polycarbonate did you use? Is it lexan?

  • @jitrapornpha5104
    @jitrapornpha5104 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    seems bubbles doesn't always happen on poycarbonate ?

  • @KevinxDoll
    @KevinxDoll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aye that's good

  • @Quokkat7
    @Quokkat7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ty

  • @bepenchandulal2853
    @bepenchandulal2853 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good

  • @EXQCmoi
    @EXQCmoi ปีที่แล้ว

    We get it.

  • @TheEpicDartfish
    @TheEpicDartfish 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you use a hair dryer?

  • @edled1026
    @edled1026 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool example. Thank you for this video. Simplicity said bill Gates

  • @cocopublicnews6766
    @cocopublicnews6766 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a bout 2 or 3 inch poly

  • @rlolo777
    @rlolo777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    theoretically, if I heat up scratched polycarbonate, would the scratches fill in?

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, unfortunately polycarbonate does not have the same "healing" qualities of plexiglass. You would get bubbles before it smoothed over. The trade off is it's much more durable because of the malleability.

  • @davidcrawford6505
    @davidcrawford6505 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have plenty of bandwidth and this video gets stuck 10 seconds after starting.

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea, me too... what the crap...

  • @Raven4122
    @Raven4122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    doesnt heat make the Polycarbonate VERY brittle though now

    • @Mallrat79
      @Mallrat79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe, if I have time today I'll bend some and beat it with a hammer. 😜 we'll find out.

    • @ronns4092
      @ronns4092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mallrat79 do it! i did subscribe!

  • @userunknown2645
    @userunknown2645 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waste😊