Bending Acrylic

Deathjester · 1 Sep 2015 at 14:03

I'm getting much better at bending Acrylic now, but I have a question.

I have a tube which needs 2 bends quite close together, I have tired to do these separately however the first bend started to come undone as I did the second.

Should I just try to do both at the same time? Or is there a trick I'm missing?

Rustyone · 1 Sep 2015 at 14:33

If you have one of those Primochill benders it should be easy, or screw a couple of wooden dowels / aerosol lids, anything round to a bit of board to set the angles you want, close bends are a bit of a pain as you say with the tube heating on the first bend.

Deathjester · 1 Sep 2015 at 16:17

Rustyone said:
If you have one of those Primochill benders it should be easy, or screw a couple of wooden dowels / aerosol lids, anything round to a bit of board to set the angles you want, close bends are a bit of a pain as you say with the tube heating on the first bend.

That doesn't really answer my question at all.

Should I do both at the same time? or one after the other and try to keep hold of the first bend?

johnnyrotten665 · 1 Sep 2015 at 16:19

I would imagine that you wouldn't have much option other than doing them together if they're that close.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 1 Sep 2015 at 16:34

I had same problem and to get around it I tried to adjust the layout with fittings to give some space between bends. the only way would be to do both together I guess with a jig of some sort.

Rustyone · 1 Sep 2015 at 17:26

Deathjester said:
That doesn't really answer my question at all.

Should I do both at the same time? or one after the other and try to keep hold of the first bend?

Same time with some sort of jig if possible.