Ok maybe this has been done before but having recently switched from Petg to acrylic, so wanted to bring up up for all those new folk.
I was kind of amazed at how much easier acrylic is to bend without warping and ballooning. My last two builds i have used hardline for, and both Petg as a few youtubers suggest it’s easier to work with and Jays2cents does a demo about how brittle acrylic is by smashing a piece everywhere. (Bu he’s been unfollowed for a while now as I find his content a bit to in your face)
Aside from needing to use a saw when cutting, it’s 10000x easier to bend, I can get next to perfect bends every time and reliably where I actually want them to go. My deburring tool actually works on acrylic (I always had to sand Petg after, to get nice edges).
So my question is what’s your experience? How do you find each material, or have you only tried one?
Mods is there a way to add a poll for people to indicate their preference also? I’d ideally like to generate a meaningful discussion first but data would be interesting too.
I’m also interested in what diameter tubing people are making good bends with, have you found 14 easier than 12?
I was kind of amazed at how much easier acrylic is to bend without warping and ballooning. My last two builds i have used hardline for, and both Petg as a few youtubers suggest it’s easier to work with and Jays2cents does a demo about how brittle acrylic is by smashing a piece everywhere. (Bu he’s been unfollowed for a while now as I find his content a bit to in your face)
Aside from needing to use a saw when cutting, it’s 10000x easier to bend, I can get next to perfect bends every time and reliably where I actually want them to go. My deburring tool actually works on acrylic (I always had to sand Petg after, to get nice edges).
So my question is what’s your experience? How do you find each material, or have you only tried one?
Mods is there a way to add a poll for people to indicate their preference also? I’d ideally like to generate a meaningful discussion first but data would be interesting too.
I’m also interested in what diameter tubing people are making good bends with, have you found 14 easier than 12?