[Lab] Plastic Bending Strips

[Richard Sloan]

Very nice...... agreed with Michael.... auto-transformer care needs to be
taken!

R.


On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Henri Kuschkowitz <
henri.kuschkowitz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, Richard. That's really generous. I will let you know how it will turn
> out.
>
> Cheers,
> Henri
>
> On 2013-07-04, at 4:33 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 04:07:09PM -0400, Henri Kuschkowitz wrote:
> >> So, I am still getting some more costs tomorrow, but I think I might
> >> go with this quick/dirty setup:
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVEf7PfuKxo
> >>
> >> What do you guys think? This leads me to my next question, would
> >> anybody know if the lab has an item similar to this:
> >>
> http://www.temcoindustrialpower.com/products/Variable_Transformers/TVT001.html?utm_source=temcotransformer.com&utm_medium=Banner%2BAd&utm_campaign=Variac%2BTVT001
> >
> > If not, I have one you are welcome to borrow.  It is an old one mounted
> > on a 4U 19" rack mount plate.  It should manage 5A without too much
> > trouble.
> >
> >> Cheers all,
> >> Henri
> >>
> >> On 2013-07-04, at 7:54 AM, Alex <alexbarbour at bell.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Henri
> >>>
> >>> Angle iron is a common name applied to steel angles. some are extruded
> in the heavier sections and have a sharp outside corner.
> >>>
> >>> Some are bent from flat stock and have a radiused corner.
> >>> These are better for use as formers for plastics.
> >>>
> >>> Home depot. Hardware dept.
> >>> CTC ect.
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: Henri Kuschkowitz
> >>> To: Alex
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:12 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Plastic Bending Strips
> >>>
> >>> Hey Alex,
> >>>
> >>> I have a very particular type of acrylic we are going to be using that
> I doubt comes 'bendable'. Angle iron? I haven't seen those before. Got a
> reference or suggestion?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Henri
> >>>
> >>> On 2013-07-03, at 8:03, Alex <alexbarbour at bell.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On the other hand they do produce an acrylic sheet that can be bent
> cold .
> >>>> Have done small pieces by hand. For larger OR thicker ( say 1/8 inch
> + )one needs a former for the edge. Angle iron with a round egde serves
> well.
> >>>> Alex B
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: Henri Kuschkowitz
> >>>> To: lab
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 3:09 PM
> >>>> Subject: [Lab] Plastic Bending Strips
> >>>>
> >>>> Hey guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> I figured it's a good time to start asking the collective for some
> feedback. We are planing on bending larger sheets of acrylic (they will
> definitely not fit into the laser cutter) and I am looking at bending strip
> heaters to build a custom heating element for our purposes. Before I go
> ahead ordering the pieces I was wondering if anyone had ever used such a
> thing and/or knows of a good local source? For saving some money, I wonder
> if reusing a baseboard heater could do the trick :P
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers all,
> >>>> Henri
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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