Bending Acrylic

[Soren Christensen]

Hi Guys,

So currently due to Corona, my business havent been able to off its feet (startup), so I have been working on ideas for future projects and prototypes. This has sparked a fire in my girl, who has been spewing out ideas after ideas. However, im a little lost when it comes to bending and forming acrylic.

So without having a huge oven to heat it up, is the next thing a heat gun?

- How do I prevent it to "bend" back?
- How well does acrylic do, as lamp shades?
- How do I join 2 pieces, without getting visible lines in the joints?

last but not least. How do you prevent a cut pattern in acrylic, not to deform when the sheet is heated and bent?


Looking forward to hearing some advice from you pros in here.