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Has anyone made thair own heat bender?.

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SavannahLion:
I toyed with it for a long time. Even have a couple of old wire-type heaters I might use (though I might repair them too. It's colder than a witches titty in the garage). I also experimented with heat bending PVC pipe too.

So far, I've been doing the same as you and using a heat gun for that. It's tolerable but it's tough to make professional looking tight bends.

I'm kind of torn between a vacuum forming rig or a heat bending rig, I only have enough heat elemnts for one really.

bkenobi:
I don't have a use for either, but the vacuum former looks like it would be really fun to play with.  Maybe I should convince my wife that we could make fancy chocolates for gifts or something.   :cheers:

rockyrocket:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on March 23, 2012, 01:47:03 pm ---I don't have a use for either, but the vacuum former looks like it would be really fun to play with.  Maybe I should convince my wife that we could make fancy chocolates for gifts or something.   :cheers:

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Careful you were almost a man stating there was a tool he never needed!, saved it at the end though :).
think at some point I will make one, maybe hinged with an angle finder attached.
Just need to go buy a toaster now and wait for it to break.

opt2not:

--- Quote from: rockyrocket on March 23, 2012, 02:02:50 pm ---Just need to go buy a toaster now and wait for it to break.

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Just check out your local thrift store, or recycling center. I'm sure you can find an old one for like $5

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