Hello I love your tutorials. I am trying to make a (wear-on not necessarily a snap-on) case for my 17 inch hp laptop. I haven't been able to find a non cloth case for it.
Anyway, do you think acrylic is safe for a laptop case? (i'm guessing it is)
@hyacinthdibley What do you mean when you ask, 'is it safe for laptops'? Acrylic will pose no harm to a laptop. However, I don't see it as being a very durable or comfortable laptop case. If you dropped it, the acrylic would most likely crack. The alternative would be to use polycarbonate, which is virtually non-breakable. Both materials can be bent on a heat bender.
@tapplastics Thanks for the reply. Honestly, i'm not sure what i meant by 'is it safe?'. I didn't know acrylic would break if dropped, so thank you so much for that info. I'll have to find polycarbonate material to use for the project.
That's cool, but be careful people. If the plastic breaks and you don't have gloves, your gonna get cut. I had a really bad cut once on my finger when working with plastic (it was my first time cutting plastic) and I thought I needed stiches, but the cut eventually healed, after about a week. I was lucky.
I actually made a bender out of an old space heater. Already came with temp. control. I just placed the element in a U-channel i got for hardware store and caped it off with ceramic standoffs that came with the heater. Cost me next to nothing.
Yes, you can bend Lexan (polycarbonate) on the line bender. However, it is prone to bubble if you leave it on the bender too long. It might take a little practice to perfect your technique.
Hello I love your tutorials. I am trying to make a (wear-on not necessarily a snap-on) case for my 17 inch hp laptop. I haven't been able to find a non cloth case for it.
Anyway, do you think acrylic is safe for a laptop case? (i'm guessing it is)
Also, does this machine work on acrylics?
thank you so much.
hyacinthdibley 1 year ago
@hyacinthdibley What do you mean when you ask, 'is it safe for laptops'? Acrylic will pose no harm to a laptop. However, I don't see it as being a very durable or comfortable laptop case. If you dropped it, the acrylic would most likely crack. The alternative would be to use polycarbonate, which is virtually non-breakable. Both materials can be bent on a heat bender.
tapplastics 1 year ago
@tapplastics Thanks for the reply. Honestly, i'm not sure what i meant by 'is it safe?'. I didn't know acrylic would break if dropped, so thank you so much for that info. I'll have to find polycarbonate material to use for the project.
Thanks again!
hyacinthdibley 1 year ago
That's cool, but be careful people. If the plastic breaks and you don't have gloves, your gonna get cut. I had a really bad cut once on my finger when working with plastic (it was my first time cutting plastic) and I thought I needed stiches, but the cut eventually healed, after about a week. I was lucky.
sspamer 1 year ago 2
@sspamer Fortunately you weren't working with glass. That would have been worse.
tapplastics 1 year ago
I would like to bend pieces with a larger radius. Can you're bender be used on say a 10" radius?
algeewiz 1 year ago
I actually made a bender out of an old space heater. Already came with temp. control. I just placed the element in a U-channel i got for hardware store and caped it off with ceramic standoffs that came with the heater. Cost me next to nothing.
howmuchart 2 years ago
Works on lexan too?
will there be a discolorization?
MatsNorway 2 years ago
Yes, you can bend Lexan (polycarbonate) on the line bender. However, it is prone to bubble if you leave it on the bender too long. It might take a little practice to perfect your technique.
tapplastics 2 years ago
wow that is intersting. where would one be able to buy a bender?
summerfunrides 2 years ago
Our heat benders are available at our website.
tapplastics 2 years ago
thank you i like the video, im industrial designer from Mexico :D
mayedis 2 years ago
yeah tap plastics is the super duper thingy =)
You have some nice tutorials!
premiermc 3 years ago
is plexiglas = acrylic and is it plastic???
depulto 3 years ago
yes and yes.
breastplates 3 years ago
yes
dynamic21 3 years ago
Very useful video!
Frengo69 3 years ago
Thats what I needed. Thanks TAP
rde24 4 years ago
excellent information, thank you!!
wye222 5 years ago