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Bending Injection Molded Styrene
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<p>I have tried bending a styrene wall and I am inclined to simply say forget about it. The only way you can do this is by applying heat exactly on "the spot", for which we usually lack the tools. If you use a hair dryer or hot air gun, the part will most likely be distorted and useless, as a consequence. Hot water works only with resin cast parts. I tried using a micro-flame torch, giving the part only a few "strokes", but that left the part with an even distribution of softness, resulting in partial cracking while bending.</p> <p>The only way I see is to cut the part and glue it together again at an angle, with some strips of styrene supporting it at the inside.</p>
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