How to Bend Acrylic and Make Amazing Shapes

[@cluebin8398]

For complex shapes you can place acrylic sheet in boiling water to soften the whole thing evenly and not have to hold it while heating, then drop the softened sheet over a mold that has the shape you want.

[@2cjappy]

Thank you.

[@waveshake3441]

Wow, shall try it defo

[@noelathome]

What is the maximum thickness that you can do this with? 1/4"?

[@rahmatasia4405]

Any video reference for this?

[@richardmyhan3369]

This is a great idea. I'm definitely using it.

[@annajonske6566]

this was so much more informative than I thought!! thank you for covering common mistakes

[@ChrisLocke1969]

Try a hot air gun... no burns, no blackening, very little boiling. Also, always heat both sides.

[@GrizzG13]

Chris Locke heat guns kick out a substantial amount of directed heat, and they generally always have a High and Low setting. Do you have a recommended safe distance to avoid scorching?

[@ChrisLocke1969]

@@GrizzG13 with patience, its more about the movement of the piece than amount of heat... you can't just hold a piece over the heat, yes, that'll scorch it in seconds. I evenly wave the line on the piece that I want to bend, over the stationary heat gun, flipping the piece over every 3 or 4 passes, and soon the piece will start to bend on its own in general along the intended bend line, and I know its soft enough to remove from heat and bend with tools (I use flange pliers, or for large pieces just two blocks of wood to bend pieces)

[@GrizzG13]

@@ChrisLocke1969 excellent. That's actually very helpful info. I'm starting a project that's going to require a lot of bent acrylic. My only real experience with heat guns and clear plastics before this has been from trying to recondition beat up head lights. I do believe you're right though. Patience is gonna be the most important factor

[@ChrisLocke1969]

@@GrizzG13 if you're looking for perfectly square/tight angles, make yourself jigs as necessary. One other important tip... as soon as i have the shape i want, i spray the piece with water, and it locks in place instantly. Good luck with your projects! 👍

[@GrizzG13]

@@ChrisLocke1969 good to know! I was wondering if water would cause a stress differential and make the bend brittle or weak. I'll be sure to do that. Thanks for your help! 😁

[@martinairandheating]

Awesome!!! You just saved me a lot of money haha I need a bended acrylic piece and after watching your video I know I can easily do this myself. Thank you!!

Such a professional but approachable video you created, well done! 🙌

[@mothmoiloa]

russian lady, you are brilliant

[@fanalante1201]

best video of how to bend after watching many others. it is detailed, clear, comprehensive. tks.

[@fredbradshaw3835]

Luv how she says acrylic and she said it 1000x.

[@SemekiIzuio]

Awesome I was looking for a specific tier display but wasnt finding any luck. I might have to take this route and bend it to different heights

[@tranquilthecat3417]

I use a hot air rework station for my heat source, kind of like a heat gun but it can get much hotter. But there is a bunch of great info here, and I like how you use pieces of wood to act like a jig to make bends easier.

[@CB27]

Thanks for a great video. What is the minimum bend radius achievable with 90° bends? Is 3-4mm achievable with 3mm thick acrylic? I want to make a tin foil roll holder to mount on the inside of a kitchen cupbard door. Space is a bit tight so debating whether to cut 4 pieces and glue them together or form the rectangle by starting with a long strip and putting 4 bends in it

[@Tz-Tagz]

Good job on showing and explaining all the different methods!

[@daveroman7991]

Awesome. What type of heater would you recommend to put a 90 degree bend in a piece that is large, like 48 inches long and 30 inches wide?

[@Almostth3R]

That was awesome. Thank you for the demonstration. Have you ever tried to bend an enclosed circle with bends on both sides, ie. walls?

[@jamesforler6897]

Would you recommend using clamps to solidly wedge the pieces?

[@Esmesalinger]

Omg!! You are talented!! Respect.

[@theartofcompetition5965]

awesome. will this work with acrylic mirrors?

[@gerbendenheeten6905]

Great tutorial! Question, I want to bend thin acrylic (like 3-4mm) , should I warm that up just a bit, or just as long as the thicker one? Also, what is the heat 'curing' time, I mean how long can you wait with the bending, after heating?

[@The-Equality]

Good one, btw can you please make a tutorial on how to make water ripple pattern effect on a acrylic sheet?

[@asaaprabhat3489]

Very useful information mam,how to bend large acrylic sheets please give reply

[@WilTK4]

thanks a lot, idk if acrylic like this would work on custom tuned body kits for bikes and cars, but im looking forward to it

[@SlimWilly4508]

*clears throat* I am here to learn for this exact reason my friend 😉

[@Ideas1003]

Useful ideas, hands up, greetings to you from Morocco 👌🌹

[@goldworld2024]

Nice Acrylic Creatives.

[@ab-fj2iq]

what about 10mm arcylic?? have you tried it ? any special setting?

[@jenblob1065]

Wow! Many tks the upload and little tips!

[@Holling2323]

My new favorite channel.

[@walts555]

👍 Excellent. So many vids show everything going right, but true learning also involves all the things that can go wrong. Well done.

[@DarkHarpuia]

Fantastic video! I'm thinking of using an acrylic piece to create an air conditioner deflector, and this will help a lot!

[@rams5474]

Nice one. Suggest if you first have base then fold it 90°perpendicular, then down at 45°then 2" above the bottom at the edge a final -1" 45,° facing up will give it hangibg. You can give a cut at the desired point for charger wire incert. My one question is hot water can't help instead of burner heating?

[@PhotographyChick17]

Any advice to bending acrylic to a bowl shape?

[@mjmcginty]

I have a piece of 5 or 6mm acrylic, that was inadvertently heated and one end warped towards the heat source. If I heat the other side, will it warp the other way? What I want to avoid most is making it worse. Should I heat that end and then sandwich it between 2 flat surfaces? TIA

[@crush3095]

love your accent omgg they should play your voice at restaurants because it tastes so good

I was unable to bend Acrylic until I watched your video Thank you, I solved my problem

[@et_vous_brute]

would this work with a regular candle/lighter??

[@HealthyIndianKitchen]

Very good ..Thx👍👍

[@chetanpanchal5517]

Superb video, extraordinary explainnation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@pavloskourris277]

How do you glue acrylic say to make a cube? What glue do you use and how is it done?

[@hartwinfritz]

will the heat gun work to bend acrylic?

[@Wreinie]

Loved this video! Totally inspired me for future projects

[@MrsEarth-pf4cr]

This is awesome. How can i shape it into a cone shape?

[@TooBusytoDiE]

Fantastic! This has given me the solution to a project I've been working on for some time!

[@jklandsale6946]

what is the best glue to bond 2 pieces of acrylic to make an aquarium? plz help me...

[@miciso666]

man i remember making my first tough project in school :D it was a S shaped vial? thingy holder and it was the toughest thing ever in metal class. now years later i wanna attempt it again. amazing video really handy and will try soon to see if im still good at it :)

[@swampert6296]

Does this method work on pvc figurines as well? Thank you

[@tammy82vi]

What glue can I use to stick a broken Acrylic statue?

[@Dhirenswain77]

Thank you so much. Your video helped me completing my project neatly.

[@joelbitton]

Good and patient teacher. Very encouraging.

[@christopherlynn8377]

Can the bending method be used to make a Shelf, with for example, three or four shelves?

[@PENFOLD1962]

I have learnt a lot during your video, thank you. Take care my friend 👍😷👍

[@andreasheintze4891]

Simple and clear explanation and demonstrations. Thank you

[@yindiartz]

Wow...you are amazing. So glad I found your channel. Keep up the incredible projects. Can't wait to see your next one.

[@Jestunes]

Love the acrylic bending technique. I was making a clear miniature podium for a puppet music video and was going to cut all the pieces then glue them with the medium Hot Stuff glue. but after watching your video I think I will bend the sides and the front to hold the top angled piece after I glue it. Sounds good and might make a better miniature podium. Will show you the results in the future. Thanks for sharing...

[@bacaliboy]

Your videos are awesome--thanks for posting!

[@aidanviarengo8536]

Can this be done with acrylic pipes?

[@denizcakmakoglu436]

Teşekkürler bilgiler için. Ellerine sağlık.👏👏👏👍

[@radstorm]

I subscribed for 2 reasons 1: Very informative and 2: I love your voice :o)

[@mijaresaldo]

Thank you! Soooo useful!

[@pijanysamuraj]

can it be done with actual glass? like 5mm

[@priority19]

great ideas, thanks!

[@dertodeshorst6294]

Thank you a lot but wouldn`t it be easier to heat it evenly in the oven?

[@astefanlopez]

Is it possible that I can bath the acrylic sheet in warm water to get it soft able to bend it?

[@bheckel1]

in the process of making a chip guard for my lathe. I have to bend 1 foot by 2 foot piece with a large radius without refracting the view. I have made 3 so far and none have been good. Thank you for making this. I think it will help.

[@yousefjallad5633]

Amazing as usual

[@anythingoldmechanical]

Thank you so much for this. Brilliant!

[@osks]

Very nicely done!

[@Orcanian66]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@SickleSlash]

Can a kitchen stove, hair dryer, or lighter work?

[@jyotirani8232]

really very useful

[@kindsofpcsheetsandacrylics1435]

Hello, Our factory has the same clear acylic sheet with one side clear and one side blue films.

[@leecooper7564]

yup..she is an artistic genius ..w.d. and thankyou :)

[@bratinmukherjee1883]

Can you suggest how to bend acrylic hollow tubes?

[@lisaliners9707]

Hmmmm! This is giving me ideas for my rats cage and making them trays. Thank you so much for your video and inspiration!

[@henninghellerud]

Trays or even custom tubes, as you can bend two halfs and glue them together (ofc with animal-friendly glue)

[@amoldethe6480]

Can I use this method in making molded aqwerium plz suggest

[@tarameyers494]

Can you fuse the circle together?

[@johnmartins5047]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[@Raether608]

+Creativity Hero How long do I have to wait for the acrylic to cool down?

[@Majorvideonut2]

Okay, you have my interest! How do I make a new motorcycle windshield?

[@vishnuramachandran2441]

That's pretty brilliant idea 👌 thanks mam and all the best👏🤝🏻

[@comodororelampago5656]

I love your Work.

[@havenpersonalcare7968]

Awesome video!

[@Mark-vv1dy]

Great video, but PLEASE never wrap hot plastic around a spray paint can! Even if you think it's empty, it can be under pressure inside, or you could have gotten two cans mixed up, and those cans can explode if heated. Safety first.

[@vijitgarg]

Awesome idea.

[@omkarashokdhumal5996]

Thank you 😊. It was good presentation

[@1datukpanglimo]

great idea...definitely going to do it right now!!its fun..

[@RK-vt6sp]

From where do you buy the sheet

[@PleakTCG]

I was browsing acrylic tubing and bends for inspiration on updating my pc water cooling build. Realized that she would be pro at doing custom loops lol.

[@IUSTITA]

Thank you! You are a gem!

[@AliG.G]

Very impressive thanks

[@dablet]

how do you remove the film so easily??? also, what sand paper do you sand the edge of the acrylic?

[@oladosuolayiwola231]

How can I get this materia and how much is it

[@kenzellayo7218]

WOW, amazing video. I must try this at home it looks so cool. The way it gets hard to soft when heated. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@NowLedgeOutpost]

AWESOME!!

[@charitodagupion7398]

Nice, keep safe and may God bless you always, i do DIY and recycling, friend from Philippines

[@FranciscoMarcosMilhomemAbreu]

How can I bend in semi spherical shape, like a bowl?

[@vivahat9282]

This is amazing

[@raq007]

Wow !! U just ignited my inner creativity... loved your videos

[@RCHut]

I was searching for this so long 👋🏻🙉 thank you 😊

[@thebeybladearmory]

Would a blow torch work the same?

[@rahitifromtahiti]

So inspiring thank you so much for sharing!

[@papaidolatrine2499]

Very helpful tips thanks 🙏