Heating PVC to flatten to sheet or other modifications.
- Jared Haehnel
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Its called a heat gun and its sold at a lot of hardware stores or even hobby shops sometimes have it. It gets a lot hotter then your average hair dryer. Enough to catch wood on fire....
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you can buy a cheap heat gun for a ridiculously low amount of money
this one is 14.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N7YG78?smi ... nkCode=asn
this one is 14.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N7YG78?smi ... nkCode=asn
I think those are called blow torches.
I've never flattened PVC before, but I'd be careful if you were heating in a way besides boiling. PVC releases toxic fumes when burned, so wear a gas mask if you're using a heat gun or extreme hair dryer. I would assume that boiling PVC is the safest route to take since its pretty hard to burn anything in water.
I've never flattened PVC before, but I'd be careful if you were heating in a way besides boiling. PVC releases toxic fumes when burned, so wear a gas mask if you're using a heat gun or extreme hair dryer. I would assume that boiling PVC is the safest route to take since its pretty hard to burn anything in water.
@ Flash
A blow torch uses fire. Its an open flame wich heats.
These hobby-heaters are just electrical hairdryers that heat up to 600C
A blow torch uses fire. Its an open flame wich heats.
These hobby-heaters are just electrical hairdryers that heat up to 600C
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an electric oven works for the short stuff.
Heats it evenly.
Heats it evenly.
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