Hello everyone,
Introduction:
I'm currently working on a project about food growing. In order to do it I need a bench to bend plastic (acrylic) easly to make the main structure. The goal is to bend plastic and also being able to make precise curvy bends.
I have seen some DIY project that propose to heat up a wire of nichrome from a batteryy/variac and other..
Here are some examples :
- http://www.wa4dsy.com/robot/hot-wire-plastic-bender
- http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Plastic-Heat-Bender/
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Project:
Here are some picture of where the project is a this moment.
Picture 1: whole structure made of agglomerated wood, aluminium beams and small other pieces.
Picture 2: show hoz the structure is going to bend the plastic
Picture 3: it's the area where the wire is going to stand and heat up the plastic
Next:
I'm novice in electronics and I need to find the best and safest solution to heat up the wire.
Some possibilities:
- Use a Variac : expensive but easly customable, electricity could be dangerous
- Use a 12V battery 7mAh: less expensive but how long os the battery gonna last? Less dangerous with electricity as I would be playing with 12V
- Use a voltage variator: look also dangerous because I would be playing with hight voltage. But cheap
(http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/REGOLAT...172918?hash=item33b3a38fb6:g:kMwAAOSwMORW6-KO)
What would you do?
What nichrome would you use?
Thanks in advance for your answer, I'm gonna give you the result as soon as possible!
Introduction:
I'm currently working on a project about food growing. In order to do it I need a bench to bend plastic (acrylic) easly to make the main structure. The goal is to bend plastic and also being able to make precise curvy bends.
I have seen some DIY project that propose to heat up a wire of nichrome from a batteryy/variac and other..
Here are some examples :
- http://www.wa4dsy.com/robot/hot-wire-plastic-bender
- http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Plastic-Heat-Bender/
-
Project:
Here are some picture of where the project is a this moment.
Picture 1: whole structure made of agglomerated wood, aluminium beams and small other pieces.
Picture 2: show hoz the structure is going to bend the plastic
Picture 3: it's the area where the wire is going to stand and heat up the plastic
Next:
I'm novice in electronics and I need to find the best and safest solution to heat up the wire.
Some possibilities:
- Use a Variac : expensive but easly customable, electricity could be dangerous
- Use a 12V battery 7mAh: less expensive but how long os the battery gonna last? Less dangerous with electricity as I would be playing with 12V
- Use a voltage variator: look also dangerous because I would be playing with hight voltage. But cheap
(http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/REGOLAT...172918?hash=item33b3a38fb6:g:kMwAAOSwMORW6-KO)
What would you do?
What nichrome would you use?
Thanks in advance for your answer, I'm gonna give you the result as soon as possible!