http://fixmycabinet.com/2010/01/14/bending-curves-with-formica-plastic-laminate/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://fixmycabinet.com/2010/01/14/bending-curves-with-formica-plastic-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 Chris von Ruhland Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:58:37 +0000 http://fixmycabinet.com/?p=2951#comment-2124 Heating formica to bend it works very well - as an experiment I tried bending a strip of standard formica around an offcut of 15mm diameter copper pipe. I gently heated the formica with a blowtorch until it softened and had not trouble bending it completely round the pipe. I have little doubt that it could have been bent around an even smaller radius of curvature. Just take your time and experiment on a couple of offcuts to get a feel for it. Heating formica to bend it works very well – as an experiment I tried bending a strip of standard formica around an offcut of 15mm diameter copper pipe. I gently heated the formica with a blowtorch until it softened and had not trouble bending it completely round the pipe. I have little doubt that it could have been bent around an even smaller radius of curvature. Just take your time and experiment on a couple of offcuts to get a feel for it.

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