For another project we are working on, we have some 1/8″ clear acrylic we are looking at. As long as it was on the desk I thought I’d try forming it with the Pro 50 butane torch. Sure enough, after a pretty short time – 15 seconds? I was able to put a nice free form 90º angle in the material. The ends of the corners swelled out a little with the bend. I also took a small strip and bent it along the cut axis and again got a little swelling on the inside corner and thinning on the outside corner. This one didn’t look as nice as the first one because of the orientation of the bend. Either way though it was really easy to bend. I look forward to doing some localized forming and shaping with it too.
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Model #7971 Pro 50 Butane Torch
The Pro 50 butane soldering iron kit can be adapted to a torch, hot knife, or soldering tool by simply changing out the tip. Our iron kit is powered by readily available butane, so you never need to worry about the electricity leaking into sensitive circuits. Our tool is dependable under all weather conditions. The Pro 50 is compact, portable, and ready to use within 20 seconds of ignition.
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