2007-09-28 05:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Acrylic (and most plastics, for that matter) are petroleum-based which means they can be melted down and put in a mold to be made whatever is desired.
I once watched a show on how acrylic furniture is made on the Dicovery channel. Interesting stuff.
2007-09-28 05:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by nellbelle7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the piece your trying to shape is smaller than your oven you can set it to 350 and put the piece in. Check it periodically and when it reaches temperature it will come out like a big piece of rubber, you will definately need gloves and a mold of some sort, because it will want to return to its original form (you can bend it over the edge of a table or what ever) when it is in the position you can wipe it with a wet rag, this will lower the temp . and cause it to stay in the shape you made. you can also put it on a strip heater which will just make it "rubbery" in a narrow path allowing you to fold it (like a napkin holder for example)
2007-09-28 09:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jon F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heated strips in the oven to make it flexible. You need to watch it close so it doesn't melt. Gloves are very important when handling.
2007-09-28 07:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Professionally,, its done using moulds,, but smaller material can be heated and bent/shaped by the DIYer
2007-10-01 09:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by badassbiker1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its heated so it is flexible and can be shaped.
2007-09-28 05:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by InTheBusinessOfMisery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋