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Old 05-06-2009, 05:50   #11
Christian Van H
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Originally Posted by Evan View Post
I have heard of people using felt covered forms to bend plexi onto to a particular curve. Any chance the originals were cold formed or is the curvature simply too great?
Hey Evan! I actually don't have the originals, but there is no chance, as the cold forming minimum radius for this thickness is over 20 times larger than what we need here! I did learn about the felt covering though, and we're using it. This type of forming is called "Drape Forming"...
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