Acrylic sheets are relatively inexpensive, pretty, and can be heat-shaped very effectively. There are blades and tools made specifically for cutting, heating, and bending acrylic but [Marija] shows ...

Chances are good that you’ve already lost some blood to thermoforming, the plastics manufacturing process that turns a flat sheet of material into an unopenable clamshell package, tray inside a box, ...

I am looking for a method to evenly heat a small acrylic (Plexiglas) sheet until it's softened, but not liquified. Historically, when I want to bend acrylic I would use my propane torch and heat along ...