Makrolon Bending Temps

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Makrolon Bending Temps

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Hi, my dad has some makrolon lying around (about 3-4mm thick) that I want to use to make a rifle stock cheek piece. This means bending it over the current stock which is quite a tight radius (approx 1.5").

What is the right temperature for bending the makrolon? And will this bend ok?

The alternative is some 2-3mm makrolon which would bend easier but not as strong.

I was planning on making a mould out of wood then putting it in the oven slowly building up the heat and once formed slowly bringing it down again.
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Re: Makrolon Bending Temps

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All sorted, found a useful data sheet.
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TobyJH wrote:All sorted, found a useful data sheet.
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