Heat guns and toaster ovens have proven the best diy method for our customers.
Formable polyethelene plastic sheet.
Petg thermoform plastic sheets petg polyethylene terephthalate is a transparent thermoform plastic that offers cost effective vacuum formed parts with deep draws and precise details.
Kydex can be easily cut to size by scoring and cutting sheets with a razor or similar knife.
Primex also produces a line of printable grades of polyethylene for use in real estate signs and truck mud flaps.
The only absolute requirement for bending and forming kydex is heating the sheet until soft when the material becomes formable.
Petg is significantly less prone to cracking than acrylic plexiglas.
Also known as tivar hpv.
Each plastic material has a variety of different properties and they form at different temperatures.
The correct resin selection is essential to provide sheet that will perform properly.
Plastic film is thinner and more flexible than plastic sheets and is often transparent or translucent.
The acrylic petg and polycarbonate sheets are normally clear can be special ordered in colors however the polycarbonate may have to be heat dried prior to the vacuum forming temperature phase depending on thickness.
Polyethylene sheets and bars compared to our standard uhmw polyethylene these sheets and bars hold up better to scuffs and scrapes in high speed high precision and high impact applications such as conveyor equipment chute liners and machine guards.