Thread: Bending Poly Resin pen blank.

I suspect it depends on the type of blank ,poly resin or acrylic acetate ,I think the acetate ones would bend with heat ,not a lot of heat though, I have melted them a bit in a toaster oven by mistake . I have noticed also on some longer blanks when drilling I have seen slight bending at times , so I suspect you will be able to do some slight bending ,with care good luck with it all .cheers ~ John

could you make a mould in the shape you wanted and cast it maybe ?? dunno just a thought

i don't know if the bend will hold however, i had some sticky PR casts once which i put into a toaster oven, when i pulled them out the had the wobbles

points to consider
1. make sure the resin has gone, otherwise i believe it does go off and thats with a bang
2. have some way to hold the blank in position while it cools - not sure if a quick cool would be a good idea either
3. make sure the resin has gone, otherwise i believe it does go off and thats with a bang
4. as John pointed out make sure its a PR not an acrylic blank

maybe neil has tried this and give more info

all the best and keep us posted on how it turns out

MIK

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

I suspect it depends on the type of blank ,poly resin or acrylic acetate ,I think the acetate ones would bend with heat ,not a lot of heat though, I have melted them a bit in a toaster oven by mistake . I have noticed also on some longer blanks when drilling I have seen slight bending at times , so I suspect you will be able to do some slight bending ,with care good luck with it all .cheers ~ John