zachb520 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Probably not the last two, but everywhere I look online I keep finding warnings about heating and forming acrylic in an oven, saying that it accumulates explosive/flammable gas that can do very bad things when inside an oven. Anyone had these kinds of problems (kitchen blown up, etc.)? Thanks for the input, Zach Aquaria central this is a site that says what im talking about Link to comment
nazerine Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=804650 I have found out what happens, but not explosive for me... Link to comment
zachb520 Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=804650 I have found out what happens, but not explosive for me... yeah, ive been reading that thread a lot, but i didnt see that post i don't think. i guess the moral is as long as you're careful it'll be alright? and even if youre not...it'll smell?? Link to comment
Socalsuperhero Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 yeah, ive been reading that thread a lot, but i didnt see that post i don't think. i guess the moral is as long as you're careful it'll be alright? and even if youre not...it'll smell?? When i did mine I didn't have any problems with odors or smells. Just to be on the safe side I would recommend keeping the area well ventilated. Link to comment
chipmaker Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I have been using the wifes oven(s) for years and years, for heating and bending acrylics and haveyet to have aproblem. Yes, it may smell but if the oven door is left open the smell goes away....However if yu have built up crud, the smell permeates that crud and it will hang around much longer, so make sure your wife keeps a cleanover for you to use ;-) Link to comment
halfpint Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 You'd probably be safe with an electric oven. Unless the flash point of acrylic is close to 320 degrees. The flash point of the gas (or vapor) reaseased fron the acrylic is what's going to get you. Very interesting idea. I'll have to try this some time. I've always bent my acrylic with burning alcohol. Link to comment
warr40 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 what about using like a propane or any other portable tourch to just lightly fan over the acrylic and u or another person bends it over a mold or what not Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 The gas is a real danger when using closed ovens (acrylic is formed in at lkeast an open style open). It probably also depends on size of oven as well as how big of a piece you're heating. I wonder if periodically opening the oven to diffuse the vapors would help lessen the danger, along with open windows & fans if you really wanna get serious about it. Link to comment
halfpint Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I wonder what gas it produces. There are some respirators out there that will filter out many harmful gasses and are fairly inexpensive. You could hook up a closed loop filtration/circulation system to remove some of the explosive gasses. Just an idea. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Yeah, just drill some holes for bulkheads in the oven door glass Link to comment
halfpint Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 "hey honey! I can explain. The holes are to remove the smoke from the oven coming from your meals as their burning....er...i mean cooking." Link to comment
travisurfer Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 haha, im going to try a heat gun for my experiments Link to comment
Von digity Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 How big a piece are you forming? You can use an old toaster oven if its small enough of a piece. They are cheap, have temp controls, and you don't have to worry about getting melted acrylic inside your nice oven, which could stink for a long time. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 it would be a big piece, like 10x20 Link to comment
halfpint Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 What about using a propane torch (the large kind used for melting ice) and from a distance, slowly heat it up. Or would the acrylic yellow? Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 If you have a good grill that disperses heat pretty evenly, then you can just do your acrylic outside, if it will fit. Most grills have vents, and would be a lot less risk, imho. Link to comment
shouseee Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 @warr40 I used a run-o-the-mill propane torch to bend one piece of acrylic into 3 sides of a small tank. Bend a few test pieces first. I found that the closer I held the flame to the acrylic along my bend, the more bubbles showed up in the bend. Try it out sometime...I'm sure practice makes perfect. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Yeah, you deffinately need practice for torch or even heat-gun as the heating will usually not be uniform. Link to comment
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