12" (300mm) Acrylic PVC Plastic Strip Heater Bender Acrylic Plastic PVC Bending Machine Manual Hot Heating Bender Tool 1mm-6mm Thickness 110V 300W

Given whatnot is it works surprisingly well. Heats up quick. You could probably build it for less but it wasn’t worth the hassle.

The package arrived quickly. The items were not packed very well. The replacement heating wire was running around loose in the box. Upon inspection, everything seemed ok. However, I had read that some people had trouble with the heat control. So I decided, that before I tried the product I would check the output of the heat control. It puts out the same amperage and voltage no matter what the dial is set at. And it puts out the entire amount of voltage that comes from the wall. Which lets me know this is going to operate far too hot and may propose a danger. Of course there is no information to contact the company. There is no way to get a replacement or lodge a complaint. So I am stuck with a piece of &%$# that I cannot use. Buyer Beware!

Pro: Came well packaged; can do the job; basic design idea is good; you are provided with a second glass tube and heating coilCon: Most information is in Chinese and all instructions are in Chinese (was able to get it to work); if yo do not watch then plastic gets bubbles (see pictures); reostat is not linier so seems only one setting works satisfactorily. I may take apart and see if I can replace with a more linier one; I used 5mm plexiglass and a setting of 75% for 2-3 minutes, you have to keep testing to see if it bends if you wait too long then heat bubbles start to form; at settings below 75% coil does not heat, above 76% and it gets red hot and you get heat bubbles very quickly; do tests on similar thickness plexiglass before you go to your final piece; no instructions on how to replace glass tube and/or heating coil, since it has water flowing through the device, not sure how to effectively remove necessary parts so glass and/or coil can be replaced and get a good waterproof seal, may be simple but would hope that information was provided in instruction; may do a later update when/if I change the reostat and check out how to replace the glass/coil; as is, this device is overpriced.

Good: Package comes with an aquatic water pump to cool the metal sides and increase the temperature difference. The heating element is in a glass tube (a spare heating element is given), along with a control to adjust the heat. A thermometer is given, per instructions, to make sure the water doesn't get too hot. I actually run the water pump inside a bowl, that gives me the ability to pour more cold water in as needed. Hacky? Yes. Functional? Yes!Bad:The temperature control seems to have a sweet-spot somewhere around 90% for the heating element to work. There's a lot of guess work. The heating element looks like it could go if not handled with care. Make sure to drain all water before packing away.Overall, happy. I'm torn between 4 and 5 stars. It's good value, but the quality of the element and temperature control makes me wonder how many cycles it'll last.

Excellent price, delivery on time and worked as expected.

It did not work

These are a few items we are able to make with this bender. Cyclops the fragrant box.

Need to come with batter instructions. And when you finally discover how to you It, you will learn that you need clamps a table and a rod/pole/ something to give a folding point. Without those things, you have a pretty sturdy paper weight