Great Lakes Garrison & Base

Will a hair dryer work just as good as a heat gun for shaping abs? I got a little over zealous when putting on plastic sludge and got some warp-age.

If you aren't careful with the hair dryer, it can also cause some warping. I used it to help shape some of my TK parts and the part that warped was luckily covered with a finishing strip.

If you have ABS, it wouldn't be practical (too much time, and not enough precision for such a dense and thick material). Even for HIPS, a hair dryer is a bit too "brute force," so to speak.

actually, it isn't any major forming. i just need to straighten the seam of the chest piece of my clone that got a little bent when the sludge cured. it bends outward at probably a 35-40 degree angle.

Crimson wrote:If you have ABS, it wouldn't be practical (too much time, and not enough precision for such a dense and thick material). Even for HIPS, a hair dryer is a bit too "brute force," so to speak.

Agreed, what I was trying to accomplish never worked.

Ok, finally found my camera so I could take a pic. This is what I am talking about. I just need to straighten it out a little bit. Not looking to do any major forming.

Decided to just go ahead with it. Worked pretty good for me. Thanks anyways guy!

Brian did some adjustments to my Animated Clone using a hairdryer...it worked well.