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Old 25-09-2007   #3 (permalink)
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One usefull technique is to bend the polystyrene card around a former and pour hot water over it. Trial and error will determine the radius of the former and the material will flex back to a small degree after it is removed. For more complex curves use thinner card of say 0.3, 0.4 or 0.5 mm and for the straight edges to give the structure a bit more rigidity you could use 1.0mm card.

Scoring and bending is also a very usefull technique and helps to keep things in line and square.
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