Awaiting the airing of WeeWoo's last battle at Bugglebots Season 2 this coming Monday, here's a tutorial I shot today on how to bend HDPE. Thought it'd be useful for those starting out. Enjoy!



Some tips:

1. Practice on a cut-off piece first. This gives you an idea of what to expect. Different thicknesses means different bending!
2. Heat both sides, and keep moving the heat gun around the area you want to bend
3. Keep feeling the material, to gauge how much more heat it needs and where it needs it. Usually the more heat goes in, the smaller the bend
4. Quench for long enough using running water. Usually the material has still some give after quenching, this can come in handy for small corrections where needed.