How to make a DIY acrylic bender (Cheap & easy)

In this video I make a acrylic bending tool, super useful for getting professional looking bends on plexiglass pieces. This thing is really easy to make and super useful for PC modding, which is what I mostly do. If you have any questions I didn't answer in the video go ahead and ask in the comments and I'll find you an answer!
Bit-techs CZcams channel: / @bittech1
List of tools and materials used in the video (amazon affiliate links):
- MDF (or any kind of board) should be found locally, I got mine at home depot. I used two 2'x2' square boards.
- Wood screws also found locally, must have flat tops.
- Aluminum u-channel also found locally, half inch square works best
- Nichrome wire: amzn.to/2ADJ3oN
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- Step drill bit: amzn.to/2yJGsbl
- Tension spring: amzn.to/2RsmPM1
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- L square: amzn.to/2yCAJUI
- Jigsaw: amzn.to/2RmCWdV
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[@bittech1]

Thanks for the shout out! Loved the video, really handy tutorial, especially given how overpriced acrylic bending wires tend to be.

[@SonIQBukucuIlberOrtayli]

I love your videos bro like Dietec...

[@richstanton1425]

bit-tech Fair Play Alex, hope you are well. Much love Rich Scooby Thailand. Great vid Dietec as just making one myself.

[@finndann6686]

"When it is bendable - just bend it" Wiser words have never been uttered

[@SR60119]

Retired physics teacher here, and this is an outstanding little device! Perfect for building my squirrel feeders and keep the birds out at the same time! Great job lad.

[@bartacus3521]

Simple, clear, easy instructions, with links to all the needed stuff. Awesome! Well done!

[@awatts5928]

Very helpful.
For others watching, suggest you pre-drill holes if you use MDP as it can split if your screws are close to the edge to the board.

[@9mmhobbes]

this is pretty cool! one thing I'd add is a protractor though, hot glued or something on the side, with a screw or nail to show at what angle you've bent.

[@DIYTech21]

A nice simple but very helpful tool for modders. A perfect tutorial

[@frankjames4743]

Thank you for a fantastic tutorial video.

[@Cfbrolley1320]

Awesome video dude, absolutely love all the DIY tutorials you do!

[@craigbarnett3351]

outstanding work. no extra yakking. just the facts and tips presented clearly and completely. ty

[@shadowr2d2]

Awesomeness hands down.

[@doggeboi2619]

Great tutorial! Built mine a few days ago, but I finaly got my power supply delivered today. I'm thinking about making a psu shroud, wish me luck! :D

[@nigelcaddick7113]

Thank you for the Vid! I have now built a similar machine but minus the extra baseboard, I just used a 3" ply strip and 4 small ply squares, 2 on each side. I also bought the recommended springs but found them way overpowered and strong, so I used a much softer spring from an Aldi box of assorted springs and it works fine, thank you again :)

[@kanetsuxp]

Building one of this is definitely in my next to do list!! Thanks for sharing!

[@doubledragoncustommods2103]

Fantastic video! Really makes this DIY project super simple!

[@spectrive9739]

Fantastic build, and quality music. Thank you good sir!

[@1tzelG_]

finally a bender maked by a PC Modder. cool.

[@TheJerseyBiker]

Thank you for this video... this is a task I will complete to make some prototype projects!! Thank you 😊

[@rsmetal1214]

This is cool stuff. This is a better way of bending acrylic than what I do. thanks for sharing

[@offcenter007]

much tx. been looking all over for a decent perspex diy bender

[@Omega-yg1yw]

My new favorite DIY video

[@jamesallen6007]

Nice video. Straight forward and simple. Thanks.

[@RonInAVan]

Cool build 👍🏻 I’m going to build one soon. Thanks for the video.

[@someguyfromthenetherlands394]

I am gonna build this for in my workshop! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@jackiej6233]

You've a buncha really resourceful tricks, thanks for sharing this'll help alot.

[@Hernandez9699]

YES! Thank You! I was searching just for something like this to make some cool panels for my Yamaha xsr 700!

[@EvilPiggy101]

Subbed, I watched your stuff for a while now... love your stuff. Keep up a good work! Is so nice to watch!

[@Hako_exe]

I didn't know I needed this until today.... Thank you

[@davidsamuels6734]

Thank you for this video.. I'm DEFINITELY making myself a bender in the near future.

[@starscream8956]

Brilliant video, going to make my own 1:8 scale display cases as they are expensive.

[@DesignAlign]

Nice, simple and practical

[@_desertwalker_]

That was brilliant. Thank you for doing this.

[@monastery4090]

amazing truly

[@WillfulTangent]

This is pretty ingenious. Thanks!

[@Tech215Studios]

I just got a Cricut Maker about a month ago and it's been so friggin awesome!!! Def makes my Mods easier and look so much more professional for mods for my channel!!! We're saving up for a house, we anticipate closing around this time next year, but I can not wait till we do. I'm going to build a giant shed sectioned off into 3 sections. My Studio/Editing Workstation - Work Area for all my Tools/An Area to paint - and an area for other stuff like lawn mowers and general storage. I can not wait!!!! Dude when are you going to start posting videos again??? We miss you man!!!! You've been such a huuuge inspiration to me for modding and starting a channel!!

[@PaganWizard]

I just stumbled across your video while looking up acrylic bender, and I really like your design a lot. You mentioned looking up Bit-tech's CZcams channel, saying it wasn't going to be small for very long, but he hasn't uploaded anything for 9 months. He's not going to grow without uploading.

[@urbannpa]

Thanks...Straight to the point.

[@MrDuneTwo]

Great video! You are really making it look easy. I hope you will upload more vids soon.

[@ekotete]

nice DIY tools .. thanks for your sharing

[@stumask]

Fantastic, going to make me one, thinking off incorperating the power supply into the unit, also add in a bend stop so you can set the angle you want to stop at, your an inspiration

[@tihzho]

Just make a fixture to clamp the bent plastic at the angle you want until it cools

[@richardbertrand8895]

Very Nice Set-Up and Easy To Make.

[@Kosmoski99]

Thanks, building one this weekend

[@mcchitech9772]

Thank you. Very informative

[@KevinBesnier]

This looks really useful! Much more elegant than heat gun ;)

[@timbebimbe]

Just what i was searching for! Great idea & great video. Thx a lot!

[@forza74456]

beautiful work

[@charlieringor4187]

Thank you so much for this!

[@57Jimmy]

Thanks for this! Takes the fear out of it for me!👍

[@dilipthakkar4595]

Thanks for sharing your hobby

[@1800ceiling]

Thank you. Very Helpful.

[@shahfee1612]

Marvelous!

[@tigerseye73]

Thank you. What a great idea!

[@4122inc]

Dude. That is awesome. Def gonna make me one of these.

[@pikifrino]

Great job and video too. Thanks for sharing!

[@hoyle038]

Such a great tutorial.

[@CraftyLittleLady]

Thank you! This is super helpful!

[@lvd2001]

wow so simple and effective

[@gemunujayasinghe618]

Excellent video with useful information and very well explanation . Sir , thank you so much for sharing your knowledge . Greetings from Sri Lanka .

[@Rakinn]

Can't wait for you to mod something with this bender

[@Thomas-tl9xd]

Excellent! Thanks for the vid.

[@Sbregher]

Great video! Very useful info! Thanks much!

[@gideonkahl6149]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@davidsouza3694]

Good job, man, I'm Brazilian and I love casemod, you have + 1 entered

[@Mus4ina]

Ты молодец! Продолжай и дальше нас радовать своим видео! Спасибо!

[@sgafaroff]

Amazing!

[@matthewmatthew5123]

VERY EASY & GOOD JOB

[@MarvinResper]

Thanks for the information

[@HeavenLeeMadeOnEtsy]

Pretty cool

[@seminolerick6845]

How kewl is this !
Probably wouldn’t hurt to keep a co2 extinguisher handy (NOT water, lol)

[@patrickperry6945]

Been looking for a power supply like that for ages. Nobody, including Google, seemed to know what I was talking about. I thought those things stopped being made. Thanks.
Liked your video. Bender is a bit crude. But, what the heck, it gets the job done. Bottom line.

[@taffythegreat1986]

I wish I knew this decades ago 😂👍👍

[@Diypics]

You are brilliant!

[@sayyedmoinulhaque8499]

Nice build

[@willstirling6382]

Fantastic, Thanks,

[@joelrggizmo1373]

You can just use an old PC power supply, which would work perfect because there's 5 V and 12 V
On the connector, it comes off the power supply you'll see a black and the green wire side-by-side. That is your jumper wire for your switched to turn it on and off.

[@mestari33]

Great video! I'm going to make one!

[@freddybermudez8501]

Great video! thank you

[@alfalfachomusuke8258]

Gotta make this diy

[@motomd19]

Awesome video man i really appreciate it!

[@swinksstuff]

awesome video - learnt alot, thanks

[@BillyTzENDURO]

pretty cool build, definitely worth it if you work a lot with acrylic, I guess I stick to a heat gun tho for the 2 bends I wanna make..

[@suneilnevgi8386]

Wonderful ... keep making more 😀👍👍

[@ghaithhikmat6452]

Really awesome thank you very much

[@jayeshgohil1588]

I love your idea 👌👌👌

[@migzt.v7503]

Thank You bro,, i amazed your vedeo tutorial here,, i got a New knowledge In You! for how to bend The doors acrylic bender im whatching in Philippines! 😁

[@allanmacuser]

thanks for the video big help regards Allan UK

[@robertchamberlin2362]

Great video thanks. Iam going to try and make one also

[@kitsandham7001]

Thank you

[@liveevents9191]

Nice Video,, thanks for your time and insight!

[@matthewdynes9375]

Great video!

[@victorcanalesgomez7777]

thanks for this great video

[@Benjamin_krazy]

Awesome !

[@mmarkstrom1]

Now I just need to find something to use this knowledge for!

[@lashbay5951]

Nice work

[@dmuzikentertainment7976]

thank you so much EMINEM for tutorial.

[@ecalzo]

Thank you so much.. really helpful ..

[@leonorduran9595]

Awesome

[@56WagonWheel]

Very cool video

[@whatmakesutick]

Well done thank you ,

[@shahbazsheikh3545]

Ummm.... Awesome!