Four ways to bend acrylic, HDPE and vinyl plastics using heat and DIY methods. Make Something. 4 Cool Ways to Bend Plastic! Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025.

If you’re wanting to build parts out of sheet acrylic, you might find a purpose-built bender useful. [DIY Perspective] built just such a tool to get the job done.

Using just $70 George Gleixner has created a do-it-yourself battery-powered synthesiser that has been created using a circuit bent children's Hing Hon EK-001 squarewave keyboard.