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Manufacturing a mobile phone holder
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
The selected design is cut out using a laser cutter.
A rest is needed at the base of the phone – how can this be achieved?
Line bending the plastic
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
Line bending involves heating a
thermoplastic sheet of material over a
strip heater until it becomes softened and then bending it into the required shape. It can be
shaped manually or with a jig to bend the plastic to a specific angle. As the plastic cools it
hardens.
Thermoplastic sheet
Strip heater
What is line bending?
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
The first line is heated over the strip heater
An then completed at a right angle to the rest of the plastic.
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
The second bend is then heated and
made at the base of the fins, and
again completed at right angles
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
The side bends are heated and
folded back one by one
A block of wood can be used to
support the side bends – see below.
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
Completed mobile phone holder
Click once to revolve
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
Other mobile phone holder designs
Watch the Flash animation it will help you with your manufacture
Manufacture of mobile phone holder – plastic
Recap – what is happening here
Recap – what is happening here?
Click once and wait a little each time